This week in sports history May 25-May 28

by Kelley Pearson, Sports Editor
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Wise native Jimmy Orr shows off a five-pound, four-ounce smallmouth bass he caught recently at Dale Hollow Lake in Tennessee this week in 1995.


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Wednesday afternoon, Castlewood native Dylan Bush was going after largemouth bass at St. Paul’s Oxbow Lake. His fishing spot is where someone previously caught a nine-pounder, he said. JEFF LESTER PHOTO
Gone fishin’
As we approached press time yesterday, the University of Virginia’s College at Wise was celebrating rededication of Don R. Pippin & John C. Wyllie Hall, the college’s new state-of-the-art nursing facility. Special guests included University of Virginia President James Ryan, former college chancellor Jay Lemons and others. Look for full coverage of the event in Tuesday’s edition. KENNETH CROWSON PHOTO
College opens nursing center
Pictured from left to right: Frances Sturdavant, Sherry Collie, Diane Cornett, and RoseAnn Kennedy.
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