No more naps along I-81?
Two dozen Virginia rest stops face closure
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| The Fairfield rest area, the only VDOT-operated rest area in Rockbridge County, is in danger of closing in the department's proposed plan. (MICHAEL MORELLA/The Rockbridge Report) |
The Virginia Department of Transportation might be eliminating more than half of the state’s 41 rest areas. While many officials and residents in the Valley of Virginia are lashing back about these closures, some in Rockbridge County see a brighter side for local businesses.
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House fire leaves
frat brothers homeless
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After the fire began, flames quickly spread up the front of the house. (ALICIA BUDICH/The Rockbridge Report) |
Details have emerged about what might have caused the fire at Washington and Lee University’s Pi Kappa Phi fraternity house on East Washington Street in Lexington. While the cause has not yet been determined, two Washington and Lee public safety officers explain what they saw on the front lines.
Rockbridge's jobless
flock to job fair
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The job fair brought hope to many residents desperately in need of work. (ADAM CANCRYN/The Rockbridge Report) |
While unemployment continues to rise across the country, job opportunities in Natural Bridge seem plentiful. Nearly 200 people attended a job fair last weekend to vie for positions as waiters, tour guides, and landscapers – or anything they could get.
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