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25 Years Ago - January 18, 2000At the Jan. 11 Falmouth City Council meeting, Mayor Gene Flaugher presented council members with copies of a brief letter, dated Jan. 7, which had been sent to police Chief Greg Reis.

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25 Years Ago - January 4, 2000Fiscal Court voted in a special meeting on Dec. 30 to proceed with all phases of the emergency command center project, including purchase of property.Before the vote, the court went into closed session to discuss land purchase for the center to be built on.After the...

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25 Years Ago - December 21, 1999The courtroom upstairs in the Pendleton County courthouse was full last Wednesday as residents from KY 22 west came to find out what was going on with their road.Many of the residents were concerned that a proposed connector road from I-75 at Williamstown to Falmouth...

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25 Years Ago - December 14, 1999Gov. Paul Patton signed an executive order on Dec. 10 lifting the burn ban across the state.The executive order rescinds the ban put in place Nov. 18 as a response to extensive forest fires that endangered public health and safety, and threatened natural resources of...

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25 Years Ago - December 7, 1999Melissa King, daughter of Homer Jr. and Barbara Sue King, was crowned Miss Millennium on Nov. 27.The Millennium Pageant was sponsored by the Falmouth Merchants and the proceeds from the pageant were donated to Shop With a Cop.Amy Spencer was first runner-up; Leanne...

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25 Years Ago - November 30, 1999Gov. Paul Patton presented a $989,0000 for Pendleton County to Judge Executive Henry Bertram on Nov. 29.The Community Development Block Grant is for the construction of 28 miles of water lines for a part of the county relying on contaminated cisterns.“These...

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25 Years Ago - November 23, 1999Four employees of the Fifth Third Bank, 412 Ridgeway Ave., Falmouth, were still inside the building a few minutes prior to their 6 p.m. closing on Nov. 17 when a gunman came in and demanded money.The robber carried a .22-caliber rifle under the cover of a coat, wore...

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25 Years Ago - November 16, 1999A nice crowd gathered Nov. 13 in the courthouse square in Falmouth to celebrate Veterans Day.Charles Wells, a World War II Army veteran was honored for his service.

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25 Years Ago - November 9, 1999Residents in the McKenneysburg area spoke out Thursday at a public meeting, saying they want a new bridge put back where the old bridge was.More than 56 residents crowded into the community room at the Pendleton County Courthouse to voice their opinion on the new...