Begins with vesper service, followed by Fair Queen Pageant
By Chanin Rotz-Mountz STAFF WRITER
Having spent much time laboring away in the barn, in the garden or over the oven, local residents are making their final preparations and checking off their to-do list in anticipation of the 91st annual Fulton County that will kick off this Sunday. More...
There’s nothing like fresh produce from a garden. The Fulton County Food Bank (FCFB) has been working to provide its clients the opportunity to grow fresh produce. This year five people are growing produce in the Community Garden. More...
Birthday wishes to Michele Pollock, August 13; Norm Ott, Donna Glenn and Marlene Savot, August 14; Frank Ingram and Alice Baum, August 16; Ruby Fields, August 14; Vesta Hull, 87 on August 14; Deb Buterbaugh, August 2; Vic Erickson and Verna Harnish, More...
After all that hot weather this past week, we did get a slight shower. Hope that we get some more very badly needed rain. Everyone is reminded to mark your calendars for the food auction at Hustontown Fire Co. More...
POCONO, Pa. – Brad Keselowski showed he is a gutsy driver, as he drove to victory in Sunday’s Sprint Cup race at Pocono while nursing a broken ankle sustained in a crash last week. More...
Mother Nature had the upper hand in central PA over the weekend as all Saturday night racing was completely rained out. It marked the first time that an entire Saturday night racing slate all across the region was rained out since April 16. More...
Homecoming Sideling Hill Christian Church will be celebrating its annual homecoming on Sunday, September 4. Services include Sunday School at 9:30 a.m. Worship services at 10:30 a.m., followed by a basket lunch at noon. More...
Festival Whips Cove Church will hold its annual festival Saturday, August 13, starting at 5 p.m. Homemade ice cream and pies, sandwiches, entertainment by New Connection, cake walks and games. More...
Elementary to start off school year without air conditioning
By Chanin Rotz-Mountz STAFF WRITER
Weighing their immediate as well as their long-term needs, the Southern Fulton School Board convened last Tuesday in a special meeting to hear energy savings ideas presented by two representatives of Honeywell. More...
Four Fulton County teens will compete to reign over the 91st annual Fulton County Fair in a pageant to be held Sunday evening to kick off fair week. More...
McConnellsburg Borough Council members opened paving bids and conducted other rou- tine business at its regular meeting last Wednesday evening. More...
Guy Donald Clark, 86, formerly of Silver Spring, Md., and recently of Hancock, Md., died Thursday, August 3, 2011, at his home. Born February 20, 1925, in Warfordsburg, he was the son of the late Raymond and Flora Mills Clark. More...
Harriet W. Jeffreys, 84, of McConnellsburg, died Saturday, August 6, 2011, at Menno Haven Nursing Home where she had resided for the past two years. She was born July 24, 1927, in Greenfield, Mass., to Harry and Alleene (Bond) Wetherbe. More...
Henry Eugene “Gene” Grosh Sr., 83, Clear Spring, Md., died Sunday, August 7, 2011, at his home. Born March 11, 1928, in Charlton, Md., he was the son of the late Courtney C. and Mary E. Needy Grosh. More...
’91 Fulton County, which has been designated a drought emergency area continues to feel the effects of this hot, dry summer. The waters of Licking Creek, which often spill over its banks during a heavy rain, are down to a trickle. More...
’71 Four Fulton County girls will compete for the honor of Miss Fulton County Fair queen on Monday, August 23, at the grandstand show at the fair. More...
A 53-year-old Rockville, Md., man’s residence on East Shore Drive in Valley Hi Borough was burglarized sometime between 6 p.m. July 4 and 8 p.m. July 23, according to McConnellsburg state police. More...
An unattended vehicle parked in the parking lot at Penn’s Village, 182 Buchanan Trail, McConnellsburg, was damaged by a hit-and-run vehicle last Wednesday at noon. More...
Activities at Cowans Gap for the week are as follows: Thursday, August 11 11 a.m.: Tricky Tracks See if you can figure out what tracks belong to which animal , and then make your own tracks. Preschool age children and up. Meet at the nature center. More...
Trinity United Church of Christ in Fort Loudon will hold its first annual peach festival. The event will be held Saturday, August 20, from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the community grounds. Breakfast will be served beginning at 8 a.m. More...
Kyla Nicole Hill, daughter of Chris and Amy Hill of Needmore, donated 12 inches of hair to Locks of Love. The haircut and styling were done at Missy’s Hair Salon in Warfordsburg. More...
Four Pennsylvania cooks were declared winners in the eighth annual Pennsylvania “Simply Delicious, Simply Nutritious” Vegetable Recipe Contest Cook-Off. More...