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by the customers of the bank, is no longer just a home town bank. It was purchased three years ago by a large holding company, Union Bankshares Corporation in Bowling Green. Va. The bank is now a subsidiary of that company.
After being turned away with their request for a drivethrough window at their present in-town location, the bank quickly presented a proposal for a commercial rezoning out on US 211. The proposal included development of a total of 75,000 square feet of commercial space.
I was one of a dozen or so members of the audience at the public hearing. From the beginning it felt as if the vote had
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