2020-05-14 E-Edition

Historical Society Focuses Efforts On Big Spring Cemetery


Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the Fulton County Historical Society has moved its focus from building new exhibits in its museum annex in McConnellsburg to the cleaning and restoration of Big Spring Cemetery near Websters Mill in Ayr Township. The work will include resetting some tombstones, repairing broken tombstones when possible, replacing rotted fenceposts, and a general cleanup of the entire […]

Central Fulton School District Sets Graduation For May 30



Central Fulton School District (CFSD) board members approved Saturday, May 30, to be the graduation date for CFSD seniors at their April 28 online school board meeting. The ceremony will take place in the high school parking lot at 2 p.m. Superintendent Dr. Michelle Hall also gave an update regarding school closures at the online board meeting. Hall said that […]

Commissioners Approve Grants



Fulton County commissioners approved the Elections Security Grant Funds Notice of Intent in the amount of $7,407.49 at their weekly meeting last Tuesday. At the May 5 meeting commissioners Stuart Ulsh, Randy Bunch, and Paula Shives also approved the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act Grant Notice of Intent in the amount of $6,347.58. A reallocation of funds […]

County Moves To Yellow Phase Friday

Positive COVID-19 cases total 8

Gov. Tom Wolf announced last Friday that Fulton County along with 12 other counties will move from the red to yellow phase of Pennsylvania’s reopening at 12:01 a.m. this Friday, May 15. Other counties moving from red to yellow are Allegheny, Armstrong, Bedford, Blair, Butler, Cambria, Fayette, Greene, Indiana, Somerset, Washington, and Westmoreland. No counties have moved to the green […]

Voter Registration Closes May 18



Residents of Pennsylvania wishing to vote in the 2020 primary election have until Monday, May 18, to register. To register online, go to register.Votes-PA.com. One can also register to vote through the U.S. mail at the nearest post office. To vote by mail-in ballot, registered voters must submit a vote-by-mail application the Tuesday before Election Day, which is June 2. […]

Second Milk Drop Planned For June 6

At fairgrounds 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

As many Fulton County community members may know, many agricultural commodities are facing difficult times due to the current pandemic. The dairy industry is not exempt from these difficult times. With Fulton County being such a dairy rich community, the Fulton County Dairy Promotion, Fulton County Fair Association and Harrisburg Dairies decided to come together to help the dairy industry […]

“Cowardly” PA Counties Choosing To Desert Virus Fight



HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – Gov. Tom Wolf blasted local elected officials who plan to reopen in defiance of his shutdown orders, threatening Monday to yank coronavirus aid and declaring they are “choosing to desert in the face of the enemy.” The normally mild-mannered Democrat fired back after several counties declared themselves in open rebellion against his restrictions on businesses and […]

County Weather Forecast


The big headline in our weather this week is a huge warming trend with high temperatures in the upper 70s from Friday through Sunday. Quite a change to go from frost and freeze the past few days to the 70s this weekend. I’m afraid we will have to put up with scattered shower and thunderstorm chances every day from Thursday […]

Work To Begin On Bridge Rehabilitations On I-70

Crystal Spring, Pa. – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) has announced that Clearwater Construction, of Mercer, will restart work on the I-70 bridges over PA 915 rehabilitation project beginning Monday, May 18, in Brush Creek Township, Fulton County. On Monday, subcontractor Geronimo Painting Co. Inc. will start placing containment for the bridge beam painting work. Traffic on Route 915 […]