Legion Team Wins First-Ever Baseball Title

Advanced to regional tournament


“It’s been a journey,” said American Legion Post 561 Mc- Connellsburg baseball team head coach Robert Koontz of his team’s performance during the 2013 summer season. On Monday, Koontz and assistant coach Greg Strait, along with their roster of 18 young men representing the Central Fulton, Forbes Road, Southern Fulton and Southern Huntingdon school districts, wrapped up what has been […]

SF Votes To Add Old Elem To KOZ

Bethel Twp., county must approve KOZ as well

NEWS EDITOR Taking a month to mull over a prior discussion with Fulton County Commissioner Rodney McCray, the Southern Fulton School Board again revisited the topic of approving a Keystone Opportunity Zone in the southern end of the county. Sitting down last Tuesday evening with McCray and Wendy Melius, who heads the Center for Community Action, the board and administration […]

Southern Fulton Elementary Loses Pre-K Funding

Investigating new program, cost to area families

NEWS EDITOR Southern Fulton School District was dealt a severe blow last week that could not only affect its future standardized test scores but also the preparedness of its young students entering kindergarten. Last Tuesday evening, elementary Principal Theresa Corle announced to members of the school board that during a recent conference call school officials learned the district would no […]

Christian Social Services Temporarily Closing

Office to close July 26

Christian Social Services, a nonprofit organization associated with a multitude of area churches, will be temporarily closing its doors to local residents later this week. CSS Director Lynn Miller shared with the “News” that the office currently located in the education building of McConnellsburg United Methodist Church along North Second Street, Mc- Connellsburg, will be closing on Friday, July 26. […]

ACS “Road To Recovery” Needs Volunteers



To The Editor: This year more than 74,000 residents in Pennsylvania will learn that they have cancer and for many of them, the biggest obstacle they face is getting to their lifesaving treatment. That’s why the American Cancer Society needs the community’s support for its Road to Recovery® program. Road to Recovery provides volunteer transportation for cancer patients to and […]

CFSD Board, Administration Fiscally Responsible, Dedicated



Editor’s Note: The following letter has been written in re sponse to “Questions CFSD Use Of Taxpayers’ Money,” a letter to the editor that appeared in the July 4 issue of The Fulton County News. To The Editor: Wow a conspiracy theory with an evil band of administrators and devious group of school board members! Something right out of the […]

Pennsylvania Power Plant Closings Leave Workers Adrift



PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE BROWNSVILLE, Pa. (AP) – A job for life. That’s what they were promised. It wasn’t in a contract, but to the 20 men who gathered for Bud Lights and commiseration in Greene County, working at a power plant was the equivalent. “This was the job everybody wanted,” said Ray Christner Jr. of Brownsville. “We had it. And now […]

Sorority Hears WIN President



Craig Hoffman, president of the board for Women In Need (WIN), met with Beta Sigma Phi members to discuss the services provided and its ongoing $3.2 million capital project. Currently WIN is half way to its goal for funding required to build a new state-of-the-art facility that will house 24 victims compared to the current 16-bed shelter. Preceptor Gamma Pi […]

Food, Fun And Fellowship At Wells Tannery Homecoming

Grand marshal Dick Johnson to lead 11 a.m. parade

NEWS EDITOR Spirit, love of community and a willingness to never give up may be what makes the residents of the small village of Wells Tannery so unique. For Wells Tannery native Byron Helsel, keeping the village’s community park open and functioning remains an important issue on his priority list. Along with fellow members of the park’s board of directors, […]

County Discusses Routine Business

Hears about library’s long-range plans

NEWS EDITOR Representatives from the Fulton County Library sat down before Fulton County commissioners to share their long-range plans for not only staffing and outreach services but also the facility itself. Commissioners Rodney Mc- Cray, Craig Cutchall and Irvin Dasher learned of the library’s long-range plan that has been undertaken by library executive director Jamie Brambley and a committee of […]