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By Chris and Rosie
May 7, 2021
Five top names have emerged as Lord Fairfax Community College’s naming task force continues the work of choosing a new name for the college, according to a Thursday morning news release from LFCC.
The top contenders are Valley & Vista, Red Oak, Laurel Ridge, Valley & Ridge and Newbridge.
The list was released in advance of a Thursday evening telephone town hall to give the public a chance to learn more about the renaming process. Coverage of the town hall will be in Saturday’s edition of The Winchester Star.
In February, LFCC’s College Board voted to rename the college, which was founded in 1970 in Middletown. Its namesake, Thomas, the 6th Lord Fairfax, was an 18th-century slave owner who came to America from England, eventually settling in White Post in Clarke County. He had vast land holdings and was a mentor to a young George Washington, but he remained loyal to the British during the Revolutionary War.
Many chamber members gathered at the Yanceyville Town Hall Pavilion on April 20 for the Caswell County Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting Banquet. The weather was perfect for the evening s
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