Interview with Everette Varney, November 26, 2019
Project: Scott County (Kentucky) Public Library: Scott County Treasures Oral History Project
Interview Summary
Mike Key interviews Everette Varney on his life, including his teaching and coaching career and his three terms as mayor of Georgetown, Kentucky. Varney talks about growing up in Eastern Kentucky in a coal mining town and the hardship the family endured when the coal mine closed. He discusses his education and how he came to teach and coach in Scott County before entering mayoral politics and serving three terms. Varney says that the Georgetown smoking ban, permitting alcohol sales, and managing post-Toyota growth were important issues during his tenure as mayor.Interview Accession
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Pike County, Kentucky West Virginia Coal mine closing Pond Creek (Ky.) Belfry High School East-West All-Star Team White Castle Detroit, Michigan Cleveland, Ohio General Motors (GM) South Williamson, Kentucky Basketball Coaching Berea College Teaching Retired basketball jersey U.S. Army draft Marriage Woodstock, Virginia University of Virginia Morehead State University G.I. Bill Scott County High School Mayoral race Smoking bans Alcohol sales Scott County Resevoir project Leadership George Lusby Jack Conner Chamber of Commerce Retirement Hall of Fame inductees Mining Mining camps Belfry County High School (Ky.) Cleveland (Ohio) South Williamson (Ky.) Company stores Coal miners University of Virginia Woodstock (Va.) Middle schools High schools Shenandoah County Public Schools Charlottesville (Va.) Graduate classes Graduate assistants Morehead State University Scott County High School Basketball coaches Toyota Scott County Ninth Grade School Lexington (Ky.) Cincinnati (Ohio) Frankfort (Ky.)Interview LC Subject
Georgetown (Ky.) Scott County (Ky.) Children of miners Company towns Appalachian Region, Southern School sports--United States General Motors Corporation. Pike County (Ky.) Berea College Teaching--United States. School sports--Coaching High school teaching--United States. High school teachers Toyota Motor Manufacturing U.S.A. High schools--Administration. Municipal government--United States. Mayors--United States Local elections. Smoking--Health aspects. Alcohol--Law and legislationInterview Rights
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Varney, Everette Interview by Mike Key. 26 Nov. 2019. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Varney, E. (2019, November 26). Interview by M. Key. Scott County (Kentucky) Public Library: Scott County Treasures Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Varney, Everette, interview by Mike Key. November 26, 2019, Scott County (Kentucky) Public Library: Scott County Treasures Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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