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50 Years Ago
June 14, 1973
Dr. Malcolm Tenney, district health director, reminded residents to use caution when dealing with ticks, which were in abundance at the time. He recommended either burning a tick or flushing it down the toilet. - Horror fans were in for a treat at Hull’s Drive-in. “Revenge of the Living Dead,” “Curse of the Living Dead” and “Fangs of the Living Dead” were playing in a triple feature. - Glasgow resident Emma June D. McDermott was named the Democratic candidate for the House of Delegates from the 9th House District by a special committee appointed by the district Democratic Convention in Bedford.
20 Years Ago
June 18, 2003
About 110 residents – an estimated one-third from the Kerrs Creek area – gathered at Big Spring to hear about the geology and hydrology of the spring. Nestle was considering extracting water from the spring and setting up a bottling plant nearby. - Members of the class of 2003 at Rockbridge County High School were each given crayons by Principal Andrew Bryan, a symbolic gift of the students’ creative spirit. - Rockbridge County High School was given a fiberglass wildcat constructed by Mark Cline and painted by Matthew St. Clair and Chris Johnson.
