Looking Back – July 31

2006

A newly formed Bartholomew County Literacy Task Force put the final touches on a new program, Book Buddies, designed to pair adult tutors with BCSC and Flat Rock-Hawcreek second-grade students struggling with reading.

1991

Sidewalk and intersection construction at Third and Washington streets began, part of the second phase of Streetscape.

1966

Columbus and Hope license branches announced a “half-price” sale on license plates for the remainder of the year. As of July 1, nearly 1,200 more plates had been sold, for $12 each, than at the same time the year before.