Days Gone By In Staunton

Thursday, December 15, 1966 -- VANDALS HIT LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL EARLY MONDAY -- Several vandals broke into the high school early Monday morning. They gained entrance by breaking the windows in the rear doors of the school.

The Star-Times did not arrive at the school until 7:30 a.m. and by that time the custodial staff had cleaned up much of the mess, having started before 6:00. It was evident, though, what greeted the staff when they arrived that morning. Eggs were still being scrubbed off the walls and floors, broken light fixtures were hanging from the ceiling, and the smell of disinfectant was...