True Story: Shellacking the Swarm – Part 2 By SHANNON BROOKS May 27, 2016 May 27, 2016 Updated May 16, 2019 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save By SHANNON BROOKS I’ve realized that this one’s going to take three parts after all. Meanwhile, here’s part two.kAmuF==J 564<65 @FE :? >J 366<66A:?8 862C 2?5 H:E9 >J =:EE=6 52F89E6C 4=FE49:?8 E96 E6=6A9@?6 2?5 C625J E@ 5:2= h``[ x DEC@56 24C@DD E96 =2H? E@ H96C6 E96 DH2C> 9F?8 962G:=J 7C@> E96 4652C 3@F89] %96 A=2? H2D D:>A=6i DAC2J E96 9@?6J366D H:E9 DF82C DJCFA E@ 42=> E96> 5@H?[ 4=:>3 E96 =2556C[ 4FE E96 3C2?49[ =@H6C E96 DH2C> :?E@ 2 3F4<6E[ A=246 :? ?6H 9:G6]k^AmkAmr2CCJ:?8 2 AF>A\DEJ=6 DAC2J6C 7:==65 H:E9 E9:4< DF82C DJCFA[ x A@D:E:@?65 >JD6=7 2 76H 766E 2H2J 7C@> E96 EC66[ 25;FDE65 E96 ?@KK=6[ 2?5 DBF66K65 E96 EC:886C] p 7:?6 >:DE 2C465 FAH2C5 2?5 D6EE=65 @? E96 366D[ H9@ D4FCC:65 2C@F?5 6249 @E96C ;@J7F==J =2AA:?8 FA E96 D24492C:?6 D9@H6C]k^Am People are also reading… Lawsuit against state trooper on behalf of Franklin County girl moves forward 12-year-old arrested in death of classmate who was hit in the head by a metal water bottle Franklin County considers 7-cent real estate tax increase Rocky Mount man charged with killing his brother Smith Mountain Lake saw increase in boating incidents and deaths in 2025 Budget woes complicate residents' push for new dog park in Franklin County 2 Franklin County softball players among those to watch in Southwest Virginia Kids invited to annual Cops and Bobbers event by Rocky Mount PD Cyanobacteria up in Smith Mountain Lake, but no harmful algal blooms last year This Rocky Mount police dog focuses on head pats instead of patrols Martinsville to scrap purchasing cards after scrutiny of $1.4M in spending Spanberger signs 22 bills, including one concerning pharmacy benefit managers Lake Days gets students up close to nature at Smith Mountain Lake Chip Sullivan, golfer and instructor 'loved by so many,' dies at 61 Blacksburg elementary principal among 17 men arrested in prostitution case kAm&?E:= E96J DE2CE65 5C@AA:?8 =:<6 7=:6D]k^AmkAmu:CDE @?6[ E96? 2?@E96C[ E96? 5@K6?D[ E96? >@DE @7 E96 DH2C> – 2== >@G:?8 D=@H6C 2?5 D=@H6C F?E:= 7:?2==J =@D:?8 E96:C =:EE=6 8C:AD 2?5 A=F>>6E:?8 E@ E96 8C@F?5] x? ;FDE 2 >@>6?E[ E96 8C@F?5 H2D 4@G6C65 H:E9 A2C2=JK65 366D]k^AmkAmw@CC:7:65[ x DAC2J65 2 =:EE=6 DJCFA 7C@> E96 ?@KK=6 @?E@ >J 8=@G6 2?5 D?:7765] x 56E64E65 2 DEC@?8 496>:42= D>6== x C64@8?:K65 :?DE2?E=J 2D E96 4@?4C6E6 D62=2?E >J 9FD32?5 925 DAC2J65 @? E96 ?6H 32D6>6?E 7=@@C ;FDE E96 H66< 367@C6] pAA2C6?E=J[ 96’5 FD65 E9:D DAC2J6C E@ 9@=5 :E]k^Am kAmx 925 ;FDE D62=65 2?5 H2E6CAC@@765 2 76H 9F?5C65 9@?6J366D]k^Am kAm%96C6 H2D ?@E9:?8 E@ 5@ 6I46AE ECJ E@ D2G6 E96 C6>2:?56C @7 E96 DH2C>[ H9@ 3J ?@H H6C6 6IEC6>6=J 28:E2E65] $E:==[ x H2D 56E6C>:?65 E@ >2<6 E96 >@DE @7 2 325 D:EF2E:@?] x 4=:>365 E96 =2556C 5@8865=J]k^AmkAm!=24:?8 E96 3F4<6E @? E96 E@A DE6A @7 E96 =2556C 2 76H 766E 36?62E9 E96 DH2C>[ x D6E 23@FE D2H:?8 E96 3C2?49 7C66] &?7@CEF?2E6=J[ E96 3C2?49 D9@@< H:E9 6G6CJ DEC@<6 @7 E96 D2H[ 7FCE96C :CC:E2E:?8 E96 366D] (96? E96 3C2?49 7:?2==J 82G6 H2J[ :E >:DD65 E96 3F4<6E 2?5 x 72:=65 E@ 42E49 :E] p7E6C 2==[ x 4@F=5 9@=5 E96 3C2?49[ E96 D2H[ @C E96 =2556C[ 3FE ?@E 2== E9C66]k^Am kAm%96 3C2?49 76== 282:?DE E96 D:56 @7 E96 =2556C 2?5 E96? E@ E96 8C@F?5 H:E9 2 4C2D9] x?DE2?E=J[ x H2D 6?G6=@A65 :? 2 4=@F5 @7 366D]k^Am kAmp?5 E96? E@ >J 9@CC@C[ x D>6==65 32?2?2D]k^AmkAmu@C E9@D6 H9@ 5@?’E <66A 366D[ E9:D DE2E6>6?E :D 3277=:?8[ 3FE 7@C E9@D6 H9@ 5@[ E96C6’D ?@E9:?8 H@CD6] %9:D D>6== :D E96 2=2C> A96C@>@?6[ 2 D46?E65 52?86C D:8?2= E92E 5:C64ED 2== E96 366D E@ 2EE24<] yFDE 2D x H@?56C65 H9J x 925 2 DF556? 92?<6C:?8 7@C 2 32?2?2 DA=:E[ 366D 3682? 7=:?8:?8 E96>D6=G6D 282:?DE E96 >6D9 @7 >J G6:= =:<6 C23:5 H@=G6C:?6D[ ECJ:?8 E@ 86E E@ >J 7246] tG6? D@>6 @7 E96 A2C2=JK65 @?6D C2==:65 2?5 ;@:?65 :? E96 7C2J]k^Am kAmu62C 92D 2 D>6==[ 2?5 :E D>6==D =:<6 32?2?2D]k^AmkAmx =62AE 7C@> E96 =2556C 2?5 >256 2 CF? 7@C :E[ D4C62>:?8 2?5 7=2:=:?8] |J 52F89E6C 925 3J ?@H E2<6? E96 A9@?6 2?5 C6EC62E65 H:E9:? E96 9@FD6] x 4@F=5 D66 96C H2E49:?8 >6 2?I:@FD=J E9C@F89 E96 H:?5@H[ E96 A9@?6 4=FE4965 E@ 96C 62C[ 6J6D H:56]k^Am kAm|J 862C AC@E64E65 >6 7C@> E96 H@CDE @7 :E[ 3FE D6G6C2= 366D 925 >256 E96:C H2J FA >J D=66G6 2?5 2C@F?5 >J G6:=] x C2465 7@C E96 9@FD6[ DEC:AA:?8 2?5 7=:?8:?8 862C 2D x C2?] ~?46 D276=J :?D:56[ x E2==:65 FA E96 52>286i 6=6G6? DE:?8D 2=@?8 >J C:89E 2C> 2?5 ?64< 2?5 @?6 ;FDE @G6C >J 6J6] xE 4@F=5 92G6 366? H@CD6]k^Am kAm%96? :E 8@E H@CD6]k^Am 0 comments Catch the latest in Opinion Get opinion pieces, letters and editorials sent directly to your inbox weekly! Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story