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Citizens Speak Out To Save County Jail

Ask commissioners to reconsider razing jail


Three McConnellsburg area men unhappy with the county’s recent decision to abandon a renovation of its mid-19thcentury jailhouse and raze it to build a new jail in its place met with the county commissioners on Tuesday morning to voice their concerns. Dick Miller, president of the Fulton County Historical Society, told commissioners Bonnie Mellott Keefer, David Hoover and Craig Cutchall […]

Animal Welfare Group Discusses PA Dog Law



More than 20 citizens concerned about the lack of resources available for stray and neglected/abused animals here in Fulton County met Monday, January 10. Officer Tracy Miller, Pennsylvania state dog warden, spoke passionately to the group about his 26-plus-year career enforcing PA dog law. Working under the PA Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Dog Law Enforcement, Officer Miller described the […]

Tower Bank Restructures Board Of Directors

McConnellsburg directors resign

According to a Security and Exchange Commission filing, Tower Bancorp Inc. and its subsidiary, Graystone Tower Bank, on January 27 implemented a board restructuring plan providing for the reduction of the number of directors serving on their respective boards. Tower Bancorp received voluntary resignations from nine directors, including two McConnellsburg directors originally from The First National Bank of McConnellsburg board. […]

Young Girl Lands Role In TV Hit “Hawaii Five-O”

Cameran Jamison part of call-back cast

Having been told since an early age she should be a model, Cameran Jamison is always prepared for any photo opportunity. With her trusty camera at her side, the 12-year-old is constantly taking headshots of herself and, of course, her friends as practice for her future modeling career. In fact, it was her headshot that now has the young girl’s […]

Ask Drivers To Extend CourtesyTo Funeral Processions



To The Editor, One of the last things that we as funeral directors can do during the transition from this world into the next is the funeral procession from the funeral home or the church to the cemetery. Most of the time the procession goes smoothly, and we all arrive safe at the destination. It seems some motorists do not […]

Global Warming Waning?

2010 tied as warmest year on record


Last year tied 2005 as the warmest year on record, federal climatologists said last Wednesday, adding that an analysis of the year’s data strengthened the notion that greenhouse gases from burning fossil fuels are continuing to warm Earth’s climate. According to a preliminary analysis of year-end data released last Wednesday, the global average temperature in 2010 topped the 20th century […]

George Washington’s First War: His Early Military Adventures




The nascent career of George Washington is nothing to wax sentimental about. The boy colonel of the Virginia militia learned his trade on the job, slogging through battles along the Colonial frontier against the French and Indian nations. His one minor victory was marred when an Indian ally murdered a wounded French officer who had surrendered and was under Washington’s […]

Endorses District Attorney



I note with pleasure in the January 13, 2011, “News” the announced candidacy of Mr. Travis Kendall for the office of district attorney. I firmly believe that Mr. Kendall is precisely the caliber of candidate that Fulton County needs in all public offices. In his private practice I witnessed Mr. Kendall’s professional attention to his clients’ needs; he was always […]

FCMC Casino Night Raises $5,000 For Scholarship Program



The Fulton County Medical Center Foundation raised more than $5,000 as it set out to create a fun evening for those wishing to “beat the winter blues,” and it achieved just that with its new Casino Night event held Saturday, January 29, according to event attendees. Particpant Valeri Centi said she loved the event and that she was, “looking forward […]