Drinking Bill
A bill was passed today that will raise the drinking age in state from 19 to 21. The bill was passed by the House, 55-40 today and 18-12 yesterday by the Senate. State legislature just finished a marathon debate; 30 hours in the Senate and 30 hours in the house. The bill is sponsored by local legislator Representative Tom Hartley.
Honor Society
A ceremony to hold inductions will be held for Marist College's Alpha Alpha honor society on Friday at 10 a.m. in the student center. Five sophomores, 20 juniors, and 10 seniors will be named, however names will be kept secret until the ceremony.
Theft Investigation
A recent theft investigation
A recent theft investigation for an auto theft ring in Amherst County /
Virginia has been expanded into surrounding counties // At the press conference
this morning / Police Chief Clayton Wheat said that the ring is responsible for
200 to 300 auto thefts in the city last year / and most cars were disassembled
and sold for parts ///
Industry Returning
An announcement was made this morning that a local group of investors / led
by First Trust Bank President Joe E. Jamison are buying the abandoned Lochs
Papermill Plant // The investors will team up with Textron Corporation to start
a machine tool plant / which will take about a year to refurbish // When the
plant is opened / it will employ about 200 people ///
House Fire
A photographer for the local paper was injured by falling timbers as he tried
to capture images of a house fire located on Ruppert Street / in the Woodlake
subdivision // Photographer Don Kerlinger remains in satisfactory condition at
the hospital with a few minor burns // The house which was valued over 150
thousand dollars was burned completely this morning after three engines fought
the fire for more that an hour // No one was home at the time of the fire /
including the owner of the house / George Mason ///
Historic Document
A historical document was fund this morning by a local woman who was going
through papers in a trunk in her attic // The document was signed by Robert E.
Lee // Mattie Harrington / founder of the letter says it was written to her
great-grandfather after the battle of Gettysburg // The date of the letter is
August 17 / 1863 // Harrington says Lee talks about the battle / mentions some
of his mistakes / however the letter portrayed optimism about the outcome of
the war // The letter is now in custody at a university history department /
and Dr. Robert Weir is checking it's authenticity ///
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