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By Damon Stone, Staff Writer Several industries held the first Back-To-School Bash at Dugas Community Park on Wednesday, July 30, ahead August 7 when students had their first day. These industries, including Halton, Smuckers, Dollar General, Central States Manufacturing Inc., Dugas Community Park, Metal Central, Sumitomo, and the Allen County School system, came together to…

The July 27, 2000 edition of The Citizen-Times saw the announcement that the Allen County Historical Society was part of a project to research the county during the Civil War, by looking at letters written by Union soldiers from Allen County. The project, spearheaded by the Cumberland Valley Civil War Heritage Association from Portland, Tennessee,…

By Damon Stone, Staff Writer The Allen County Public Library recently uncovered a time capsule from 2000, which was buried next to the front steps of the building. Present for the ceremony were Susan Stewart, JoAnne Meador and Jamie Malley, who worked at the library whenever the box was originally buried, before the capsule had…

The July 25, 1957 edition of the Citizen-Times reported that Postmaster C.M. Carter Jr. presented awards to members of the postal staff, being the “Safe Driver Award” from the National Safety Council. The emblems had numbers on them, corresponding to each recipients’ years of service, with every employee receiving a certificate signed by Ned H.…

By Chris Cole, Staff Writer The Lyric Theater along East Main Street in Scottsville has become a hub for great music over the last couple of years. From Gospel to Bluegrass, Country to Americana, Jazz standards to Barbershop, their stage has hosted a wide variety of genres from musicians who are established within the local…

The July 19, 2007 edition of The Citizen-Times saw the announcement that the Allen County Primary Center would incorporate a program for math that was similar to their Reading First program. Principal LaVonna Terry explained that the school would implement a 90-minute math block, due to a feeling that the school had not given as…

The July 13, 1995 edition of The Citizen-Times saw the announcement of Miss Allen County, being both Rachel Crowder and Susan Gibbs, the latter of which had been Allen County Teen Miss in 1994. It was also announced that at the fair, during the Mule Pulling Contest, Danny Grider of Summer Shade, Kentucky had won…

By Damon Stone, Staff Writer The Boys and Girls Club of Allen County and Scottsville debuted their Podcast and Social Media Room for members of the club. The room is another part of the club’s initiative to encourage youth to look into different fields that they can pursue, whether it be for a career or…

The July 4, 1976 special edition of The Citizen-Times celebrated the bicentennial for the United States, celebrating 200 years of history by sharing some history about the newspaper business in Scottsville. The story, which was reproduced from an issue of The Times-Messenger, an ancestor to The Citizen-Times, which discussed that there have been several newspapers…