Fire ravages W&L fraternity house
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An early-morning fire Thursday heavily damaged Washington and Lee University's Pi Kappa Phi fraternity house on East Washington Street in Lexington. Officals say the fire started on the front porch; all 15 people inside escaped, although one fraternity member was treated for smoke inhalation at Carilion Stonewall Jackson Hospital. A fraternity fire gutted the Phi Gamma Delta house at W&L in 1984, killing a sophomore student. The fraternity brothers displaced by Thursday morning's fire will be moved into the vacant Kappa Sigma house on East Nelson Street. Rockbridge Reporter Laura Sanders has the story. |
Area applies for stimulus funds
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| Parry McCluer Middle School would benefit from stimulus funding. (ERIN GALLIHER/The Rockbridge Report) |
Parry McCluer Middle School hopes for structural repairs
Stimulus funding requested by the Buena Vista middle school would help repair the school's failing facilities. 
Lexington requests $15 million
to upgrade wastewater plant
New state requirements make improvements necessary to the 10-year-old plant. 
Stimulus could shortchange
towns, rural areas
Buena Vista officials warn that handouts of the $4.9 billion might not end up in small areas.
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| (ADAM CANCRYN/ The Rockbridge Report) |
Students of local nursing school
to begin paying tuition costs
Budget cuts for Buena Vista's School Board will force Carilion Stonewall Jackson Hospital's Nursing School to start charging students.
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| (JASON BACAJ/ The Rockbridge Report) |
Rescue squad balks at fire settlement
The Lexington rescue squad and fire department continue to argue over combining services, joining forces.
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| (BRETT HOLTON/ The Rockbridge Report) |
Small dealerships continue to rev sales despite economic downturn
One local dealership saw its highest sales peak ever last month, despite a 41 percent national decline in car sales.
National unemployment skyrockets
Local farmers fret over
possible tax increases
Rockbridge Partnership considers its future
New karate center helps
youngsters stay in shape
Locals try to protect area parks
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