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Programs nurture lifelong reading
The renovation project that will enlarge the Fulton County Library and give the building a whole new look inside and out has sent the library's collection of books to the ground floor community room for the next few months. Even in its cramped temporrary quarters downstairs, the library is still conducting business as usual, however. More...
Autopsy results pending in Sunday accident

A single-vehicle crash in Licking Creek Township claimed the life of a McConnellsburg area woman over the weekend. Sixty-four-year-old Nancy Lea Orr of 144 East Patterson Street was pronounced dead at the accident scene at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 29, by Fulton County Deputy Coroner Darrin Smith. More...

Moves ranking in state to #67 for Februar y

Fulton County's number of unemployed climbed precipitously in February, soaring to 15.1 percent, which is, once again, the highest rate since April 1982. The county's jobless rate increased by 3.6 percentage points in February, going from 11.5 percent in January, according to preliminary figures released by the Department of Labor and Industry this week. More...

Editors Note: This article is the last of two penned by Waterfall resident Josiah "Josey" Newman, who with financial aid from area residents was able to participate in a school construction project in Louisiana. More...
To The Editor: When challenges or problems take place in Washington, the normal response is "We must do something!" Typically, Washington's response is a combination of raising taxes and spending more money. Lets face it, currently the trillions of dollars we are spending is primarily made up of pork barrel and welfare. More...
Harold Bishop retired last week from PennDOT after working for 21 1/2 years. Have a healthy retirement, Harold. Sympathy to the family of Nancy McQuade Orr who passed away Sunday evening. Dave McElhaney and Lana Bard were on a cruise for a week visiting the five islands of the South Caribbean, embarking from Puerto Rico. More...
MARTINSVILLE, Va. - Jimmie Johnson won the Goody's 500 Sunday at Martinsville on the 25th anniversary of team owner, Rick Hendrick's first Cup victory. It was also Johnson's fifth Martinsville win in the last six races. "We didn't have the best car at the start, but we opted to lose track position to work on the car," said Johnson. More...
Holy Week Activities McConnellsburg United Presbyterian Church invites all to attend Holy Week activities: April 5 - Palm Sunday worship service at 11:00 a.m.; April 9 - Maundy Thursday; bread and soup meal at 6:30 p.m. followed at 7:30 p.m. by a worship service with Communion; April 10 - Community Good Friday Service noon - 3:00 p.m. More...
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Police officers who lose their sense of smell also risk losing their jobs, a Pennsylvania appeals court ruled Thursday. A suburban Pittsburgh township had the right to terminate Officer David J. More...
20 Years Ago From The Files Of March 30, 1989 '89 Spring is officially here and not just on the calendar. Temperatures have soared into the high 70s and 80s over Easter, and the unseasonably warm weather has continued this week, sending sports enthusiasts to the golf links and tennis courts and farmers to the fields. More...
Dustin Jenkins and Samantha Cain wish to announce their engagement. Samantha is the daughter of Dale and Diane Cain of Warfordsburg. She is a 2005 graduate of Southern Fulton High School. Dustin is the son of Sharon Jenkins of Hancock. More...
Hagerstown, 63
Dennis P. Baker, 63, Hagerstown, died Sunday, March 29, 2009, at Washington County Hospital. Born October 14, 1945, in Boonsboro, he was the son of the late Paul Leon and Geraldine Lauretta Bond Baker. His first wife, Audrey Sensenbaugh Baker, died in 1991. More...
April 4 at Warfordsburg Presbyterian Church
The remarkable story of God's Son come to Earth with an emphasis on His inspirational lifestyle teachings and amazing miracles will be dramatized by Maranatha Productions Inc. Saturday, April 4, at the Warfordsburg Presbyterian Church Faith Center at 6 p.m. More...