Roanoke Times & World News back issues from January 2009:
RECENT DAM BREAK HIGHLIGHTS NARROWS PROJECT
Jan 01, 2009; ... Coal ash is back in the news. If James McGrath, president of the Concerned Citizens of GilesCounty, has anything to say about it, one particular pile of coalash is going to be in the news for a good long while. More than a billion gallons of coal ash broke through an ...
PHOTO - NOW THAT'S TEAMWORK
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GUSTY WINDS WREAK HAVOC
Jan 01, 2009; ... Wind gusts of up to 60 mph blew through Southwest Virginia onWednesday, downing trees and power lines, leaving thousands ofpeople without electricity, and spreading a brush fire in RoanokeCounty. About 1 p.m. Wednesday, Appalachian Power Co. reported thatnearly 13,500 customers ...
FLOYD CO. FARMERS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR AID
Jan 01, 2009; ... Farmers in Floyd County who suffered crop damage from drought or excessive heat in 2008 are eligible for federal disaster aid, thegovernment announced Wednesday. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Ed Schafer also designated Carroll,Henry Lee, Patrick, Russell, Scott, Washington, and ...
NO. 1 PROSPECT WILSON HAS MIX-UP
Jan 01, 2009; ... Celebrated George Washington High School running back DavidWilson won't be participating in the U.S. Army All-American Bowlthis Sunday, not that he wasn't invited. Wilson, rated the No. 1 prospect in Virginia by The RoanokeTimes, already had accepted an invitation to play in the ...
FLATFOOT ON OVER TO THE TAUBMAN
Jan 01, 2009; ... Most people call what Mike Seeger does old-timey or roots music.Seeger has another name for it: "True Vine -- the home music made byAmerican Southerners before the media age." Of course, that description comes from his Web site,mikeseeger.info. These days, preserving the ancient ...
CARILION IS MORE THAN ROANOKE MEMORIAL
Jan 01, 2009; ... The Dec, 11 commentary entitled "Carilion debate needs historicalcontext," by Thomas L. Edwards, requires further context as well.Carilion Clinic is not only in Roanoke, but in several othercommunities. I am the administrator of Carilion Giles Memorial Hospital. Thehospital is ...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Jan 01, 2009 ... Latest slayings created no need to reopen old wounds Re: "Father mourns after Christiansburg slayings," Dec. 22 newsstory: This past week, Christiansburg had to deal with another tragedyin our community. These lives did not have to be taken, and we areall wondering why it ...
KELLY QUICKLY MAKING HISTORY AT CINCINNATI
Jan 01, 2009; ... Maybe the best way to earn trust in your players is simply toshow up one day, say hello, and win a bowl game together two weekslater. That formula certainly seemed to work for Cincinnati coach BrianKelly. Two years after arriving in Cincinnati under unusualcircumstances, ...
VEC MAKES STRIDES TO IMPROVE SERVICE FOR ITS GROWING NUMBER OF CUSTOMERS
Jan 01, 2009; ... The Virginia Employment Commission, citing significant jumps infilings for unemployment benefits and related delays, announced onthe eve of 2009 a new approach designed to improve response time. The latest effort advises filers to phone VEC's customer contactcenter, toll free at ...
AT LEAST 2 ARE WOUNDED IN SHOOTING
Jan 01, 2009; ... A shooting Wednesday night at the Lansdowne Park apartmentcomplex in Northwest Roanoke has left at least two people injured. Both victims were taken to Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospitalwith gunshot wounds, said Detective R.E. Young of the RoanokePolice Department. Police taped ...
NO-COST EXERCISE MALL WALKERS
Jan 01, 2009; ... Jim and Bea Martin walk for exercise at Valley View Mall inRoanoke at least three times a week. They have been regular mall walkers for about 20 years andusually go three laps during each visit. Jim Martin said he walksbecause he has diabetes -- and "to keep everything ...
MISSING MAN IS BACK HOME IN ROANOKE
Jan 01, 2009; ... A mentally disabled Roanoke man who had been missing for morethan a week has been returned home safely, police said. Christopher Hight, 19, was found unharmed Dec. 25 at the home ofan acquaintance in Franklin County, said Roanoke police spokeswomanAisha Johnson. It appeared ...
DIDDY DISTRACTION CAUSES UC MOVE
Jan 01, 2009; ... Virginia Tech can only hope it can move around the CincinnatiBearcats in tonight's FedEx Orange Bowl like Diddy did. Concerned that a New Year's Eve party being hosted by rapper Sean"Diddy" Combs could be disconcerting for his team at the luxuriousFontainebleau hotel, Cincinnati ...
TOWN POLICE ISSUE TICKETS, WARNINGS TO MOPED RIDERS
Jan 01, 2009; ... Then: In August, Blacksburg Town Council passed an ordinancerequiring moped riders to wear helmets and eye protection whenriding in the town limits. The new ordinance coincided with theopening of the town's first moped dealership, Campus Cruizers, onCollege Avenue. As defined by ...
LEA'S DECISION IS RIGHT FOR HIM
Jan 01, 2009; ... On this New Year's morning, a moment of silence please. Prayer, it seems, is too much of a political hornet's nest. Vice Mayor Sherman Lea has decided to remove his name from thelist of ministers who pray before the Roanoke City Council. The reason? He caused a dustup up ...
MORE WORK, LESS PLAY
Jan 01, 2009; ... Sitting at the podium Wednesday morning in his final newsconference before the Orange Bowl, Virginia Tech coach Frank Beamerlooked down at his right hand. A reporter had asked about the hugepiece of jewelry on his ring finger and whether there was anysignificance to his wearing it this ...
BOBCATS TOP BRUINS
Jan 01, 2009; ... BLACKSBURG -- Maryah Sydnor scored 19 points, Mary Wiley followedwith 17 and Radford earned a 48-45 victory over Blacksburg in theAustin Cloyd Memorial Tournament. Mallory Jones and Katy Kipps led the Bruins with 17 and 16points, respectively. RADFORD (9-1) Sydnor 19, ...
ALMOST 11,000
Jan 01, 2009; ... When it comes to chaos, it's hard to beat nearly 11,000 rubberballs dropped simultaneously into a public lobby. That's what happened Wednesday at Center in the Square. But one should never underestimate the chaotic properties of thepreparations behind such an ...
NEW BLACKSBURG MICROBREWERY OPENS IN TIME FOR '09
Jan 01, 2009; ... Today the keen anticipation of microbrew fanatics will end whenBull & Bones Brewhaus and Grill opens for its first lunch service at11 a.m., several hours before the Virginia Tech Hokies will play inthe Orange Bowl. The 8 p.m. game will be shown in the restaurant's sports bar ...
VMI CONTINUES BLISTERING START
Jan 01, 2009; ... With the way the VMI basketball team is playing, this could be avery happy new year indeed. As "Auld Lang Syne" played on the public-address system, thejubilant Keydets high-fived their fellow students after beatingRichmond 73-70 in front of 3,109 fans on New Year's Eve at ...
CODE ORANGE
Jan 01, 2009; ... Tonight's 75th FedEx Orange Bowl at Dolphin Stadium can be summed up in one word: Respect. Big East champion Cincinnati (11-2) hopes to find it. ACCchampion Virginia Tech (9-4) hopes to retain it. While upstart UC will attempt to show the nation it truly belongson a big ...
BIG PLANS FOR LITTLE GOALS
Jan 01, 2009; ... Two years ago I started my own New Year's tradition. I picked a few attainable goals to complete throughout the year:finally finishing my master's thesis (after years ofprocrastinating) and painting my kitchen cabinets. I wrote bothgoals down on leftover holiday gift tags and ...
NEW EASEMENTS WILL PRESERVE 677 ACRES IN BEDFORD COUNTY
Jan 01, 2009; ... Nearly 700 acres of Bedford County land have been placed underconservation easements, preserving part of the viewshed from U.S.460 and the Blue Ridge Parkway. Future development on a slope of Porter Mountain will be limitedby an easement on a 111-acre tract near Montvale, which is ...
NO RIGHT NOT TO BE OFFENDED
Jan 01, 2009; ... After my last column, a friend asked me if the principal of theLeonard A. Gereau Center for Applied Technology and CareerExploration had the right to censor Brandon Creasy's essay.Plagiarism aside, that is. "Uh, yeah," I replied. As principal (and, therefore, publisher), of ...
THE YEAR IN REVIEWTHE YEAR IN REVIEW
Jan 01, 2009; ... Jorge "Lee" Cuestas Jr. Holder of a high school diploma Then: In June, Cuestas graduated from the school at HopeTreeFamily Services, the Baptist residential care facility in Salem,where he lived for 18 months. It was a hard-won conclusion to the up-and-down childhood that ...
FOR THE RECORD
Jan 01, 2009 ... Corrections In a Dec. 17 story in the A section about the Army's plans toexpand the use of horse-drawn caissons at military funerals atArlington National Cemetery, The Associated Press, relying oninformation from the Army, ...
VIRGINIA'S SMALL WINERIES ARE IN TROUBLE
Jan 01, 2009; ... Three years ago the U.S. Supreme Court put a cork in Virginia'swineries' ability to sell their product directly to customers. Theonly people who came out toasting the decision were distributors. You might want to fix a drink before reading the rest, as some ofthis is hard to ...
PHOTO - GRABBING A QUICK BITE
Jan 01, 2009 ... 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 ...
HOME IN MIDST OF RENOVATIONS DAMAGED IN FIRE
Jan 01, 2009; ... A house that was being renovated in Northwest Roanoke caught fireearly Wednesday morning causing about $70,000 in damage, a newsrelease from the fire department said. Fire crews were called to the house in the 900 block of MadisonAvenue about 2 ...
PHOTO - NEW YEAR MAKES A DRAMATIC ENTRANCE AT THE TAUBMAN MUSEUM
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UKROP'S CLOSING A STORE IN WILLIAMSBURG
Jan 01, 2009; ... Ukrop's Super Market plans to shutter one of its stores near Williamsburg, weeks after executives for the Richmond grocery chain disclosed difficulties steering shoppers to its Roanoke store. On Jan. 31, Ukrop's will close its Lightfoot store in theWilliamsburg Marketcenter in York ...
PANTHERS LEARN ABOUT EACH OTHER QUICKLY
Jan 01, 2009; ... CHRISTIANSBURG -- A new head coach. Seven transfers. Tworeturning players. Though not exactly an ideal recipe for success, these are theingredients for the Pathway Christian Academy boys basketball teamthis season. Matt Linkous came to Pathway this season after ...
IN THEATERS
Jan 01, 2009; ... "Bedtime Stories" (PG) ** Skeeter (Adam Sandler) is a handyman -- and an uncle. Whenhis sister (Courteney Cox) gets laid off, she asks her brother towatch the kids at night and a friend (Keri Russell) to take care ofthem during the day. Since Skeeter isn't exactly a family man, ...
CHRISTIAN ROCK BAND TO REUNITE
Jan 01, 2009; ... Fans of a former local band have a reason to celebrate. The Christian rock band 24Seven will play a reunion show, thefirst since the band broke up in 2003, Saturday in Pembroke. The band formed in 1999 with singer Adam Dutton, bassist JohnOusley, guitarist Travis Bishop and ...
FROM HIP-HOP TO HOT HILLBILLY TOP TICKETS SOME OF THE WEEK'S BEST LIVE MUSIC
Jan 01, 2009; ... Friday Poe Mack With Metaphor The Great, Ed E. Ruger and the Brown BagSpecial, Jah-I-Witness, Celinski, Swerve 36 on the tables The head swims with the hip-hop madness. Mack is bringing inMetaphor, who is responsible for "Riley's Theme" on "The Boondocks"cartoon. ...
NEW RIVER VALLEY GROUP PROTESTS ISRAELI ATTACKS
Jan 01, 2009; ... A small group braved bitter winds, temperatures in the 30s andsnow flurries Wednesday afternoon to speak their minds on recentviolence in the Middle East. "Stop the killing, stop the war!" they yelled periodically, amongother chants. They held signs with messages such as "Free ...
FIERY BOTETOURT WRECK KILLS TEEN
Jan 01, 2009; ... One person died and two others were injured after a fiery wreckin Botetourt County early Wednesday morning, Virginia State Policesaid. Patrick T. Kay, 18, of Daleville, was killed when the 1997 HondaCivic he was driving crashed and caught fire, said state policespokesman Sgt. Rob ...
MARTINSVILLE CONVENIENCE STORE FIRE APPEARS TO BE ACCIDENT
Jan 01, 2009; ... The Martinsville Fire Marshal's Office said Wednesday that thefire that destroyed the IDL Market convenience store Sunday nightwas accidental. Fire Marshal Ted Anderson said statements from witnesses and firefighters, the time frame of the fire, burn patterns and otherevidence ...
OBIT - BROWN, NANCY C.
Jan 01, 2009 ... Nancy C. Brown, 74, of New Castle, Va., passed away on Monday,December 29, 2008. Memorial ...
OBIT - ATKINSON, DOROTHY ELLEN
Jan 01, 2009 ... Dorothy Ellen Atkinson, 83, of Salem, Va. passed away Monday,December 29, 2008. Funeral ...
OBIT - WICKLINE, CLAUDE W.
Jan 01, 2009 ... Claude W. Wickline, 64, of Roanoke, Va., passed away on Monday,December 29, 2008. Funeral ...
OBIT - DOW, EMMA PEARL BRAXTON
Jan 01, 2009 ... Mrs. Emma Pearl Braxton Dow, 76, of Roanoke, Va., died December25, 2008. Funeral service 11 a.m. Friday, ...
OBIT - WILEY, JAMES LEWIS
Jan 01, 2009 ... Mr. James Lewis Wiley, 83, of Fincastle, Va., passed away Sunday,December 28, 2008. Funeral service 1 p.m. on ...
OBIT - DICKERSON, PAULINE ADKINS
Jan 01, 2009 ... Pauline Adkins Dickerson, 80, of Roanoke, Va., passed away onMonday, December 29, 2008. Funeral ...
OBIT - MOODY, LARRY EUGENE
Jan 01, 2009 ... United States Navy Chief Corpsman, Larry Eugene Moody, ofFincastle, Va., passed away on Monday, December 29, ...
OBIT - STEVENS, LYNN FRANCIS (SNORF)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Lynn Francis (Snorf) Stevens, 51, of Roanoke, Va., passed away onDecember 22, 2008. A Celebration ...
OBIT - JOHNSON, JAMES BEALBY
Jan 01, 2009 ... James Bealby Johnson, 88, of Roanoke, Va., known as "Jimmy" byall of his friends and family, went to be with the Lord on Thursday,December 25, 2008. Jimmy was married to Bertha (Bea) Cooper Johnsonfor 54 years until she passed away on July 31, 2004. Jimmy leavesbehind a son, James Dean ...
OBIT - WORKMAN, MILES ELLIS (JUNIE)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Miles Ellis (Junie) Workman, 57, a native of Randolph County,W.Va., and more recently a resident of Roanoke, Va., departed thislife on Sunday evening, December 28, 2008, at the Carilion RoanokeMemorial Hospital following an extended illness. The family willreceive friends at the Lohr & ...
OBIT - MAURY, DORA EARLES (DODY)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Dora Earles (Dody) Maury, 86, of Salem, Va., passed away onMonday, December 29, 2008. She was born on July 14, 1922, in Salem,Va., daughter of the late Samuel M. and Willie Little Earles. Mrs.Maury was retired from the Atlantic Companies Insurance, a lifelongmember of First Christian ...
OBIT - DEANE, ANNIE BEATRICE
Jan 01, 2009 ... Annie Beatrice Deane (Miss Annie), 89, of Roanoke, passed awayMonday, December 29, 2008. Funeral service 1 ...
OBIT - VICTORINE, THELMA (SIS)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Thelma (Sis) Victorine, 85, of Roanoke, Va., died on Saturday,December 27, 2008. She was preceded in death by her parents, IrvinWray and Ocie Elizabeth Wray; infant daughter, Susan CatherineVictorine; and brothers, Elmer O. Wray and Carson D. Wray. She issurvived by her husband, Robert ...
OBIT - KESSLER, MAURICE M.
Jan 01, 2009 ... LTC Maurice M. Kessler, USA (Ret), 88, of Roanoke, Va., went torest with his Lord on Monday, December 29, 2008. He was predeceasedby his beloved wife of 59 years, Wenona Wheeler Kessler; and hisparents, W.F. and Lula Kessler. A 1939 graduate of William FlemingHigh School, he was ...
OBIT - GRANT, KEOSHANEK SHAQUELL ("NORBETTA")
Jan 01, 2009 ... Keoshanek Shaquell ("Norbetta") Grant, two months old, ofRoanoke, Va., passed away on December 30, 2008. She was the daughterof Kesha Thompson; and Norman Grant Sr. She was preceded in death byher grandfather, Percy Grant Sr. Survivors include mother, KeshaThompson, father, Norman Grant ...
OBIT - LINDAMOOD, EDWARD POWELL (SONNY)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Edward Powell (Sonny) Lindamood, 75, of Roanoke, Va., died onTuesday, December 30, 2008, at his residence. Born on October 1,1933, in Roanoke, he was the son of the late Virginia S. and GordonLeslie Lindamood. Sonny is survived by his loving wife of 28 years,Mae Cavanaugh McCulley ...
OBIT - GREGORY, KENNETH FRANKLIN
Jan 01, 2009 ... Kenneth Franklin Gregory, 69, of Bedford, Va., died on Tuesday,December 30, 2008. Arrangements ...
OBIT - HAYMAKER, GREGORY ALLEN (GREG)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Gregory Allen (Greg) Haymaker, 34, of Vinton, Va., went to bewith the Lord on Saturday, December 27, 2008. He is survived by histhree children, Levi, Austin, and Braleigh, all of Vinton. He isalso survived by his mother, Brenda Haymaker and Calvin Oyler;brother and sister-in-law, William ...
OBIT - BARTON, VIRGINIA MAE
Jan 01, 2009 ... Virginia Mae Barton, 75, of Moneta, Va., passed away on Tuesday,December 30, 2008. Visitation ...
OBIT - PENDLETON, JOHN H.
Jan 01, 2009 ... John H. Pendleton, 80, of Roanoke, Va., passed away on ...
OBIT - MILLER, JOSEPH M.
Jan 01, 2009 ... Joseph M. Miller, 95, of Roanoke, Va., went home to be with theLord on Tuesday, December 30, 2008. He was preceded in death by hiswife, Basil Annalee Clark Miller; and a son, Dennis McBride Miller.Mr. Miller retired from Burlington Industries in 1968. He was alongtime member of Community ...
OBIT - WILHELM, DORIS JEAN COOKUS
Jan 01, 2009 ... Doris Jean Cookus Wilhelm, 83, of Roanoke, Va., passed away ...
OBIT - RUMBLEY, EDWARD R. JR.
Jan 01, 2009 ... Edward R. Rumbley Jr., 86, of Bonsack, Va., went home to be withthe Lord on Wednesday, December 31, 2008. He was a member of theBonsack United Methodist Church. He was retired from Norfolk andWestern Railway and was a veteran of World War II. He is preceded indeath by his wife, Margaret ...
OBIT - LINTON, GLENNA K.
Jan 01, 2009 ... Glenna K. Linton, 75, of Paint Bank, Va., passed away ...
OBIT - KAY, PATRICK THOMAS
Jan 01, 2009 ... Patrick Thomas Kay, 18, of Daleville, Va., passed away onWednesday, December ...
OBIT - COLLINS, HARRY F. SR.
Jan 01, 2009 ... Harry F. Collins Sr., 79, of Roanoke, Va., passed away onTuesday, December 30, 2008. He was preceded in death by his wife,Dorothy H. Collins; his mother and father, Charlie and LouiseCollins; and sisters, Annalee Tipton and Evilee Collins. He was arespected building contractor in the ...