The Virginia Horse Center had brought thousands of visitors, and their money, to the Lexington region. But when it fell on hard times, its backers feared it would have to be put out to pasture. A top-to-bottom overhaul got it back on track.
Ray Cox
Cox has written for pay since the 1970s on topics from trains to trout fishing. A University of Virginia product, he was raised in and still lives in Bonsack.
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How newcomers are reshaping Smith Mountain Lake
Once a vacation community, the lake is now growing a population of full-time residents, and not all are retirees.