Archive - 2013 - News Article
April 6th
A Clay County woman was taken into custody late Thursday night after a burglary and automobile theft incident occurred at a local trailer park.
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There was a lot of excitement and a lot of traffic in the halls of Oak Hill Academy on Friday. What else could be expected on the day of prom?
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April 5th
No less than 30 minutes ago a Clay County jury found 24-year-old Rashawn Ivy not guilty of shooting his ex-girlfriend Whitney Lenoir.
After a four-day trial in which the jury weighed material evidence and testimony, the jury cleared Ivy of both his domestic violence/aggravated assault charge and his simple assault charge.
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April 4th
When you hear the term âAutismâ most likely you think of the movie âRain Manâ with Dustin Hoffman portraying an adult with the disorder.
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A case of attempted murder or attempted suicide? Thatâs what a Clay County Circuit Court jury will have to decide today in the ongoing trial involving a woman who alleges her ex-boyfriend shot her in cold blood.
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Margaret Shelton presided over the West Point Civitan Luncheon Club during its bi-monthly meeting in the absence of President Alvin Quinn.
After calling the meeting to order and settling all old and new business, she asked Jermain Jackson, who was in charge of the program, to introduce his guest, Joel Ward.
Ward is the owner of Anytime Fitness. He opened the facility in July of â09, and is enjoying having his thriving business in West Point.
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April 3rd
There comes a point in every journalistâs career when he or she does something so hurtful that it warrants a public apology.
I think that it is safe to say that after Wednesdayâs edition of the Daily Times Leader, I have reached that point.
In my nine months as Managing Editor of the DTL, I have had some major lapses in judgement, and I have made some mistakes.
Wednesdayâs story, âDead body found along highwayâ was the worst mistake of my career, by far.
The choice we made on the picture that we used was without taste.
West Point Mayor Scott Ross and Ward 3 Selectman Charles Collins are both standing by statements that they made last week after it was reported the city had settled a discrimination lawsuit involving three current and one former West Point police officers.
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Dr. Mark Yeager, arguably the stateâs leading expert on Autism will be speaking on the subject of Autism and more tonight at First Baptist Church.
Things will get underway at 5:30 p.m., and the program is scheduled to last two hours. This seminar is free and open to the public.
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In Wednesday's edition of the Daily Times Leader, we reported correctly in the headline that Dr. Mark Yeager would be speaking on Thursday, but there were several times in the article where it said he would be speaking Wednesday evening.
That is not correct.
Dr. Yeager will speak at First Baptist Church on Thursday night at 5:30 p.m.
We apologize for the mistake.
