FCHS Museum To Feature 19th Century Storefronts

Gives glimpse into past downtown commerce


The Fulton County Historical Society Museum Annex at 211 Lincoln Way East has started a makeover that will celebrate shops once open on the Lincoln Highway in downtown Mc- Connellsburg in the 1800s. Taking community members and tourists back in time, the exhibits will be completed in two phases. Phase one of the remodel includes walk-in interpretive displays featuring the […]

Bedford/Fulton Joint Recreation Authority Formed

To oversee Old PA Pike


At their weekly meeting last Tuesday commissioners Pete Lynch, Stuart Ulsh, and Rodney McCray signed a resolution endorsing the creation of the Bedford/ Fulton Joint Recreation Authority that will support and advise The Old PA Pike trail (TOPP). The authority will be made up of six members, three from Bedford County and three from Fulton County. Also, during the Aug. […]

PennDOT Provides REAL ID Update

Customers may bring REAL ID documents to driver license centers beginning September 1

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Deputy Secretary for Driver and Vehicle Services Kurt Myers provided an update Monday on Pennsylvania’s progress toward compliance with the federal REAL ID Act, and how customers can apply for REAL ID pre-verification in PennDOT driver license centers in the coming weeks. Because PennDOT may already have electronic documents on file for approximately 35 […]

Retiring Commuter Thanks PennDOT



To The Editor: At the end of the month, I will be retiring after nearly 40 years working at Letterkenny, but that is not what this letter is about. Rather, it is a thank-you note to all the men and women who work at PennDOT who made it possible. Throughout all those winters, foggy mornings and heavy rains encountered as […]

Glatfelter Announces Sale Of Specialty Paper Unit



YORK, Pa. (AP) – Paper products maker P.H. Glatfelter has announced the $360 million sale of its specialty paper business unit, which includes a location in central Pennsylvania. Glatfelter says the sale to investment firm Lindsay Goldberg includes facilities in Pennsylvania and Ohio and woodyard operations in Maryland, Ohio and West Virginia. The York-based company founded during the Civil War […]

Dental Clinic Helps Low-income Families

Served 400 patients in FY2016-17

The Fulton County Family Partnership (FCFP) Dental Clinic recently celebrated helping 407 patients and 769 visits during its 2016-17 fiscal year. Offering dental care to struggling, low-income famillies since 1999, the clinic also offers preventative and educational dental programs for both parents and children. “When we first started working on the idea of a dental clinic we wanted it to […]

Superintendent Takes CFSD From Old To Bold School

Board readies for new school year


Central Fulton’s Superintendent Michele Hall introduced a new plan to take Central Fulton School District from ‘old school’ to ‘bold school’ at the Aug. 14 meeting of the school district board. The plan’s vision is to instill the value of education and nurture lifelong learning, promote student-centered learning, provide a safe and supportive environment, and cultivate independent thinking for a […]

Most Serious Charges Dismissed In Penn State Frat Death



BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) _ A judge is dismissing the most serious charges filed in a pledge’s fatal injuries suffered inside a Penn State fraternity house. District Judge Carmine Prestia on Friday dismissed charges including involuntary manslaughter and reckless endangerment, saying the evidence is insufficient. But Prestia says six of the seven remaining defendants can be tried on less serious misdemeanor […]

Animal Crackers Uncaged With Push From PETA




After more than a century behind bars, the beasts on boxes of animal crackers are roaming free. Mondelez International, the parent company of Nabisco, has redesigned the packaging of its Barnum’s Animals crackers in response to pressure from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. PETA, which has been protesting the use of animals in circuses for more than 30 […]

Birth Announced



Shaina Mellott, Warfordsburg, announces the birth of a daughter, Tovah Jade Mellott, August 22, 2018, at 9:30 a.m. She weighed 7 pounds, 12 ounces and was 20 inches long.