October 5, 1998 – The Sharon Elementary School sixth grade classes of Dave Peters and Carol Lee McGuire Bishop visited the Virginian Review Wednesday and were given a tour of all departments by Coite Beirne, the press room foreman. Mrs. Susan Barnett, a parent, also accompanied the students on the tour. National Newspaper Week has been observed since 1940 during the first week of October (Bill Lumpkin Photo)