Category: History

Efforts Underway to Save the Grove Tower

A meeting aimed at saving one of Henry County’s most cherished landmarks, Grove Tower, took place on October 7th with about 40 interested persons attending. Recently it was announced that the tower is no longer safe for occupancy, and county offices have all moved out. We have been told that there there are no funds […]

Reunion History from 1989

Pat Wilson, whose mother was a member of the Grove class of 1923, recently sent me this interesting article from the June 14, 1989 Paris P.I. about a reunion of the 1935 8th grade class of Atkins-Porter, many of whom would have been in the Grove class of 1939. You can find the article at […]

65th Reunion of the Grove Class of 1958

It’s always nice to post fun news, and Jack Nichols, a member of the Grove Class of 1958, asked to share this great picture from this weekend’s 65th class reunion. First row L-R High School names: Sueleen Littleton, Pat Walker, Phyllis Phillips, Jean Brogdon, Belinda Taylor, Jean Sherwood, Ethel Rose Rushing, Jan Nichols, Pat Gatlin, […]

Structural Issues with Grove Tower

For those of you who may have missed this, I thought you would like to know about problems with our beloved Grove tower. Structural issues have been uncovered which have forced staff to temporarily relocate. The historic tower was built in 1906 and now houses offices of Henry County Schools. Read the full article here… […]

Sgt. Joe Mann

A true war hero… As some of you know, we are going through yearbooks and adding memorials for our former classmates to the Find A Grave site. We are currently working on the class of 1943, where I came across the story of fellow Grove graduate, Joe Dudley Mann, that I felt compelled to share. […]

William F. Crosswy Scholarship Fund

IN MEMORY OF WILLIAM F. (BILLY) CROSSWY Mr. Crosswy came to Paris to direct bands and choral groups in Henry County in the late 40’s until his untimely death in June 1970. By August 1965 the number of school musicians under his direction had grown to 250. Having not only an interest in music but […]

News from the Grove Site

I hope everyone is having a good summer and staying safe. Henry County Archives I am often contacted by people who either need copies or would like to donate copies of old Grove yearbooks. Yesterday, Stephanie Tayloe, who is the Archivist in charge of the Henry County Archives & Genealogy Library, got in touch to […]

Looking for Some Classmates

Sandra Rawls Gray-Todd‎ is on a mission to locate some missing members of the Grove Class of 1962. She asked us to post this on the website: “Still looking for lost members of the ’62 Grove class. If you know anything about these folks, please let me know. I am also listing last city known. […]

Article about E.W. Grove

I just came across an interesting article in the Asheville Citizen Times about E.W. Grove today that I thought any history buffs out there might enjoy. As you know, Mr. Grove was an interesting man with irons in a lot of fires, so to speak. This article discusses Mr. Grove and his relationship with the […]

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