A Lexington woman, who affectionately calls herself the “Retired Trash Lady,” has made it her mission to clean up the Cardinal Valley neighborhood and surrounding areas.
LEX 18 first introduced you to Teresa Rakes in September of 2023. Rakes says since that story, she’s gotten more responses from local businesses, which means more community involvement, more clean up, and more people inspired by her story.
“Every once in a while somebody will say I want to walk with you and see what you do and help you out, which is nice, I’ll take any volunteers I can get,” said Rakes…