After friends and family remembered and celebrated the life of David Metzler this morning, they are about to reconvene for the funeral services for fellow shooting victim Heidi Childs.
Heritage Baptist Church in Lynchburg is showing the proceedings live on its Web site via web cast. Zc
It is a busy day for former Virginia Tech quarterback Michael Vick.
After spending 18 months in federal prison on dog fighting charges, Vick filed for bankruptcy and signed with the Philadelphia Eagles.
Earlier today in Newport News, a judge approved Vick’s plan to repay $20 million to creditors according to the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
Tonight, Vick will make his debut with the Eagles against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
He is eligible to play in the final two preseason games, but must await a decision from commissioner Roger Goodell before playing in the regular season. Goodell has said he will make a decision no later than week six.
Eagles coach Andy Reid has not said how he will use Vick, as the team’s starting quarterback is Donovan McNabb. Zc
The Montgomery County Board of Supervisors has approved a resolution to involve the county in the creation of a regional 911 center.
A study funded by the Virginia Information Technologies Agency recommended a 911 center to be shared by Montgomery County, Blacksburg, Christiansburg and Virginia Tech authorities.
The Virginia General Assembly would be required to pass legislation allowing the authority to be formed. Zc
As reported in this Richmond Times-Dispatch article, Virginia Tech and Dominion Virginia Power are collaborating to begin a carbon-capture project at a power plant under construction in Wise County.
The plant, Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center, will burn coal and biomass. Tech’s role in the plant would be designing and building a carbon-capture system to remove carbon-dioxide from the plant waste and send it through miles of underground pipeline to a designated waste site.
Dominion and Tech have applied for federal stimulus dollars to fund the project, which the Times-Dispatch says could begin by mid-2010 should funding be received.
The project is estimated to cost $580 million. Zc
Virginia Tech Police arrested a local man Sunday who has been charged with carrying a concealed weapon while intoxicated.
Eric Huff, a 28-year-old who is not a Tech student, was arrested in the Prices Fork parking lot.
VT Police filed charges against Huff for possession of marijuana, appearing intoxicated in public and carrying a concealed weapon with a permit while intoxicated.
Huff holds a permit for the weapon. Zc
Construction for a roadway and intersection improvement plan begun in 2008 is now complete on the Virginia Tech campus.
The project, a joint effort between the Town of Blacksburg and the university, was completed on time and under budget according to a university press release.
Results of the project include a traffic light at West Campus Drive and Perry Street, as well as new right turn lanes off of Prices Fork Rd onto West Campus Drive and Stanger Street.
West Campus Drive was closed during the summer to complete the project. Zc
A job fair with an on campus focus will be open to students on Sept. 3 in the Old Dominion Ballroom of Squires Student Center.
University departments will be seeking students to fill part-time positions, as well as internships and graduate assistant jobs. The fair, which will run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., will feature representatives from departments listed in this university press release
No interviewing or hiring will be done at the fair. Zc
Virginia Tech associate director for athletics communication Bryan Johnston said Saturday that linebacker Zach Luckett’s status on the team has not changed as a result of a criminal charge for driving with a suspended or revoked license.
Luckett, who was suspended for last season following a DUI conviction, was allowed to walk on to the team this season. According to Montgomery County District Court records, Luckett was stopped on Aug. 6 by a Virginia Tech Police officer and charged with driving with a suspended or revoked license.
A hearing for the newest charge will take place Oct. 1. He also has a Sept. 30 hearing scheduled to determine if he violated the terms of his suspended sentence for the DUI conviction.
Johnston said the team will wait for the court hearings to make any decisions. Zc
Edward McNelis, attorney for former Cook Counseling Center director Robert Miller, responded to a request for admissions today in a written statement to the press.
McNelis said the request, sent by Robert Hall, attorney for the families of April 16 victims Erin Peterson and Julia Pryde, would not receive a public response.
“The requests for admission by Mr. Hall are not facts but merely contentions drafted by an attorney with a vested interest in the outcome of the lawsuit,” McNelis said in the statement. “In contrast, the documents recently filed by Dr. Miller regarding the details of how he inadvertently removed the triage forms were statements of fact given under oath.”
Miller, who returned the mental health records of April 16 shooter Seung-Hui Cho in July after locating them in his home, released a legal response to questions on Tuesday. Hall sent a request for admissions on Thursday after the records were made public by Virginia Tech and Cho’s estate. Zc
Virginia Tech is teaming with Monmouth University and Penn State at Altoona to present a three day event exploring the cultural significance of rock musician Bruce Springsteen.
The symposium (click here to view the website), will take place at Monmouth University in Long Branch, NJ. Mark Bernhard, Tech’s director of continuing and professional education, is helping organize the event.
Tours of Spingsteen’s “stomping grounds” of Asbury Park and Freehold will be offered.
Musical performances will be included as part of the symposium. While Springsteen will not be performing, other Jersey Shore acts will. A university press release lists Boccigalupe, The Badboys as well as Joe Grushecky and The Houserockers as featured acts.
Registration is $345, but only $245 for students. Zc