Looking Back

25 Years Ago - March 3, 1998 Many residents from Butler, Falmouth, and Pendleton County gathered on the courthouse lawn Sunday afternoon to watch as a granite bench containing the names of the five residents who lost their lives during the flood was dedicated.

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25 Years Ago - February 24, 1998 The Falmouth police and fire departments wish to thank Billy Hall for locating a missing care facility resident after hours of search came to no avail.

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25 Years Ago - February 17, 1998 In preparation for the possibility of the Pendleton County Detention Center being shut down, Judge/Executive Don Mays asked fiscal court at their February 12 meeting to be allowed to contact other facilities within a 100 mile radius and seek contract possibilities.

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25 Years Ago - February 10, 1998 Service International returned to Falmouth for its fourth visit in spite of cancellation and extreme winter weather in the county.

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25 Years Ago - February 3, 1998 Charges of discrimination being made against the city of Falmouth due to their hesitation to annex properties in Landview Acres and selecting appraisal services for the buyout program were on the agenda for the January 28 Falmouth City Council special meeting.

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25 Years Ago - January 27, 1998 The Rebound Bowl, sponsored by St. Luke Hospitals Health Alliance, in honor of Pendleton County’s “rebound” from the 1997 Flood, recognized Jo Ann Florence, director of St. Luke Alcohol and Drug Treatment Center, and David Tackett, principal of Phillip Sharp Middle...

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25 Years Ago - January 20, 1998 State Rep. Tom McKee announced January 14 at a special-called  park board meeting that Gov. Paul Patton has committed $3 million for a nine-hole golf course at Kincaid Lake State Park.

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25 Years Ago - January 13, 1998   A 14-year-old and a 15-year old juvenile were taken into custody on January 8 for the vandalism at Phillip $. Sharp Middle School near Butler.