25 Years Ago - August 17, 1999
Pendleton Fiscal Court approved the interlocal agreement with the cities of Falmouth and Butler at its regular meeting Aug. 12 for enhanced 911 emergency telephone service.
The court had the first reading of the ordinance to establish and start the funding of the service.
The monthly charge will be $2.50 on an individual telephone exchange line basis limited to a maximum of 25 exchange lines per account, to be collected on customer monthly phone bills.
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Falmouth Mayor Jim Hammond’s letter of resignation was presented to City Council Aug. 10 by City Clerk Terry England.
Hammond stated in the letter, “Disagreement with the goals and the direction for the city of Falmouth has hindered my performance and negated my ability to assist in furthering those goals.”
That same day, Jaime Hammond, Thomas Keeton, Sandra Bishop and Bryan Bishop all stood before District Judge David Melcher on charges in connection to a July 16 assault of a 17-year-old at the home of the former mayor.
50 Years Ago - August 16, 1974
Mrs. Marjorie Haley has been employed as outreach and referral aide for Pendleton County for Senior Citizens of Northern Kentucky. She will be traveling throughout the county seeking the senior citizens who may need some form of assistance.
She will provide information referral and counseling services, and will be working closely with other agencies serving local senior citizens.
Haley, a native of Pendleton County, has been employed for 14 years by the County Food Distribution Program. She is the wife of farmer Thomas Haley, the mother of five children and grandmother of three.
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County Judge David Pribble has formally entered a court order setting the date of Sept. 28 as the day for the Falmouth wet-dry election.
The question that will be on the ballot reads: “Are you in favor of the sale of alcoholic beverages in the City of Falmouth, Ky.?”
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A piece from the Kentucky Post republished in the Outlook: A cold beer can be a thirst-quencher in most of Kentucky Post country. In Pendleton County, it can land you in jail.
This has been an undisputed fact in Falmouth for 23 years. But come Sept. 28, that could change.
On that date, the people of Falmouth will be going to the polls to decide whether they wish to remain dry to permit the sale of alcoholic beverage.
The last time this question was brought before the people was in 1951, and that time it was heavily defeated.
The vote was for the whole county and it is not by chance that this vote will be just for the city of Falmouth.
Charles Habermehl, 51, a disabled veteran, 403 Liberty St., was the main force in getting the 361 signatures to have the question placed on the ballot.
He admitted that the wet forces had a much better chance in the town of 2,400 than they would in the county as a whole...
75 Years Ago - August 19, 1949
The Pendleton County Board of Education set the opening date for schools as Labor Day, Sept. 5.
All parents who have children starting to school this year for the first time are urgently requested to comply with the new state health law and have their child examined by their family physician before school opens. The law specifically states that no beginning child shall be enrolled by any school unless the parent presents a health certificate showing that the child has been examined and vaccinated for smallpox.
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Pendleton County Fiscal Court, with Judge Early Cummins presiding, voted to build two bridges, one on River Road near Falmouth, and another on Hamilton Road on Kincaid.
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Deluxe Cleaners on Courthouse Alley in Falmouth posted this notice: “Please call for your dry cleaning promptly. We have several customers who have failed to pick up their clothing. We are not responsible for over 30 days. Your promptness will be appreciated.
100 Years Ago - August 15, 1924
Thirty-three persons out of 108 who took the examination for registered pharmacists in Lexington were successful, according to announcement by the Kentucky Board of Pharmacy.
Fifteen of them were granted certificates for registered pharmacists and the others certificates for assistant pharmacists.
Among the 108 who took the examination was Miss Fern Clayton of Falmouth. Miss Clayton was one of seven who passed the senior grade, a standing which only those who make a high average could gain. She was the only woman in the entire class who passed with the senior grade and she has been given the certificate of registered pharmacist.
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One of the largest gatherings of farm people ever held in Falmouth took place at the fairgrounds last Saturday when members of the Tri-State Milk Producers association, the Farmers Union and the Burley Tobacco Growers Cooperative assembled for a day’s outing.
A crowd estimated at between 5,000 and 6,000 people attended the picnic.
Farmers, dairymen and others interested in the cooperative selling movement from three states took part in the festivities, and speeches from some of the leading authorities in the country on farm problems were heard.