The decision of who would be the next Versailles mayor ended when Versailles City Council members voted down one motion and deadlocked on another on July 2. On July1, Mayor Fred Siegelman had turned in his resignation after taking his new position as executive director at Kentucky Correctional Industries. Several tobacco producers, especially those along Elkhorn Creek in northern Woodford County, had crops underwater in the aftermath of this past weekend’s heavy rains. Proposed joint funding for a new countywide emergency alert system appears temporarily halted after Woodford Fiscal Court’s Tuesday meeting, during which county leaders and two Versailles City Council members disagreed over how to decide funding amounts. Navy Airman Recruit Juan A. Sandoval-Garsia, son of Leesa K. and Felipe L. Romo of Versailles, recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill. 25 Years Ago July 16, 1998 Dependent upon funding, a new post office for Versailles may become a reality in about two years at a site yet to be determined. Robert Stilz has resigned as chairman of the Planning and Zoning Commission. Bluegrass Railroad Museum train rides will resume Saturday, repairs to railroad ties having been completed. The Versailles United Methodist Church Youth Choir is performing at churches in Georgia and Florida this week. Amy Elizabeth Collier and Erin Hundley Singer of Versailles were named to the “A” honor roll at Georgetown College. Texas Instruments in Versailles has donated $5,000 to the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center in memory of Gil Wood, a former longtime manager of the Versailles plant. Dr. Joe Richardson of St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington has been named as the medical control physician for the county EMS department, following the resignation of Dr. Rob Hutchinson, a Versailles family practice physician.
40 Years Ago July 14, 1983 Woodford County schools rank 49th out of 183 school districts in Kentucky, according to results of recent achievement tests. The Woodford Board of Education earned over $52,500 from the sale of the Nonesuch School property. John Dwight Stratton, an architectural student at the University of Kentucky, is on a 10‑week tour of Europe as a participant in the Summer International Workshop. James 0. Springate has been named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at the Salmon P. Chase College of Law at Northern Kentucky University. Jeffrey Sames of Midway was named to the Dean’s List at Georgetown College. Midway’s tax rate remains unchanged for the new year — 18.1 cents per $100 valuation. Mike Lathrem and Leanne Warren left last week for a trip to Denmark, sponsored by Berea College and a Danish exchange program, where they will represent this area in demonstrations of folk dances.