May 20, 1923
99 Years Ago
Fighting Continues Around Mountain Top Where Bandits Have Placed Foreign Captives
Fighting continues around the mountain top where the Chinese bandits have placed their foreign captives, including Americans. These men have been held prisoners for two weeks. The diplomatic corps today, after reviewing the situation, decided to send a new note to the government, asking why fighting is permitted to go on, with increasing danger to the foreigners. It is feared the outlaws will execute their threat to kill two foreigners tomorrow night unless the troops cease their attacks. The Chinese government from the first has been opposed to yielding and withdrawing the soldiers. They prefer pressing the attacks even at the cost of foreign lives.
May 20, 1937
85 Years Ago
Student’s Work Put On Display At Cox’s Store
The Industrial Arts Department of the Covington High School is having its annual display this week in the store of A.W. Cox. All of the products on display were constructed by the students of the shop. The display consists of tables, lamps, book cases, ect. The shop was installed in 1935-36 by Alan L. Beamer, instructor. Its course consists of mechanical drawing, woodwork and cold metal work.
May 20, 1987
35 Years Ago
Teachers Protest Principal Transfer
Parents and a large delegation of Jeter Watson Middle School teachers appeared before the Covington School Board Monday to praise the efforts of JWMS Principal Tommy Robertson in restoring order to the middle school and to request that he be left in this position. Robertson was named principal of JWMS following the resignation of Principal Sandra Conner in January. At the end of this school year, Robertson is scheduled to assume the position of principal of Edgemont Elementary School, while Max Shawver will transfer to JWMS.
May 20, 2012
10 Years Ago
Second Generation
Two graduates of the Dabney S. Lancaster Community College Practical Nursing Program, which held its pinning ceremony May 9 at Rockbridge County High School, are children of former students who completed the PNP program when it was hosted at Stonewall Jackson Hospital in Lexington. Donald “Tripp” Curry of Covington, second from left, is the son of Debbie Curry Lee, far left, also of Covington, who is a 1984 graduate of the Rockbridge Practical Nursing Program. JoBeth Broughman, second from right, is the daughter of Lisa Coleman, far right, of Buena Vista, a graduate of the program in 2004. Lee is the director of nursing at the Brian Center in Low Moor, while Coleman is an LPN at the Golden Living Center in Buena Vista.
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