By Lindsay Cates Washington and Lee University’s director of public safety sent an email to the university community Sept. 16 about a man police thought might be connected to the 2009 disappearance of a Virginia Tech student. But Lexington Police, who had sent the alert to Public Safety Director Ethan Kipnes, might not have been aware that Kipnes planned to share the information. And by Thursday evening, Kipnes issued a new, updated release, saying Lexington Police told him there is, “no credible evidence linking the local sightings back to the UVA cases. “The Virginia State Police also advised that they have…
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The bank of the Maury River near Glasgow is getting some badly needed shoring up. Workers under the supervision of the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries are nearly finished with the two-month project. They expect it to correct almost 30 years of erosion that was threatening fish populations and harming the landowner’s farming operation. Rachel Adams-Heard visited the new river bank and has this report.
By Neil Haggerty and Sam Swatski Twenty years ago, Sammy Moore became the first full-time executive director of the Chamber of Commerce serving Lexington and Rockbridge County. At the time, the nonprofit organization had only 125 members. Moore earned a $16,000 annual salary and was the chamber’s only paid employee. As he approaches his retirement at the end of 2014, the chamber’s sphere now includes Buena Vista, it has more than 500 members and it employs three paid workers. And Moore’s salary is four times what it was when he started. “He’s been really good in terms of networking and…
By Lindsay Cates Larry McKinley Clark, a Buena Vista pastor indicted in May on numerous charges of carnal knowledge and indecent liberties with multiple boys, is now scheduled to stand trial in Rockbridge Circuit Court Oct. 7. The trial had been set for July 28, but courts records show it was postponed after Clark’s attorney said prosecutors had delayed handing over a recording of police interviews with the alleged victims. Clark, 62, was indicted by a grand jury on 20 counts of carnal knowledge, 14 counts of taking indecent liberties with a child and three counts of child cruelty. All the incidents…
By Patrick McCarron Drew Teitlebaum, a sophomore at Washington and Lee University, has always seen himself strapping on a military uniform. But when he does that after graduation, it won’t be for the United States; it will be for Israel. The Israel Defense Forces is composed of Jews from around the world. Nearly six thousand foreigners are enlisted in the Israeli army, including many Americans. Like other foreign fighters for the Israeli army, Teitlebaum feels he would be doing more by defending Israel than his native America. “I feel a very strong connection to Israel, and I feel like I’d…
By Carolyn Holtzman and Patrick McCarron The Washington and Lee University Student Health Center reported seeing 15 to 20 students in the last few days with stomach-related illness. Dr. Matthew Crance with the W&L clinic said symptoms they’ve seen include nausea, diarrhea, and vomiting. He also said three of the 10 beds in the health clinic are currently occupied by students with the stomach illness. The cause of the stomach bug has yet to be determined. Crance said health center doctors have not identified the illness as a virus or infection. The Marketplace at Washington and Lee is taking precautions…