Elkton blaze displaces 18 after kitchen fire at The Alley
Investigators say an appliance failure in The Alley restaurant started a blaze that damaged a two story building at 9303-307 W Spotswood Trail in Elkton. The accidental fire on Christmas Eve left 18 people homeless, required 75 firefighters about two hours to control, and led to minor injuries for three people. The structure owned by Great Potential LLC dates to 1942 and is valued at 125500 with six apartments on the second floor. Twins Barber Shop and Vapin in the Valley occupied front storefronts 303 and 307. Local aid from Elkton Area United Services noted strong community response.
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Harrisonburg
Rockingham
Twins Barber Shop
Vapin
Spotswood Trail
Blaze Displaces 15 in Elkton Diner-Apartment Fire
Residents left homeless after a two hour blaze at a multi use building on Spotswood Trail. Fire across Harrisonburg Rockingham Page and Augusta counties found an appliance in a restaurant kitchen sparked the fire. Hogsett and Grub & Gab staff fed firefighters and displaced tenants while evacuation priorities were handled.
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Elkton
Bobby Hogsett
Terrace Avenue
Dees
Harrisonburg
Rockingham
Page
Augusta
Jeremy Holloway
Rockingham County
Grottoes VDOT sidewalk project aims for spring bids
Virginia Department of Transportation plans a $580000 sidewalk on the south side of Va 256 in Grottoes from Third Street toward Elm Avenue or Forest Drive near Dollar General. If funding allows, it could extend to Forest Avenue and tie into existing paths, with bids expected this month and construction starting in March or April, finishing by summer.
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Virginia Department of Transportation
VDOT
Va. 256
Third
Elm Avenue
Forest Drive
Dollar General
Jeff Nicely
Michael Fulcher
Fulcher
Nicely
Forest Avenue
Fifth Street
Ace Hardware
Herby’s
Don Komara
Harrisonburg
Komara
Lydia Mountain Lodge Buys Budget Inn in Shenandoah
Buck Shifflett owner of two Lydia Mountain Lodge motels in Stanardaville purchased the Budget Inn in Shenandoah for 250000. The 20 room hotel will keep the Budget Inn sign initially while a redesign and refurbishing plan proceeds. Renovations start this year with a year end 2017 completion and room rates set at 50 nightly and 195 weekly.
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Shenandoah
Buck Shifflett
Lydia Mountain Lodge
Stanardaville
Shifflett
Shiflett
Tina Beane
Lydia Mountain
Alicia Shiffett
Dale Ann Deffer
Shenandoah seeks new K-9 unit as current dog retires
Shenandoah police await a new fully trained K-9 with Hannah the current dog facing leg issues and possible cancer or arthritis. Officer Jeff Courtney volunteers to care for Hannah. The unit is a German Malinois breed used for narcotics, explosives, and apprehension. A North Carolina candidate is chosen, with $7,500 needed to fund arrival. Avis O. Comer VFW Post 8613 supports funding efforts.
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Shenandoah
JA. Courtney
Hannah
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Me Mum
Eli
Budget Inn
Ellen Clare
Cross Keys
Dorothy W. Conley
Sara W. Davis
Gardner L. Kitchens Jr
Rosie E. Landis
Broadway
Linda L. Louderback
Palmer
Paul C. Root
Grottoes
Chad E. Shifflett
Weyers
Timothy L. Shifflett
Shenandoah Police
Gmail.com
Jeff Courtney
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