2021-07-01 E-Edition

Landmark Eagle’s Eyrie Destroyed In Sunday Blaze



A long-abandoned roadhouse built on Tuscarora Mountain in the 1920s to serve motorists traveling the Lincoln Highway was destroyed Sunday evening by a fire that officials have deemed suspicious. “The fire that engulfed Eagle’s Eyrie along Route 30 on Tuscarora Mountain is being considered 100 percent suspicious, and anyone with any information on who may have caused it should contact […]

SFSD Approves Final Budget



Southern Fulton School District (SFSD) board members approved the final 2021-22 budget of $13,589,277 at their June meeting. Approval was also given for the following taxes: real estate taxes – 27.9315 mills; Section 679 per-capita tax – $5; Act 511 per-capita tax- $5; earned income tax – 1 percent; and real estate transfer tax – 1 percent. The real estate […]

Commissioners Replacing Slate On Courthouse

Reappoint library board members


Details of the county courthouse slate replacement project were discussed by county Director of Building and Grounds Brad Seville and commissioners Paula Shives and Randy Bunch at their weekly meeting last Tuesday. Commissioner Stuart Ulsh was not present. The slate on the Fulton County Courthouse above the portico is being replaced, possibly for the first time since the courthouse was […]

P&W Gets Rock Hill Road Bid



P&W Excavating was awarded the bid for a two-mile paving project on Rock Hill Road in Ayr Township at the township supervisors’ meeting Monday night. The paving will be done from U.S. Route 522 north to Back Run Road in the fall. At the June 27 meeting the supervisors opened two bids, one from P&W Excavating for $235,802.80, and one […]

Motorcyclist Killed In 3-Vehicle Crash

A Dallastown, Pa., man succumbed to his injuries during a three-vehicle crash that occurred near the intersection of Lincoln Highway and Lincoln Way West on June 24. According to state police, William Black, 25, McConnellsburg, was traveling east on Lincoln Highway in a Subaru sedan at 2:18 p.m. when he turned left into the path of a Harley-Davidson motorcycle that […]

Hands & Feet Of Hope Bridges Gap Among Denominations



Hands & Feet of Hope (HFOH), a local Christian-based, weeklong summer camp that happens the second week in June, celebrated another successful year of helping the community and praising God. Although the camp was formed in 2013 by local businessman and Christian Jeremy Fletcher out of the McConnellsburg United Methodist Church, it has since branched out to approximately 10 local […]

Fundraiser Held For Tannen Lupey

A coed softball tournament fundraiser for a young cancer patient was held Saturday, June 12, at Burnt Cabins. Hosts of the tournament were the Snyder family, Doyle family and Burnt Cabins Civic Club. Elwood’s Bar and Grill team was the winner of the nine teams that competed. Proceeds are benefitting Tannen Lupey, 2-year-old son of Ian and Leigh- Anna Lupey […]

County Weather Forecast


It is time for one of my favorite holidays of the year. How can you beat baked beans, hot dogs and a cold drink and enjoying time with friends and family. After starting the week with highs in the low 90s, temperatures are going to cool down with highs only in the upper 70s by the Fourth of July. The […]

Alumni Gym Refurbished



After nearly seven months of refurbishment, the McConnellsburg Alumni and Friends Community Building’s gym has brand new floors, walls, and acoustics, thanks to the many local businesses and individuals that donated time and money. The community building was built as an eight-room high school after the previous high school, which sat near the current Sheriff’s Office on North Second Street, […]