More than 150 face layoffs with closing of Lexington plant
In a WARN notice sent to the North Carolina Department of Commerce, Atlanta-based packaging company WestRock said it was shuttering its facility on Lexington Parkway.
A survey of the Lexington City Cemetery has identified more than 30 possible sites where enslaved people were buried in unmarked graves.
Lexington City Manager Terra Greene has told city officials that she is stepping down this year.
The North Carolina Barbecue Festival returns to Lexington Saturday after a two-year COVID-19-related hiatus.
People angered by the U.S. Supreme Court's abortion ruling took to the streets over the weekend in cities and small towns across North Carolina.