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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 .

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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. His son, attorney Don Wells, spoke eloquently of his father.

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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.

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25 Years Ago - November 2, 1999Ed and Kathy Denton of Falmouth, Massachusetts, made a point to visit Falmouth, Kentucky, on their way back home from vacation.Their main purpose was to visit with Falmouth firefighter Lou Burke and fire Capt.

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25 Years Ago - October 26, 1999The annual Pendleton/Grant Counties Fox Hunt will be held Oct. 28 to 30 in Pendleton County.Dogs must be registered and numbered by 7:30 p.m. Oct. 28 at the Pendleton County Fairgrounds, where the bench show is set for 8 p.m. Oct. 28.Field trials will be held Oct.

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25 Years Ago - October 19, 1999The city of Falmouth was presented with the Silver Renaissance Award by Kentucky Gov. Paul Patton at the League of Cities Convention in Paducah.The award was presented to Falmouth Mayor Gene Flaugher by Tami Vater, director of Downtown Falmouth Inc.

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25 Years Ago - October 12, 1999At the Capital View cross country meet in Frankfort on Oct. 2, the girls team did what no other Pendleton County team has ever been able to do at Frankfort — they brought home a first plan team trophy.

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25 Years Ago - October 5, 1999Pendleton County Fiscal Court canceled the second reading of a water shortage ordinance, stating magistrates expect significant rewording of the ordinance to clear up the rights of farmers to irrigate crops and water livestock.

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25 Years Ago - September 28, 1999Jennifer McCall doesn’t have a problem lately telling people where she lives. It’s the house on U.S. 27 near Butler with hundreds of pumpkins decorating her front lawn.

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25 Years Ago - September 21, 1999Gene Flaugher was sworn in as the new mayor of Falmouth, filling the vacancy left by Jim Hammond, during the Sept. 14 City Council meeting.Flaugher was voted in as a councilman in last November’s election.Flaugher said his main goal is to make Falmouth more livable.