Made In The Shade



Southern Fulton Weighs Energy Savings Options

Elementary to start off school year without air conditioning


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. Renowned for their thermostats, more than 50 percent of Honeywell’s products and services are directly linked to improving energy efficiency, said company account executive Russell Newbold. Newbold went […]

Four Vie To Reign Over Fair

Pageant celebrates its 25th anniversary


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. This year’s pageant marks a milestone for the annual event as the Xi Eta Lambda chapter of Beta Sigma Phi celebrates 25 years of fair queen pageantry. One McConnellsburg High School (MHS) […]

91st Annual County Fair Kicks Off Sunday

Begins with vesper service, followed by Fair Queen Pageant


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. Visitors lining up at the gates over the next week have learned to expect many of the […]

Council Awards Paving Bid

P&W submits low bid


McConnellsburg Borough Council members opened paving bids and conducted other rou- tine business at its regular meeting last Wednesday evening. Council received two bids for four small paving jobs, including East North Street from Fourth to Fifth Streets; Walnut Street from Third to Fourth Street; the intersection of Walnut Street and Route 522; and South Sixth Street from Lincoln Way […]

SF Heating System Cost Too Much In Hard Economic Times



To The Editor: Re: School Board Study On New Heating System For The Southern Fulton High School dated 7-28-11 in The Fulton County News. So the School Board had a “free presentation” on how to spend the people of Southern Fulton’s hard-earned money! We are talking over $1.4 million. Was this why the millage was raised this year? Is this […]

Food Basket Provides Gardens



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. Thirty-six others received seeds and plants, started by Ann Meyers’ agriculture class at Central Fulton School District, to grow at their own […]

F&M Contributes To FCMC Scholarship Fund



50-Year MVFCO Members Ride In Fire Assoc. Parade



Being a longtime member of the McConnellsburg Volunteer Fire cCo. has it rewards. Those firemen holding 50-year membership were honored participants in the Cumberland Valley Volunteer Fireman’s Association convention parade held here Saturday at noon. Fifteen MVFCO members with 50-year memberships rode on the Company 56 1931 and 1941 antique engines. They included Ellis Yingling, Paul “Sonny” Stevens, David H. […]

Brush Truck Dedicated in Memory of Reed Lynch