Rockbridge man breaks state record by catching heaviest fallfish in Virginia
It was 13 ounces bigger than the previous state record fallfish
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ROCKBRIDGE, Va. – A Sunday afternoon fishing trip led to a record-breaking catch from one Rockbridge man.
Jerry Hall was spending his afternoon fishing for trout along Cowpasture River in Bath County when a particularly heavy fallfish hit his Joe’s fly on March 21, according to the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR).
The next thing he knew, he caught a fallfish that weighed 3 pounds, 5 ounces and was 19.75 inches in length.
Hall said he normally catches and releases the fish, but he had an inkling he had a record-breaking catch.
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A 1974 graduate, Maledy said there were P.E. sections in the pool her sophomore and junior years. As a high school girl, messing up your hair in the middle of the day wasn t desirable, Maledy said. In high school, your appearance mattered, and it took time to do your hair.
The 1969 Hickman High School yearbook, Cresset, on one page with photos notes that Hickman swimmers completed their first season in their own pool with a perfect 9-0 record. The 1968 yearbook said the pool was unfinished.
The pool is mentioned briefly in a school district history Public School Education in Columbia, which states the pool and a wing of classrooms were part of bond issues approved in 1962, 1964, 1966 and 1968.
The Columbia Police Department confirmed Tuesday that human remains recently found at Rock Bridge Memorial State Park belong to missing woman Mengqi Ji.
The department announced the news Tuesday afternoon. Joining Mayor Brian Treece were police Chief Geoff Jones and Assistant Chief Jeremiah Hunter. The remains were found March 25 by a hiker in an isolated area of the park.
Dental records were compared to the remains and were a match, Treece said.
He recognized the efforts of multiple law enforcement agencies and other public entities that aided the investigation, as well as the public. It is the public that ultimately helped bring closure to Ji s family, Treece said. This identification is the next step in a very thorough and continuing investigation. Because (investigators) never gave up, the victim is named.
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