By Jaime Thomas A dozen special responders piled inside Mary J. Tanner school on Monday and began methodically checking to see that every door was locked and the hallways were clear. Their goal: to find and debilitate an active shooter and then de-escalate a hostage situation. The SERT (Sheriff Emergency Response Team,) armed and dressed [...]
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The Whitehall Rifle Team remained on a collision course with Galway by downing visiting Moreau last Thursday, 974-950. With one match to go, both teams are 12-1. A win by both this week would mean a shoot off in Hudson Falls on April 18. In last week’s match a bit of history was made in [...]
Sheriff’s dept. run “active shooter” drill at school
A man in a red shirt carrying a rifle and a concealed handgun walked through the doors of Whitehall Elementary School on Monday and took Dorothy Hart’s fourth grade class hostage. A standoff with the Washington County Sheriff’s Department’s Special Emergency Response Team ensued and after several tense moments the gunman was shot and a [...]
Rifle club wins pair of matches
Rifle Club wins two The Whitehall Rifle Club didn’t have a particularly good week, but it was good enough, as they downed visiting Fort Ann 973-951. Most of the usually consistent shooters on the Whitehall team were a bit off but as so often happens, there was someone to pull them out. This week it [...]
Rifle Club loses to Galway
Once again, the Whitehall Rifle Club suffered a tough road loss to a young Galway team. This is the third consecutive year the combination of a long drive and the good shooting of a youthful Galway team has given Whitehall fits. Whitehall didn’t shoot bad–978 is a good score–but Galway’s 980 was better. Galway’s [...]
Rifle club claims county title
The Whitehall Rifle Club cemented its place as champion of the Tri-County Rifle League by defeating Reynolds Road 977-938 last Thursday. Whitehall was led by John Hollister who fired his second perfect 200 of the season and finished as the league’s top shooter with a sterling average of 197.7. Jason Pratt had the second-highest score [...]
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