Fall Semester
By: Steve May
This past week have seen an unusual spike in the theft and burglary crime rate throughout Golan County. Mayor Flowers explained, “There have been over fifty cases of theft, burglary, or attempted crimes in the past nine or so days. This is highly unusual and our police department and sheriff’s department are putting in extra time and energy to find out why this is occurring.”
When asked if the crimes are linked to gang activity, Mayor Flowers answered, “I don’t think so. In fact those who have been caught are generally college kids, and we are wondering if this is not some sort of prank.”
Several of the twenty offenders who have been arrested have stated that they do not understand why they did what they did, but that they were to bring the “loot” to someplace in the country and drop it off. However there were several locations mentioned and the police are still investigating the situation.
Police Detective Derek Mason stated that, “I believe there is some connection between the perpetrators, and that they may not actually be responsible for their crimes.” Detective Mason would not go into further detail about the investigation at this time.
The Police Department is asking anyone with knowledge of any crimes committed in the past week to contact local Crimestoppers at 936-555-TIPS.
Tags: Crime, Mason, Mayor Flowers
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Fall Semester
By: Roy Ryder
The Martha Patterson Annex will host a showing of the work of Ethan Schrader from July 6th through the 10th in the Keppler Memorial Gallery. Schrader is one of ETU’s most famous alumni, graduating with an MFA in 1979. His conceptual art has appeared in galleries around the world, including the New York Museum of Fine Art and Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum, and he has been acclaimed as one of the top 20 artists in America. His paintings and sculpture focus on macabre themes and have been called “daring and chilling” by Art Now magazine.
“It’s a thrill to come back to ETU and be recognized after thirty years,” Schrader said in an interview. “I fell like I’m returning to where it all began. Pinebox was the inspiration for so much of my work. ETU is a special place where creativity and passion can be let loose and nurtured without fear.”
Not all members of the community are pleased with the showing of Schrader’s work. Owen North of the Pinebox Community Protection League has announced plans to protest the gallery on opening night. “I was at ETU in 1979 and saw his foul creations then and I’m glad to be here to denounce his ungodly works now. The man is a menace to the town and a lousy painter,” said Owen when asked about the protest.
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Fall Semester
By: Roy Ryder
An ETU professor angry about a mistake on his paycheck attacked several people at ETU’s payroll office on Monday afternoon. Campus police responded to a 911 call from and found Dr. Timothy Dolby in the process of destroying the office. He refused to comply with officer’s instructions and police used use force to subdue him, including several uses of a police taser and pepper spray.
Gladys Rimley was working in the office when Dolby arrived. “He was extremely agitated about what he thought was a mistake of a penny on his paycheck. When I showed him that it wasn’t an error, just a matter of rounding up in his favor, he went berserk. He screamed, used the most vile profanity, and started throwing things and jumping on the desks. I’ve never seen anyone behave like that. It was terrifying.”
Dolby is a professor of biology at ETU and has a reputation for being well-liked by students and faculty. However, in recent days, associates and staff noted that his behavior had become increasingly bizarre. He canceled office visits with students and failed to show up to teach classes. Long-time friend and colleague Grant Slade reports that he tried to talk to him on Friday but Dolby verbally attacked him.
“When I sought him out to see if I could help, he accused me of trying to steal his research about a recently discovered flower that he was researching. It was an insane paranoid ramble about how everyone wanted to take his work and destroy him.”
Dolby has been charged with assault and destruction of property and is being held in the Golon County Hospital, pending examination.
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Fall Semester
By: Thomas Alvarez
Abrimov Science students were stunned Friday afternoon when the skeletal remains of what appeared to be a student were found piled on the north elevator’s floor. The elevator was cleared to resume standard service Friday morning and four hours of regular use, engineering major Susan Fong opened the elevator to find the corpse.
According to Fong, “I can’t say I was frightened to see the body. At first, it just looked like some fake halloween skeleton that was left behind. I even got into the car to get a better look, that was when I realized it wasn’t fake.” Fong’s reactionary shriek attracted the attention of nearby students who held the elevator’s doors open while she exited the car and called campus security. Security taped the elevator off for a second time while Pinebox PD was called to collect the remains.
Sheriff Butch Anderson issued a statement later that day stating that while the remains were indeed organic, the identifying information left along with the body—a driver’s license and backpack filled with books—belonged to Sean O’Malley, an ETU freshman. O’Malley is still very much alive though, and has been contacted by Pinebox PD to discuss the matter. Anderson went on to say that while they have yet to properly identify the body, it was clearly a hoax to make it look like O’Malley had met a horrible end in that elevator.
O’Malley could not be reached for comment.
Tags: Applied Sciences Power Loss
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Fall Semester
By: Steve May
Jimmy Berry, a twelve year old boy died Saturday as he rode his bike down Linda Lane. While police are investigating the accident, Detective Parker of the Pinbox Police Department stated that “it is apparent that he hit something while traveling at a fast pace, and was thrown over his handlebars and unfortunately landed on his head on the concrete pavement, causing massive head trauma.”
The boy and his friends had been riding their bikes down the hill of Linda Lane and were turning onto a cul-de-sac when the accident occurred.
Berry was a seventh grade student at Pinebox Middle School and a member of Troop 1224 of the Scouts. His parents have requested that anyone wishing to make a donation contact the Raven’s State Bank and give to the Berry Memorial Fund which is to help Pinebox Middle School purchase school supplies and to help teachers in the classroom. “While Jimmy did not love school, he was a good student, and we want to do something to help others remember him,” his father said.
Jimmy was pronounced dead at the scene. The funeral is set for 2 p.m. Wedneday at the Shepherd’s Cemetery.
This article is taken from the Buried Tales of Pinebox anthology and is taken from the story, The Witch of Linda Lane, by Ed Wetterman. Ed is a history teacher, game designer, writer, native Texan, genealogist, fisherman, Assistant Scout Master, Christian, husband, and father fo two. His reading tastes lean toward fantasy, horror, science fiction, history, and role playing games. He enjoys driving a big truck, shooting guns, camping, writing, and hanging out with his geeky friends. He helped found 12 to Midnight in 2003 and wrote Last Rites of the Black Guard, Green’s Guide to Ghosts, Innana’s Kiss, and Fear Effects. He has also contributed to Bloodlines, and the upcoming Realms of Cthulhu by Reality Blurs, and has written several short stories and articles. He and Preston Dubose are currently working on ETU: Degrees of Horror, a plot point role playing game for the Savage Worlds system.
Tags: accident, Berry, Detective Parker, Linda Lane
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Fall Semester
By: Colleen Parker
A spokesman for the US Air Force has identified wreckage discovered over the weekend as belonging to the space shuttle Columbia.
ETU sophomores Kyle Morgan and DeQuina Johnson caused a small flurry of excitement over the weekend when they discovered large sections of wreckage while hiking in the Big Thicket. Although the students originally reported that the wreckage was still smoking when they discovered it, authorities later attributed the mistake to the excitement of their find.
“We’re very grateful Kyle and Dequina for reporting their discovery, and I can see how their imaginations might have gotten carried away. When the Columbia exploded over East Texas in 2003, it left debris scattered over hundreds of miles. Every piece could be an important clue,” said Air Force Spokesman Thomas Grey.
Morgan and Johnson remain steadfast in their claim that the wreckage was recent, and Morgan claims that one of the pieces had strange writing on it. Minutes after Pinebox Sheriff’s Deputies returned with the students, the Air Force arrived on the scene by helicopter. The military quickly cordoned off the debris area to turn away souvenir hunters and prevent bystanders from accidentally tampering with forensic evidence.
Tags: accident, Air Force, columbia, shuttle
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