The Bedford cemetery supervisor reacts to men charged with headstone vandalism

A historic Bedford graveyard was found with over 40 graves toppled on Friday, and now police are offering a $2,000 reward to find the person responsible.

LEXINGTON, Va. – After weeks of conversation, the Lexington City Council voted Thursday night to change the name of a cemetery named after a Confederate general. Effective immediately, Stonewall Jackson Cemetery has been renamed Oak Grove Cemetery. “That area of Lexington probably in the 1700s was a grove of Oak Grove,” said Mayor Frank Friedman. Signage and other materials will soon change on the property. Mayor Friedman said city staff will begin that work immediately.