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25 Years Ago - June 1, 1999The Pendleton County Fiscal Court voted 6-3 on May 27 to close a portion of the Lock Road connector.Magistrate Bill Klaber said the county bends over backward to get new industry into the county. The request to close the connector came from an existing business.

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25 Years Ago - May 25, 1999Pendleton County Schools athletic director Tom Woofter and tennis coach Tom Appleman proposed to the school board that all middle school and high school students invovled in any school sport be required to submit to a mandatory drug and alcohol testing before being...

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25 Years Ago - May 18, 1999Pendleton County Judge Henry Bertram provided Falmouth City Council with a draft of an interlocal government agreement to create a countywide emergency operations center, which would include an enhanced 911 system for Pendleton County.

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25 Years Ago - May 11, 1999Bids for an addition to Sharp Middle School were discussed at a special board meeting May 7.The construction project will add nine classrooms, a gymnasium and a multi-purpose outdoor sports field.Estimated cost of the project was set at $2.67 million.

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25 Years Ago - May 4, 1999Several members of the community, members of the Pendleton Fiscal Court, Butler City Council, Pendleton Industrial Authority, Chamber of Commerce, and family and friends of Medialog Inc. gathered April 29 at the Menzie Bottoms location for a groundbreaking.

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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.