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Construction bringing upgrades to Kroger

|Date: March 27, 2014

Construction bringing upgrades to Kroger

By Waringa Kamau Lexington Kroger customers are greeted by caution signs and open ceilings covered with p ...

By Waringa Kamau Lexington Kroger customers are greeted by caution signs and open ceilings covered with plastic sheets. A sign in the entrance displays the extensive construction plans and a new propo ...

March 27, 2014
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BV strives to keep new budget in line

|Date: March 27, 2014

BV strives to keep new budget in line

By Hendley Badcock Buena Vista is doing its best to preserve its bare-bones budget for the coming fiscal ...

By Hendley Badcock Buena Vista is doing its best to preserve its bare-bones budget for the coming fiscal year. But state increases for retirement and health insurance rates are making some department ...

March 27, 2014
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Natural Bridge Hotel reopens with St. Patrick’s Day celebration

|Date: March 20, 2014

Natural Bridge Hotel reopens with St. Patrick’s Day celebration

The Natural Bridge Hotel has been closed since January to allow for a change in ownership. The hotel reop ...

The Natural Bridge Hotel has been closed since January to allow for a change in ownership. The hotel reopened over the weekend and hosted a series of St. Patrick’s Day activities to celebrate. A new t ...

March 20, 2014
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Raising minimum wage raises questions

|Date: March 20, 2014

Raising minimum wage raises questions

By Waringa Kamau Debbie Levonick works at Lexington’s Holiday Inn front desk, answering the telephone and ...

By Waringa Kamau Debbie Levonick works at Lexington’s Holiday Inn front desk, answering the telephone and checking in guests. She earns a little more than the minimum wage of $7.25 an hour. While this ...

March 20, 2014
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Will local RadioShack be one of the 1,100 stores to close?

|Date: March 05, 2014

Will local RadioShack be one of the 1,100 stores to close?

By Hendley Badcock RadioShack announced Tuesday that it will be closing up to 1,100 stores of its stores ...

By Hendley Badcock RadioShack announced Tuesday that it will be closing up to 1,100 stores of its stores – nearly one-fifth of its total number. Whether any of the company’s 144 stores in Virginia wil ...

March 05, 2014
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Lexington builders support 'green' construction — to a degree

|Date: March 05, 2014

Lexington builders support 'green' construction — to a degree

By Patrick McCarron By one measure, Virginia is ranked third nationally in the percentage of buildings th ...

By Patrick McCarron By one measure, Virginia is ranked third nationally in the percentage of buildings that are environmentally friendly, or “green.” But while local builders and institutions support ...

March 05, 2014
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Area home prices steady, building permits rise

|Date: March 05, 2014

Area home prices steady, building permits rise

U.S. home prices dropped for the second straight month in December, according to the Associated Press, an ...

U.S. home prices dropped for the second straight month in December, according to the Associated Press, and new-home construction has slowed. But Realtors in the Rockbridge area say they are experienci ...

March 05, 2014
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Horse Center seeks ways to rein in debt

|Date: February 13, 2014

Horse Center seeks ways to rein in debt

Recent events such as the Parelli Horsemanship Program help bring revenue to the Virginia Horse Center, w ...

Recent events such as the Parelli Horsemanship Program help bring revenue to the Virginia Horse Center, which is still struggling to pay off its debt since the Virginia Horse Center Foundation bought ...

February 13, 2014
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CVS to extinguish cigarette sales

|Date: February 12, 2014

CVS to extinguish cigarette sales

CVS Caremark announced Feb. 5 that it would stop selling tobacco products in all its stores in October. G ...

CVS Caremark announced Feb. 5 that it would stop selling tobacco products in all its stores in October. Gas station and convenience store employees in the Rockbridge area expect their tobacco sales to ...

February 12, 2014
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SunTrust Bank closing its downtown Lexington branch

|Date: January 30, 2014

SunTrust Bank closing its downtown Lexington branch

By Waringa Kamau SunTrust Bank will close its downtown Lexington branch in early May, according to Corpor ...

By Waringa Kamau SunTrust Bank will close its downtown Lexington branch in early May, according to Corporate Spokesman Hugh Suhr. The closing will leave a prominent building on the corner of two major ...

January 30, 2014
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