CornerStone bank opens
despite national crisis
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| Owners hope to move the bank from this trailer on East Nelson Street in Lexington to a lot on Main Street downtown. (ALEXANDRA SCAGGS/ The Rockbridge Report) |
The bank opened on Saturday to much fanfare. Raffles, prizes and free food attracted many residents to the opening.The bank is the first to open in Virginia in 2009 and only the third to open in the U.S. this year.
Police departments statewide
seek to share funding
Lexington applies for money
for new information system
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| The new information system could make it easier for police to find information even when in their police crusiers. (BRETT HOLTON/ The Rockbridge Report) |
The Lexington Police Department is applying for a $58,000 state grant that would allow it to install laptops in its vehicles. The technology would allow officers to check the criminal history of people they pull over without having to go through central dispatch.
Local law enforcement slow
to seek
help from federal package
Lexington, Buena Vista and county departments say they are not in danger of cutting staff or programs, even without federal or state funding.
Local schools plan, hope
for stimulus allocations
Buena Vista school budget plans still up in the air
Buena Vista teachers and citizens were left disappointed at a budget meeting at Parry McCleur Middle School that they hoped would end a two-month financial battle. The school system is expected to lose more than $1 million next year from state, federal and local sources.
Rockbridge County School Board
waits to receive federal funding
The Rockbridge County School District presented a tentative budget Monday in response to the $1.2 million in state cuts to come next year. The board plans to use $300,000 of the district’s savings and hopes to receive the same amount from the county. Additionally, there is a possibility that the district could receive some federal stimulus money, but that is yet to be determined.
Producer: Michelle Boniface
Production Assistants: Adam Cancryn and Jessica Shaw
Produced by
Washington and Lee
journalism students.
Lead Supervisors:
Prof. Brian
Richardson
Prof. Indira Somani
Editing supervisor:
Prof. Doug
Cumming
Technical supervisor: Michael Todd