The Shadow
10 Years Ago
March 29, 2012
Former Covington Mayor Harrison Scott On Ballot
W. Harrison Scott has announced his candidacy for the District 4
seat on Covington City Council in the upcoming May 1 election.
Scott, who served on city council from 2004-2008 and as mayor from
2006-2008, is married to Rebecca Scott, an English teacher at Covington
High School for 30 years. They have two daughters and six grandchildren.
Virginia’s First Urban Winery Sets May Opening In Norfolk
Jennifer Doumar experienced her “Aha!” moment with wine in Napa
Valley. She hopes some of her customers will have theirs in Ghent.
Doumar plans to open Mermaid Winery, which will produce, bottle
and serve wine, in Norfolk on May 1. It will be the state’s first urban
winery, according to Annette Ringwood Boyd, director of the Virginia
Wine Board’s marketing office in Richmond.
25 Years Ago
March 29, 1997
Area Governments Ranked In Public School Funding
Covington leads the state in effort to fund public schools, according
to a report released by the Virginia Education Association.
The report, entitled “Virginia’s Educational Disparities,” is released
annually by the Education Association. The latest report, based on research
of 1994-95 data, shows that disparities exist among Virginia’s 134 school
divisions in dropout rates, expenditures per pupil, teacher salaries and students
continuing their education beyond high school.
One of the oldest houses in Covington was razed Friday at 130 W. Riverside Avenue.
The 164-year-old dwelling was known historically as the Henry Hoke House and was
built around 1833. The brick front section from 1833 was added to a log structure in the
year which had been built earlier and had been covered over. There were also two outbuildings
in the back yard, one of which had been a kitchen and the other a storehouse.
The property is owned by the heirs of the late William “Red” King who died approximately
two years ago. The house had been built on one of the original lots laid off for the town
of Covington by Dr. James Merry around 1818.
50 Years Ago
March 29, 1972
Nader To Continue ITT Case Challenge
Ralph Nader says he will carry his challenge of the merger of International
Telephone & Telegraph Corp. with the Hartford Fire Insurance Co. to the
Connecticut Supreme Court.
Nader and other challengers to the merger were rebuffed Wednesday when a
Connecticut superior court judge dismissed their suit to block the merger, which
would be the biggest merger in history between two giant corporations.
Deficiency Bill Of Two Billions Reaches House Today
Carrying a jolting reminder that the cost of World War II didn’t end when the
last shot was fired, a $2,471,498,548 deficiency appropriation bill went to the
house today with appropriations committee backing.
Nearly 75 percent of the total is accounted for by two items directly connected
with the war: $151,894,500 for the Veterans Administration and $300,000,000
for relief in occupied areas abroad.
