History Blog

Posted on January 11, 2026

The is from the Class of 2000 and courtesy of the Ki-Cu-Wa yearbook. This was when schools in Harrison County h...

Posted on January 04, 2026

See anyone you know? If so, let us know by commenting in the comment section below. This photo was sent for use...

Posted on December 28, 2025

This is the Bridgeport High School administration during the 1987-88 school year. If anyone has any memories of those...

Posted on December 21, 2025

For years, this was a local hot sot. J. Eddie Candies and Basket Shop sold many items beyond what its name indi...

Posted on December 14, 2025

This is a photo of the 1981 Bridgeport High School band. If you know anyone in the photo, or see yourself in the phot...

Posted on December 07, 2025

This photo is from 1964 and shows the pride of the Bridgeport Fire Department - a new ambulance. The young man...

Posted on November 30, 2025

These young men look like they're having a good time. It's a photo of several members of the 1985 Bridgeport Hi...

Posted on November 23, 2025

Former City Clerk Judy Lawson, left is talking to the late Bridgeport Mayor Bud Hess in this photo from 1987. A...

Posted on November 16, 2025

Coming off of the school's first state championship, a look back at what is believed to be the second-ever Bridgeport...

Posted on November 09, 2025

This photo is from the 1971 Bridgeport High School football season and shows a bonfire taking place outside of the fi...

Posted on November 02, 2025

See anyone you know? These are the seniors from the Bridgeport High School 1961 football team. According to Hug...

Posted on October 26, 2025

Anyone know these young ladies? It is believed to be the members of the 1963-64 Bridgeport Junior High School cheerle...

Posted on October 19, 2025

This advertisment is from the mid-1990s when Hills was still a beloved member of the community a provided its a...

Posted on October 12, 2025

Although the exact date of this photo is unknown, it is showing a Bridgeport Pop Warner youth football team from deca...

Posted on October 05, 2025

This photo, perhaps from the 1960s, shows a legendary Bridgeport High School coaching staff for football. Top r...

From the Bench: The 2025 Calendar Year P...

There are school calendar years and calendar years. With the start of the New (calendar) Year still close in the rearv...

Posted by Jeff Toquinto
Time Travel: BHS 2000 Valedictorians, Sa...

The is from the Class of 2000 and courtesy of the Ki-Cu-Wa yearbook. This was when schools in Harrison County h...

Posted by Dick Duez
The Cyber Beacon Protecting Children fro...

Cybercrime is no longer limited to stolen credit cards or hacked email accounts. One of the most dangerous and emotionally...

Posted by Joe Earley
ToquiNotes: Deceased Restaurant List "Th...

Editor's Note: A blog that ran in November was a blog from many years ago. That original blog drew so many comments th...

Posted by Jeff Toquinto
Off the Shelf: Reflecting on the Library...

As we settle into 2026, I want to take a moment to look back and reflect on 2025. The library had an excellent year fu...

Posted by Angela Spatafore
The Grapevine: Looking at Our Women of D...

On January 19 we will observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day. February is designated as Black History Month and it is at t...

Posted by Rosalyn Queen