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January horse slaughter still unsolved

|Date: February 09, 2012

January horse slaughter still unsolved

By Tilden Bowditch More than a month after a prize-winning thoroughbred was shot in Rockbridge County, th ...

By Tilden Bowditch More than a month after a prize-winning thoroughbred was shot in Rockbridge County, the county sheriff’s office is still trying to understand what happened. The horse’s owner, Bob C ...

February 09, 2012
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Fatal accident and chemical spill latest in deadly week on I-81

|Date: February 02, 2012

Fatal accident and chemical spill latest in deadly week on I-81

State police closed Interstate 81 in Botetourt County Thursday morning after a chain-reaction tractor-tr ...

State police closed Interstate 81 in Botetourt County Thursday morning after a chain-reaction tractor-trailer accident caused a chemical spill and the death of one of the drivers. This is the third f ...

February 02, 2012
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Investments for the future

|Date: February 02, 2012

Investments for the future

By Alex Cummings The Community Foundation for Rockbridge, Bath, and Alleghany has amassed $2.6 million f ...

By Alex Cummings The Community Foundation for Rockbridge, Bath, and Alleghany has amassed $2.6 million from individual donors. The money is invested in a permanent endowment and the interest earned w ...

February 02, 2012
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Rockbridge farmers hope to draw in younger generation

|Date: February 02, 2012

Rockbridge farmers hope to draw in younger generation

By Tilden Bowditch Local farmers worry the cost and effort of farming will deter the next generation from ...

By Tilden Bowditch Local farmers worry the cost and effort of farming will deter the next generation from working in the agriculture industry, said Rockbridge County farmer Marshall Glass. “The younge ...

February 02, 2012
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No sibling rivalry for two RCHS basketball players

|Date: February 02, 2012

No sibling rivalry for two RCHS basketball players

By Katie Shelor In a game that has fueled some of the greatest sports rivalries, Andrew and Lauren Rowsey ...

By Katie Shelor In a game that has fueled some of the greatest sports rivalries, Andrew and Lauren Rowsey have found common ground. The siblings leave their competitive natures on the Rockbridge Count ...

February 02, 2012
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Warrants for GPS tracking OK with local cops

|Date: February 02, 2012

Warrants for GPS tracking OK with local cops

[wpaudio url="http://journalism.wlu.edu/audio/SHAWgpsFinal.mp3" text="Reporter Megan Shaw explains how th ...

[wpaudio url="http://journalism.wlu.edu/audio/SHAWgpsFinal.mp3" text="Reporter Megan Shaw explains how the court case affects local cops."] On Jan. 23, the U.S. Supreme Court set a legal preced ...

February 02, 2012
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Funding pressures force Free Clinic to cut back

|Date: January 26, 2012

Funding pressures force Free Clinic to cut back

By Alex Cummings The Rockbridge Area Free Clinic serves more than 2,600 patients. Although employees of t ...

By Alex Cummings The Rockbridge Area Free Clinic serves more than 2,600 patients. Although employees of the clinic work to make sure all of their patients' needs are met, funding shortfalls have cause ...

January 26, 2012
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Free Clinic and committee envision a healthier Rockbridge

|Date: January 26, 2012

Free Clinic and committee envision a healthier Rockbridge

By Emily Mosh The health needs of Rockbridge County are being evaluated to help guide county residents to ...

By Emily Mosh The health needs of Rockbridge County are being evaluated to help guide county residents to a healthier future. Rockbridge County Registered Nurse Mary Lynn Lipscomb helped lead an even ...

January 26, 2012
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County residents slow to allow fiber optic cables on their property

|Date: January 26, 2012

County residents slow to allow fiber optic cables on their property

By Tilden Bowditch Some Rockbridge County landowners are hesitant to sign easements allowing the Rockbrid ...

By Tilden Bowditch Some Rockbridge County landowners are hesitant to sign easements allowing the Rockbridge Area Network Authority to install fiber optic cables on their roadside properties. RANA need ...

January 26, 2012
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Without upgrade, emergency radio system could shut down

|Date: December 08, 2011

Without upgrade, emergency radio system could shut down

By Courtney Ridenhour The snowstorm that hit Rockbridge County in December 2009 brought the area to a sta ...

By Courtney Ridenhour The snowstorm that hit Rockbridge County in December 2009 brought the area to a standstill. But the county was not the only thing that shut down – so did parts of the emergency ...

December 08, 2011
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