A 12-year-old Blacksburg Middle School student is the only member of the Montgomery County 4-H Livestock Club who still shows pigs in competition. He had to travel to Lexington to show the pigs at the Roanoke Area Livestock Show, because it was the only show within a reasonable travel distance.

[Read](http://www.roanoke.com/news/nrv/wb/62597) (Roanoke Times)

This is another indicator that this region is changing from a rural area to a suburban area. Why was the Roanoke Area Livestock Show held in Lexington? Why wasn’t it held in Roanoke or Salem?