On this day 50, 25 years ago: $350K bond passes for Victor School, Pharaohplex opens

Feb. 23, 1976:

On this day in 1976, taxpayers voted in a $350,000 bond for Victor School (about $2 million in today's money) after the bond had failed three times in two years.

In other front-page news, two 17-year-old boys were arrested for possession of marijuana, and two adults were arrested: one for DUI and one for disorderly conduct.

Feb. 23, 2001:

A brand new theater opened on this day in 2001. The Pharaohplex boasted four screens and an Egyptian-themed design.

In other news, Genesis House, a transitional home for women living with chronic mental illness faced a financial crisis and and the attorney for Ronald James Ward Jr. wanted a meeting between Ward and Hattie Ann Baker. Originally Ward's companion, Baker was scheduled to be a witness in the state's case against Ward.

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