Businesses in southwestern Virginia duel in sign war
By TONIA MOXLEY, The Roanoke TimesMay 1, 2021 GMT
CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. (AP) The last time war came to this small Southwest Virginia hamlet was April 5, 1865, when 4,000 Union troops under Gen. George B. Stoneman swept through the region intent on destroying the town’s railroad depot.
Now a new battle is raging here and even spilling into neighboring communities. This one is being fought with words. On signs. And means to spread goodwill.
“I was going 2do a bank joke,” KFC lobbed at its Peppers Ferry Road Neighbor, First Bank & Trust Co. But “I lost interest.”
Australia
First-church
Virginia
United-states
United-kingdom
Meadowbrook
Christiansburg
Shawsville
France
French
British
Michael-quinones