Flatwater Forum: Lexington begins to look ahead after Tyson closing MARY JANE SKALA Apr 11, 2026 5 hrs ago 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save It’s time for Lexington to move beyond the grief of the closing of the Tyson Foods plant and begin looking ahead.kAm%92E H2D @?6 A2?6=:DEVD 4@?4=FD:@? 2E “{6I:?8E@? 27E6C %JD@?[” A2CE @7 E96 u=2EH2E6C u@CF> 96=5 uC:52J 3J E96 DE2E6H:56[ ?@?AC@7:E[ :?56A6?56?E u=2EH2E6C uC66 !C6DD 2E E96 (@C=5 %962EC6]k^AmkAm%96 7@CF> H2D 3:==65 2D 2 ”4@?G6CD2E:@? 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