Roanoke Times & World News back issues from September 2007:
FOR THE RECORD
Sep 01, 2007 ... CORRECTIONS The BCS National Championship college football game will be Jan.7. The date listed in Sunday's college football preview section wasincorrect. n n n The last name of UVa-Wise football player Kevin Jenkins, formerlyof William Byrd High School, was ...
PHOTO - SPOT OF TEA
Sep 01, 2007 ... GIVE US YOUR BEST SHOTS. Send us photos featuring the people ofthe New River Valley. Photos must have been taken within the pastmonth and include subjects' names, location, date and contactinformation for the photographer. Photos will not be ...
JURY CONVICTS SHELL, RECOMMENDS 32 YEARS
Sep 01, 2007; ... After a two-week trial, a jury on Friday found photographer BobShell guilty of involuntary manslaughter and seven other chargesrelated to the death of Marion Franklin, and recommended he servemore than 32 years in prison. Shell, 60, had been charged with felony homicide for ...
THE MESSENGER
Sep 01, 2007; ... The voice leapt above the hum from the waiting room television atMontgomery Regional Hospital. News of the shootings at Virginia Tech was not two hours old, andthe network chatter was already relentless. But the voice distinguished itself because the people in thewaiting room ...
FORMER PRINCIPAL NOW LEADS PARISHIONERS
Sep 01, 2007; ... For most of his 36 years in the Montgomery County School System,Gary McCoy felt like a minister. Now, he is one -- in his hometown. Less than two years after retiring as the principal at BlacksburgMiddle School, McCoy was named pastor of Blacksburg Christian Church(Disciples of ...
A TRIAL LIKE NO OTHER
Sep 01, 2007; ... From the start, Bob Shell's case was about sex, drugs, adulteryand a death, all of which was interesting enough. And then the trial began. The court proceedings would end up including testimony frommedical and camera experts, models from across the country, even aformer ...
CORNERSHOT
Sep 01, 2007; ... The computerized female voice on the telephone talks on and on,giving me endless options. All I want to do is leave a message, forheaven's sake. My mind disengages as I wait, beginning to wrestlewith other things. I need to go to Explore Park and pick up a CD tofeature online with the ...
'DEATH SENTENCE' A FLAWED THRILLER
Sep 01, 2007; ... "Death Sentence," despite some earnest efforts to the contrary,turns out to be an unconvincing crime thriller. It's based on the Brian Garfield book of the same title, whichfollowed his "Death Wish" novel. In the 1970s, Charles Bronsondiscovered a cottage industry in the "Death ...
GILES WINS IN 6 OTS
Sep 01, 2007; ... Gavin Lee's 2-yard run in the sixth overtime capped a rally from a23-point deficit Friday night as Giles scored a 46-43 nondistrictvictory over Blacksburg. The six overtimes tied a VHSL record set in 2002 by Brookville andSalem. The game included nine field goals -- six by ...
GARDEN CRISIS? CALL VCE
Sep 01, 2007; ... My interest in gardening began with one plant about 10 years ago.I planted a Lady Banksia climbing rose at the base of an old treewhen we moved to our new house. It quickly wove into the branches.In April it was covered with thousands -- I'm not exaggerating -- oftiny buttery ...
SMITH PUTS LESSONS LEARNED THROUGH SPORTS TO WORK
Sep 01, 2007; ... BLACKSBURG -- Friday was a busy day for Bruce Smith. At 11 a.m., the former Hokie and NFL football star presided over agroundbreaking ceremony. Less than an hour later, he was calling into a radio show. And up next? A chat with Tech's football team andsome on-camera interviews with ...
PUBLIC PULSE - NEW RIVER VALLEY GOVERNMENT NEWS
Sep 01, 2007 ... MONTGOMERY COUNTY What: School board When: 7 p.m. Tuesday Where: School board building, 200 Junkin St., Christiansburg On the agenda: Public interviews of candidates to fill theDistrict A seat resigned by Amy Lythgoe. The appointee willrepresented the much of ...
EMOTIONS RUN DEEP
Sep 01, 2007; ... The wait ends today. An emotional off-season for the Virginia Tech football team andits fans will give way to tailgates, tackles and probably a few tearswhen the Hokies kick off the 2007 season. For many in the selloutcrowd of 66,000, the game will mark the first time they've ...
WARNER WON'T SEEK NEW TERM
Sep 01, 2007; ... Under the watchful gaze of Thomas Jefferson's statue, Sen. JohnWarner announced Friday that he'll retire at the conclusion of histerm in January 2009, completing a career of 30 years in the UnitedStates Senate. Warner, 80, said he has agonized the past six months over ...
HARRIS LEADS BUFFALOES PAST INDIANS
Sep 01, 2007; ... RURAL RETREAT -- Quarterback Luke Harris led the Floyd County (1-0) offense with 175 yards passing, including two touchdowns as theBuffaloes won 22-20 over Rural Retreat on Friday. Rural Retreat (1-1) had two players with more than 100 yardsrushing. Justin Stoneman rushed for 165 ...
WHAT THEY SAID ABOUT WARNER
Sep 01, 2007 ... Former Gov. Mark Warner: "His leadership and unwavering commitmentto our soldiers and our nation's defense will be missed. Iparticularly respect the thoughtful, reasoned approach Senator Warnertakes to the problems and issues we face: John Warner always putsthe commonwealth and country ...
BACKWOODS GEM
Sep 01, 2007; ... Virginia Tech's Reynolds Homestead is not short on history. But atfirst glance, nothing seems more historical than the tree. Squat, twisted, lightning-blasted, the old catalpa to one side ofthe brick house looks like Father Time. Its tormented trunk andintertwining branches could ...
KNIGHTS EDGE ERROR-PLAGUED EAGLES [Corrected 02/08/08]
Sep 01, 2007; ... MONETA -- Adam Dyer's 3-yard touchdown run in the first quarterwas all that the Knights needed to hold off Staunton River (0-2) fora 7-6 victory Friday night. Allen Sinclair paced the Cave Spring offense with 43 yardsrushing. Cave Spring forced four fumbles and recovered ...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Sep 01, 2007 ... Stop giving Cho what he sought Your news article "There was something evil aiding him . . . " mayhave been informative, but your taste was less than lousy indepicting the likeness of Seung-Hui Cho on your Aug. 26 front page. When are you news types going to understand that you ...
JOHN WARNER'S REGRETTABLE EXIT
Sep 01, 2007 ... The Republican Party needed U.S. Sen. John Warner to run for re-election. With Democrats holding the slimmest of majorities, the GOP islooking toward 2008 with hope of regaining Senate control, and thepopular Warner had a virtual lock on his Virginia seat. Too bad. Far more ...
NOW IT'S THE HOKIES' TURN TO THANK ALL THOSE WHO HELPED
Sep 01, 2007; ... As a kid, Jud Dunlevy would ride up with his family from NorthCarolina and find his seat at Lane Stadium. Then he'd boo the heck out of the opposing team. "Oh, yeah," the Virginia Tech kicker said of the booing. "All thetime." But like every other student on campus, ...
VDOT REINS IN ACCESS TO BRIDGE INSPECTION REPORTS
Sep 01, 2007; ... Citing national security concerns, the Virginia Department ofTransportation said Friday it will no longer release bridgeinspection reports. VDOT public information officers had openly shared reports aboutmost Virginia bridges after the Minneapolis bridge collapse Aug. 1.Until the ...
KAINE VOWS ACTION ON TECH PANEL SUGGESTIONS
Sep 01, 2007; ... RICHMOND -- One day after receiving a critical report on theVirginia Tech shootings, Gov. Tim Kaine said Friday that he willpush for action on many of its sweeping recommendations in theupcoming General Assembly session. Kaine said the report of his handpicked investigative ...
MORE BEDFORD CO. SCHOOLS RATED POSITIVELY
Sep 01, 2007; ... Bedford County Schools achieved the Adequate Yearly Progressrating for the 2006-07 school year. Earlier reports from the state Department of Education stated theschool system did not show improvement on Virginia's Standards ofLearning tests, according to Ryan Edwards, spokesman for ...
KAINE WEIGHS IN ON PANEL'S REPORT
Sep 01, 2007; ... Again and again in the report from the Virginia Tech shootingsreview panel, one theme emerges: Share more information. It's far too soon to know how the report's many recommendations inthis area will fare, but state and university officials are beginningwhat promises to be a ...
DIRECTOR RETIRES AFTER YEARS IN MENTAL HEALTH CARE
Sep 01, 2007; ... Jim Sikkema was diagnosed with stage-three malignant skin cancer amonth after becoming executive director of Blue Ridge BehavioralHealthcare. After the diagnosis, he visited the Rev. William Lee, pastor ofLoudon Avenue Christian Church in Roanoke. "We knelt together andprayed for ...
CAVALIERS, GROH CONFIDENT DEFENSE PORTENDS ROAD VICTORY
Sep 01, 2007; ... LARAMIE, Wyo. -- After so many previous road setbacks, what reasonis there to believe that the 2007 Virginia football season will beany different? "Defense travels," seventh-year UVa football coach Al Groh said onmore than one occasion this week. Those two words, more than ...
FAREWELL TO THOSE WHO MADE THIS SPACE GREAT
Sep 01, 2007; ... About 11 years ago, Rich Martin, Wendy Zomparelli and I met inRich's office to brainstorm ideas for a new column. Rich was thisnewspaper's managing editor, and Wendy was the editor. The first step was to think of a name. I blurted out "A CuppaJoe." We couldn't come up with ...
POLICE TRAINING ACADEMY'S BOSS TO RETIRE IN MIDST OF ALLEGATIONS
Sep 01, 2007; ... Officials from the Cardinal Criminal Justice Academy announced theretirement of longtime director Rich Schumaker on Friday, more thantwo months after an investigation began into unspecified allegationsagainst him. Schumaker, who headed the police academy in Salem for more than ...
GILES DEFEATS BLACKSBURG IN 6 OTS
Sep 01, 2007; ... PEARISBURG -- Gavin Lee's 2-yard run in the sixth overtime cappeda rally from a 23-point halftime deficit Friday night as Giles scoreda 46-43 nondistrict victory over Blacksburg in the season opener forboth teams. The six overtimes tied a VHSL record set in 2002 by Brookville ...
THANKS TO AUGUST, THE RECORD BOOKS GET AN UPDATE [Corrected 09/05/ 07]
Sep 01, 2007; ... When a long jump or pole vault record is broken in the Olympics,it usually happens by a fraction of an inch. When a record falls in arunning event, it is often by a tenth of a second. Imagine if a long jumper or pole vaulter sailed a foot past theold mark, or a sprinter raced ...
KNOWLEDGE IS FINE; WISDOM IS EVEN BETTER
Sep 01, 2007; ... It's that time of year again -- going back to school. Althoughit's been a long time since that affected me, I still remember myadolescent feelings in August: excitement and dread. The formerbecause of seeing my friends again; the latter because of all theinformation I would be ...
BOBCATS GET NO. 1 FOR NEW COACH
Sep 01, 2007; ... RADFORD -- Senior Donald Baylor was the first Radford player toget a hand on a live football this season when he caught a Galaxpunt at the 32-yard line, ending the Maroon Tide's first possessionin five downs. Confirming first-year Bobcats coach Matthew Saunders' suspicionsthat ...
SALEM SLOGS TO WIN
Sep 01, 2007; ... DALEVILLE -- Lord Botetourt's season opener couldn't have endedsoon enough, after an hour-plus rain delay pushed the final horn ofits 44-9 drubbing by Salem well past 11 p.m. Lightning forced both teams indoors with 4:20 remaining in thefirst quarter after Salem began the season ...
TEAR UP, TEE IT UP
Sep 01, 2007; ... BLACKSBURG -- So they don't cry in college football? Well, they will today at Lane Stadium. As Virginia Tech's players huddle in the tunnel and listen to thepregame ceremony honoring the April 16 shooting victims, one canfully expect to see a small river of tears flowing from ...
HOKIES BLANK RADFORD
Sep 01, 2007; ... RADFORD -- The Virginia Tech women's soccer team opened its seasonwith a 3-0 nonconference victory over Radford on Friday at CuppMemorial Stadium. Marika Gray scored two goals for the Hokies and Ashley Owensearned the shutout with five saves. No. 9 UVa 4, Delaware ...
WHAT A DROWNER
Sep 01, 2007; ... The players were warmed up, the sellout crowd was in a frenzy andthe band was booming away. Then an announcement came over the public address system Fridayevening -- a 20-minute lightning delay. Fans huddled under umbrellasor in their cars until about 8 p.m., when the game ...
FIRE IN BLACKSBURG MAY HAVE BEEN SET, AUTHORITIES BELIEVE
Sep 01, 2007; ... Blacksburg officials are investigating a suspected arson at theTerrace View Apartments complex off Patrick Henry Drive. Fire broke out just after 3 a.m. Friday in a storeroom of buildingnumber 5500, causing about $7,500 in damages, Fire Chief Keith Boltesaid. More than a ...
COMING TOGETHER
Sep 01, 2007; ... BLACKSBURG -- It's late Wednesday morning, four days beforeVirginia Tech will open its football season against East Carolina inLane Stadium. Assistant coaches file into head coach Frank Beamer's conferenceroom for their daily meeting. Beamer wants updates. Who has done wellthis ...
BUSCH SPILLS NEWS ON GIBBS' MOVE
Sep 01, 2007; ... FONTANA, Calif. -- Kyle Busch confirmed Friday that Joe GibbsRacing will switch to Toyota next season. The move gives the manufacturer a team that has won three seriestitles in seven years, but creates questions as to whether Gibbscars can contend for the 2008 crown. Busch, ...
AVALANCHE REPORT
Sep 01, 2007; ... Tie goes to Salem There are plenty of tiebreakers available, but the Carolina Leaguewon't use any of them if the Avalanche finishes the second halfdeadlocked in the standings with rival Kinston. The two clubs will be declared co-champions of the second half.That would mean ...
LIGHTNING DELAYS PATRICK HENRY GAME
Sep 01, 2007; ... Patrick Henry High School's football program has waited 46 yearsfor a varsity football game to be played on campus. The Patriots will have to wait two more days. PH's long-awaited opening of Patriot Stadium was kicked off Fridaynight, but the team's 2007 season opener against ...
AVS OFFENSE SPUTTERS VS. ROCKS
Sep 01, 2007; ... WILMINGTON, Del. -- The Salem Avalanche lost ground its bid tohost the first game of its Southern Division championship series,losing 4-0 to the Wilmington Blue Rocks on Friday night. In the sixth inning, Jose Duarte, stroked a double down the right-field line. Orlando Rosales' ...
TRAGEDY RETURNS FANS EARLY
Sep 01, 2007; ... BLACKSBURG -- Virginia Tech fans from the commonwealth and manyother states will gather at Lane Stadium today for a game they havelong been anticipating. But many of them felt drawn to the campus a day early. A steadystream of orange- or maroon-clad fans in town for the game paid ...
ESPN IN TOWN FOR GOOD REASON
Sep 01, 2007; ... BLACKSBURG -- Under normal circumstances, ESPN's "College GameDay"would originate today from the campus of California, which hostsTennessee in the big game of the day. But the most compelling story of the day will take place here,when Virginia Tech plays its first football game ...
NURSING HOME CHAIN FILES BID-RIGGING LAWSUIT
Sep 01, 2007; ... One of Virginia's largest nursing home operators has filed alawsuit against one of its former employees, alleging "bid-rigging"and a "kickback scheme" aimed at defrauding the company of hundredsof thousands of dollars. Medical Facilities of America, a Roanoke County-based chain ...
A DOCTOR FOR CRAIG
Sep 01, 2007 ... For the 5,100 residents of Craig County, lack of access to healthcare isn't just some concept found in studies and reports. It's a wayof life in this mostly poor, rural community that hasn't had thebenefit of a constant physician in 30 years. Thankfully, that's all about to change ....
OBIT - HOBSON, HAZEL CURTIS
Sep 01, 2007 ... Hazel Curtis Hobson, 78, of Roanoke, Va., passed away on Monday,August 27, 2007. Funeral ...
OBIT - HURD, MILTON LEWIS SR. (MICKEY)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Milton (Mickey) Lewis Hurd, Sr., 72, of Roanoke, died onWednesday, August 29, 2007. Funeral ...
OBIT - CRUMPLER, HELEN SMITH
Sep 01, 2007 ... Helen Smith Crumpler, 96, of Roanoke, died on Wednesday morning,August 29, 2007. Graveside services, 11 ...
OBIT - MUTTER, ANDREW EUGENE
Sep 01, 2007 ... Andrew Eugene Mutter, 32, of Salem, passed away on Thursday,August 30, 2007. A graveside service will be held ...
OBIT - PHILLIPS, EUNICE ILENE MARSHALL
Sep 01, 2007 ... Eunice Ilene Marshall Phillips, 83, of Salem, slipped peacefullyinto the arms of Jesus on Wednesday, August 29, 2007 with her lovingfamily by her side. She will be remembered as a woman who truly lovedthe Lord and honored Him with every step she took and every word shespoke each day of ...
OBIT - MUNDY, RODERICK ASHBY
Sep 01, 2007 ... Roderick Ashby Mundy, of Mountain Lakes, N.J. and formerly ofRoanoke, died ...
OBIT - ANDREWS, WILLIAM EUGENE (GENE)
Sep 01, 2007 ... William Eugene (Gene) Andrews, 83, of Roanoke, died on Wednesday,August 29, 2007. He was born on May 6, 1924 in Bluefield, W.Va. andwas the son of the late Lemuel Andrews and Helen Kate UmbergerAndrews. He was predeceased by his wife, Brady Bernice GreathouseAndrews; a brother, Claude L ....
OBIT - VINYARD, ESTELLE SHOWALTER
Sep 01, 2007 ... Estelle Showalter Vinyard, 98, of Roanoke, died on Tuesday, August28, 2007. A Celebration of Life, 11 a.m. on ...
OBIT - PRILLAMAN, OTTIS BLANFORD
Sep 01, 2007 ... Ottis Blanford Prillaman, 77, of Rocky Mount, died on Wednesday,August 29, 2007 in a Roanoke hospital. He was born on October 27,1929, a son of the late Blanford and Robbie Dodson Prillaman, and wasalso preceded in death by a nephew, Max Prillaman. Mr. Prillamanretired from the Rocky ...
OBIT - FOWLER, BILLY G.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Billy G. Fowler, 64, of Thaxton, passed away on Wednesday, August29, 2007 at Bedford Memorial Hospital. He was born on January 21,1943 in Wendell, N.C., a son of the late E. B. Fowler and ChristineWilder Fowler of Hayes, Va., who survives. He was a retired employeeof Newport News ...
OBIT - WHITE, DOLORES ARLENE FREIFELD
Sep 01, 2007 ... Dolores Arlene Freifeld White, 52, of Vinton, passed away onWednesday, August 29, 2007. She was born on January 24, 1955 to thelate John Joseph Freifeld and Noreen Virginia Wood Freifeld. She waspredeceased by a son, Kenneth Lee Rogers. Dolores was presentlyworking at Wal-Mart and also ...
OBIT - WELLS, HILTON LEE JR.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Hilton Lee Wells, Jr., 35, of Lynchburg, died on Wednesday, August29, 2007. Graveside services, 11 a.m. on ...
OBIT - HALL, LEARLINE BURNETTE
Sep 01, 2007 ... Mrs. Learline Burnette Hall, 64, of Meadows of Dan, passed away onThursday, August 30, 2007 at her home. She was born in Floyd Countyon October 7, 1942 to the late Orby (Red) and Effie Burnette. Inaddition to her parents, Mrs. Hall was preceded in death by onesister, Kathleen Ashby and ...
OBIT - CARROLL, VALINE S.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Valine S. Carroll, 80, of Wirtz, passed away on Friday, August 31,2007. Graveside services will be held at 11 ...
OBIT - DOWDY, JANET MARILYN TUCKER
Sep 01, 2007 ... Janet Marilyn Tucker Dowdy, 77, of Lynchburg, died Thursday,August ...
OBIT - LAWSON, LARRY DUANE
Sep 01, 2007 ... Larry Duane Lawson, 52, of Galax, died Thursday, August 30, 2007.Memorial ...
OBIT - MULLINS, IVY BERNICE
Sep 01, 2007 ... Ivy Bernice Mullins, 79, of Bassett, died Thursday, August 30,2007. Funeral ...
OBIT - REEVES, DANTE LEE
Sep 01, 2007 ... Dante Lee Reeves, infant, returned to heaven on Wednesday, August29, ...