August 29, 2023
25 Years Ago -September 2, 1998
A large crowd gathered on Chad Road August 28 for the Hughes Ridge Place groundbreaking ceremony of the Housing Authority of Falmouth. The new units consist of Max Goldberg Place and the Robert L. Madon Building.
Pendleton Fiscal Court voted August 27 to take the four-tenths of a percent increase for the 1998 tax rate. The new rate of 13.0 per 100 assessment is for personal property, motor vehicles and watercraft. The small increase will produce a total of $291,983 in revenues. The same tax rate last year produced $275,907.
Two white males in their late twenties unsuccessfully attempted to rob Peach Grove Market at the intersection of Highway 10 & 154 around 11:40 a.m. August 28.
50 Years Ago - August 31, 1973
Mayor Max Goldberg presented a letter to Charles O. Pugh, Administrator of Pendleton County Hospital, telling of a $22,654.73 gift that is on the way for the hospital. Mayor Goldberg is chiefly responsible for this gift which he has recommended to the Scholl's people to give to this institution.
County Court Clerk Carol W. Ockerman announces that September 24, 1973, is the last day to register or re-register in order to be eligible to vote in the November General Election.
75 Years Ago - September 3, 1948
The drought that has been in progress for several weeks in this section causing thousands of dollars in damage, was ended to some extent Sunday afternoon when a rain fell on the county. Reports are that heavy wind and hail accompanied the rain and caused severe damage to tobacco and corn crops, particularly in the eastern part of the county.
Falmouth schools will open Monday, September 6, for enrollment.
The Falmouth fire department was called to Blades' Grocery on Shelby Street Monday afternoon to extinguish a small blaze.
Funeral services for Pvt. Wayne Alton Steele, son of Mr. and Mrs. Garnet E. Steele of Concord, will be held at the Thomas Fossett & Yelton Funeral Home Wednesday afternoon, September 1, at 3 o'clock.
Performing a service to their community, Pendleton, Falmouth, and Federal officials along with a prominent businessman cooperated 100 percent together to send three dope addicts to the U. S. Narcotic Farm at Lexington and perhaps break up a ring of dope selling in this part of Kentucky. Those arrested last week at Fishers' Tourist Camp registered as John Taylor of Detroit, Michigan, Robert Kemp of St. Louis, Missouri, and John Heath of Kocomo, Indiana.
100 Years Ago -August 31, 1923
The city of Falmouth will place a large concrete sewer through the lot formaly occupied by the Gallowy loose leaf warehouse, and will extend from Chapel to Main Street. The sewer will be large enough to take care of the large amount of surface water that drains into that ditch. When the sewer is finished, J. W. Booher and F. M. Shoemaker, the owners of this lot, will fill it up which will greatly improve this section of the town. Dewey Dougherty has the contract to build the sewer.
Dairymen received this week their first checks from the Co-operative Pare Milk Association in Covington. The dairymen are well satisfied with the first this first payment.
Dogs raided the flock of sheep of Leman Ammerman on the Broadford Pike Sunday night. The dogs killed his five bucks and badly frightened the flock. Mr. Ammerman says the dogs were found eating the dead sheep the next morning and proved to be the neighborhood dogs.
J. H. Bowen and Charles Hutsell, of near Unity, were driving to town last Wednesday and when turning a sharp curve on Straight Shoot Pike, their machine was struck by an oil truck. The car was badly damaged and Mr. Bowen received an ugly bruise on his lip and arm. We are glad to say his injuries are not serious.
Confederate pension checks amounting to $68,272.70 were mailed out Wednesday by State Treasurer James A. Wallace to pensioners on the Confederate roll. Thirty new names have been added to the roll since the last payment of pensions.
On Monday, September 3rd, pupils will be enrolled and classified. Book lists will be given out and lessons assigned where possible. We anticipate the largest enrollment that the school has ever had.
Falmouth Public Schools open next Monday, September 3rd, in the new building. Every parent should see that their children start on the first day.