Our second week in the newsroom has gone pretty smoothly! A lot of important stories are going on around the area, and our reporters have been getting scoops. The biggest story this week has been the relief from the severe drought that Rockbridge County has been experiencing over the past several months. The area has gone from being six to nine inches behind average to receiving upwards of five inches in some places in the county over this past week alone.
Another headline story this week is unemployment numbers recently released for the area. Rockbridge Reporter Brooke Sutherland found out that some areas still have high unemployment rates, where others have leveled out.
Also, Reporter Tim Watson has the latest on the proposed broadband connection coming to the county. Officials now believe that it might be implemented nine months ahead of deadline. The project was originally to be completed in July of 2013, however now it is believed it will be finished at the end of 2012.
Reporter Melissa Powell took a look to see the effects of the merger between Effinger and Central Elementary Schools since over a month of school has past. She found that the school year has gotten off to a smooth start at Central despite all the new faces.
The annual Boxerwood festival occurred this past weekend, and Holly Suthers was there to cover the exciting activities and performances that hundreds of area residents came out to enjoy.
Another busy news week has gone by, and we can’t wait to bring you more exciting news next Thursday!
-Caroline Helms and Anne Vesoulis
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