25 Years Ago

Herald of March 31, 1994

The Williamsburg Community School District has reached agreement with its teachers on a new employment contract, which will go into effect when school starts next fall. The two-year contract will provide each of the district’s 46 full-time teachers with a $1,600 pay increase in each of the two years. The increases, amounting to an average 4.5 percent pay hike, will cost the district $73,600, not including retirement bonuses of $2,000 per year that are being offered to teachers who have 33 years of service.

The Southern Cove Volunteer Fire Co. awarded trophies to three young women in three age groups: Marcy Jay, 8, little princess, daughter of Barry and Lisa Jay of New Enterprise RD; Jeanette Holtzinger, 12, junior queen, daughter of Kenneth and Brenda Holtzinger of New Enterprise RD; and Christy McIlnay, 17, senior queen, daughter of Ed and Joyce McIlnay of Hopewell RD. Miss McIlnay, as senior queen, will represent the Southern Cove fire company in the Bedford County fire queen competition in May.