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25 Years Ago - April 20, 1999Jerry Warren, 55, of the Louisville area, was piloting a single-engine Mooney airplane at 5:30 p.m. April 17 when engine trouble forced him to make a crash landing on the AA Highway near Iler Road, about a quarter mile south of the Pendleton County line.

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25 Years Ago - April 13, 1999Pathfinders, seventh-grade students from Philip A. Sharp Middle School, spent most of the day Tuesday, April 6, picking up garbage and debris on various vacant lots and streets in the city of Falmouth.

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25 Years Ago - April 6, 1999A public hearing was held on April 1 at Northern Elementary to provide reasons for the proposed closing of the Lock Road connector and to allow citizens to express their support of nonsupport for this action.This connector is located between highways 177 and 3162.

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25 Years Ago - March 30, 1999VEGE Manufacturing in Falmouth held an open house March 26 for its employees and the community. A NASCAR vehicle and several antique cars were on display and snacks were provided along with self-guided tours.

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25 Years Ago - March 23, 1999* The annual chili supper sponsored by the Kincaid Lake State Park Development Association is scheduled for 5 to 7 p.m. March 27 at the Kincaid Lake State Park Multi-Purpose Building.The menu will include chili, pimento cheese sandwiches, hot dogs and desserts.

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25 Years Ago - March 16, 1999The Department of Local Government (DLG) told fiscal court members March 11 in so many words that the jail project is locked up until the court goes back through DLG, filing a letter of intent, providing certified appraisals on property purchased for the jail project...

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25 Years Ago - March 9, 1999After 30 days of gathering information and working to create a suggested completed budget, the budget committee of the Falmouth City Council was at last able to give their report to the financial committee on March 2 at a special meeting.

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25 Years Ago - March 2, 1999Each year, the Pendleton County Education Foundation funds a project that the board feels will help in building good character for the youth of Pendleton County to present with their Character Building Award.

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25 Years Ago - Feb. 23, 1999   A small group of business people from the downtown area of Falmouth, as well as concerned citizens, attended a public forum held in the community room of the Pendleton County Courthouse on Feb. 16.

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25 Years Ago - Feb. 16, 1999 Keith Burt, a representative of Frontiervision was present (at the Falmouth City Council meeting) to hear comments and questions from the audience and council and to respond concerning the poor service being provided to the Falmouth and Butler areas.