Budget proposals for local school districts:
Rockbridge County loses $2.2 million, faces closing schools
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| The Rockbridge County School Board has to make a decision about what to do about budget cuts by April 1. (The Rockbridge Report/CAMERON STEELE) |
The Rockbridge County School Board announced it will cut 14 jobs and more than $180,000 in program funds. The board may also have to close Effinger Elementary and Rockbridge Middle School.
Buena Vista loses $1 million, looks at across-the-board cuts
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| F.W. Kling Elementary School teacher Paula Chartan said she's willing to take a pay cut if it saves another teacher's job. (The Rockbridge Report/ANNE VESOULIS) |
The Buena Vista School Board is trying to balance the budget without reducing salaries. At a work session Monday, teachers, faculty and staff listened to the school board discuss fundraisers, tuition increases for non-residents and cuts in funding for school materials as potential ways to balance the budget.
Lexington loses $460,o00, fares better than expected
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| When budget cuts for Lexington city schools were less than expected, Lylburn Downing Middle School Spanish teacher Frances Grist was spared unemployment. (The Rockbridge Report/ANNE VESOULIS) |
While Rockbridge County and Buena Vista cope with larger budget cuts, the Lexington school system is in better shape than the school board expected it to be. That means the city will save its small class sizes, extracurricular programs and most of its full-time teaching positions.
New police chief visits Lexington
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| Thomas will move to Lexington in two weeks with his wife and two children. (The Rockbridge Report/KATIE SHELOR) |
Lynchburg Police Capt. Alfred S. Thomas Jr. will take over as Lexington Police Chief on April 5. He meets with city officials and attends his first Lexington City Council Meeting Thursday.
Lead officer in local drug busts
explains investigation process
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The drug investigation of W&L students and local residents who buy, use and sell drugs originated from a series of late night traffic stops, said Lexington Police Officer Ronald Condry. In an interview with The Rockbridge Report, Condry talks about what tipped him off to local illegal drug trafficking.
in Barger Quarry trial
Local art organizations brace for state funding cuts
Concealed weapons likely
in bars, restaurants
Gov. McDonnell reopens
interstate rest areas
Higher speed limits
head to Va. highways
W&L students celebrate
Love Your Body Week
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