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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1978
Page
5
A courtroom ceiling collapsed after Judge Gibb departed, while another incident allowed water to pour through a roof leak on a Saturday, disrupting court activities.
Warren County Supervisors partially fund a 52 acre Riverton site with a $25,000 pledge and up to $50,000 from Pullman Coach rent to help create a publicly owned industrial park. Shenandoah Fiberglass proposes a 10 000 to 12 000 square foot plant with 25 to 50 workers, pending park approval.
In Jellico Tennessee a deadly hotel fire at the aging Jenkins Hotel killed seven residents and injured eleven others. Volunteers and state officials spar over inspection timing and sufficiency as investigators probe the blaze and cause. Patrols say the hotel has not seen a recent safety check and local departments should inspect hotels due to staffing limits.
Clarke County Board of Supervisors set a public hearing for June 20 to debate two dog control ordinances addressing dogs at large and public nuisance dogs with fines up to 100 dollars. The meeting also reviews a dog committee report, license fee increases, and enforcement changes.
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