10 Years Ago July 19, 2012 A preliminary plat to create two commercial lots in a proposed Lexington Road development was approved last week by the P&Z. The 48th annual Woodford County Farm Tour was on July 23. In default of a $1.2 million promissory note, Rubloff Group Holdings avoided foreclosure by conveying the commercial property known as Versailles Center to PBI Bank, Inc. Woodford County Middle School’s site-based council is scheduled to interview three principal candidates on July 21. Nickie Shryock announced his candidacy for re-election to the Versailles City Council. Former Woodford County Coroner Steve Ward, who is serving a jail sentence for misdemeanor sexual misconduct, will ask a judge later this month to approve a request to allow Ward to work during the day at his Versailles funeral home. Patrick Snyder, a Macalester College student from Versailles, has been awarded a U.S. State Department Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) to study critical languages this summer. His language is Arabic. He is the son of Steve and Darlene Snyder of Versailles. Don and Mary Hampton of Versailles are celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary on July 22. Navy Seaman John H. Boren, son of Barbara L. and John W. Boren of Versailles, was recently promoted to his current rank upon graduation from recruit training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill. Boren received the early promotion for outstanding performance during all phases of the training cycle. Jack and Julia Smarr recently celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary on June 13. 25 Years Ago July 24, 1997 William “Billy” Wade Smith, 73, one of Versailles’ most active and best-known African-American leaders, died July 22. Versailles’s city government salary ordinance is still in limbo, following failure to approve second reading of the ordinance Tuesday night. New storm sewer pipes to relieve flooding in the Duell Drive and Ridgewood Drive area are being installed. The Community Education Center, once the site of the Versailles Elementary School, will temporarily house WCHS students this school term while the high school renovation is completed. More than 600 people gathered at the Midway Cemetery on July 4 to witness the dedication of the Veterans Memorial Monument. The Woodford County Schools Central Office will move from Maple Street to the former Pisgah Elementary School early next month. 40 Years Ago July 22, 1982 The P&Z Commission’s Technical Review Committee has been presented details of a zone change request and conceptual development plan for 16.5 acres on Lexington Road between the Woodford Veterinary Clinic and an Exxon station, to be converted from residential to business use. The valuation of property subject to taxation in Woodford County this year totals $531,784,242, PVA Jim Owen Gaines has announced. A Kentucky River Task Force has begun a study of a 54‑mile stretch of the river in the wake of a U. S. Army Corps of Engineers decision to close most of the locks. Vic Hellard Jr. of Versailles is chairman of the task force, whose local members also include Rep. Joe Barrows and Charles Milward. A beautification project on Main Street, including trees and new sidewalks, is nearing completion. Brock C. Cunigan of Versailles has been named housekeeping coordinator for Berea College.
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