10 Years Ago December 9, 2010
A fire on Dec. 3 at a Cummins Ferry farmhouse took the lives of two children. Woodford residents have banded together in several efforts to support the grieving survivors. The Woodford County Farm Bureau was recognized for outstanding membership and program achievement during the recent 91st Kentucky Farm Bureau annual meeting in Louisville Dec. 3. Judge-Executive John Coyle gave the oath of office to the Property Valuation Administrator Gary Gillis and his deputies for the upcoming term of office. The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) recently honored Community Trust Bank, Inc. as Kentucky’s top SBA lender for federal fiscal year 2009-2010, both in number of loans (91) and in dollars ($11,767,700). For what several city leaders called a long-overdue project, councilmembers voted yes Tuesday night to engineer Tim Thompson’s bid of $22,000 to survey for and design a new sidewalk in front of Simmons Elementary School on Tyrone Pike. Woodford County High School boys’ basketball team overcame 23 turnovers to win their home opener 68-61 over Western Hills at the Hive. The girls’ basketball easily won their game over Western Hills 56-39. The Woodford County High School wrestling team opened the season on a solid note. After winning their opening meet 72-0 at home Dec. 1, against Bryan Station, they traveled to Oldham County High School Dec. 4, where they went 3-2 in the Oldham County Superduals and finished in sixth place out of 15 teams. 25 Years Ago December 7, 1995
Installation of a traffic signal at South Main Street and Montgomery Avenue in Versailles will take place in January. Winfrey Adkins and Kent Miller have been promoted at the Woodford Bank and Trust Company – Adkins to vice president of marketing and Miller to assistant vice president and branch manager. From 76 applications, the Woodford County Board of Education has selected three candidates for the open position of superintendent of schools. They are Dr. John W. Vaughan of Troy, Ala., Dr. Richard F. Flynn of Hilton Head Island, S.C., and Dr. Charles Dowler of Wilmington, Ohio. The fate of two Versailles drugstores, Rite-aid and Revco, will not be known until the two parent companies’ merger becomes official next spring. Woodford County High School juniors on the 4.0 and above honor roll are Daniel T. Bengston, Megan E. Canfield, Stefanie Dankel, Katie Moore, David S. Newton, Hannah K. Rhodes, and Sarah E. Trumbore. Seniors on the WCHS boys’ basketball team are Mychal Bland, Joe Wheeler, Lionel Morton, Aulton Greene, Matt Michel-Mann, Mike Weber, J.P. Gibson, Mike Ruehrwine and Jonathan Higgins. Girls’ team seniors are Jennie Cook and Eileen Christenson. 40 Years Ago December 4, 1980
Preliminary census figures show Woodford County with a population of 17,616, a 22-percent increase over the 14,434 counted in the 1970 census. Versailles population is 6,202; Midway’s is 1,435. Cub Scout Pack 324 members who recently received recognition pins were John Powell, Jamie Wiglesworth, John Wells, Andrew Cowan, Johnathan Geilear, Danny Ledford, Joe Mattingly and Kevin Bellinger. The Arrow of Light award was presented to Pack 32 member Aaron Smith. Dr. and Mrs. R. Lynn Kelley of Midway entertained Dr. Kelley’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Kelley, of Sharon, Pa., over the Thanksgiving holidays. Risque Harper of Washington, D.C., and his son, John, a student at the University of the South at Sewanee, Tenn., spent last weekend with Col. and Mrs. Lewis Maury. The Woodford County Yellow Jackets basketball team opened the season Tuesday night with an 85-60 win over Jessamine County. WCHS football players named all-staters in the Associated Press and Louisville Courier-Journal polls were Louis Mucci and Mike Laine. Coach Dan Cassity was named Class AAA Coach of the Year by the Courier-Journal. Mucci, Laine, and Jimmy Burch were named to the all CKC first team, while Bruce Stratton and Jimmy Ellis were second-team selections. Texas Instruments and its employees here have pledged $22,750.94 to the United Way, helping to bring the campaign to 70 percent of the goal.