Serving Franklin, PA and Washington, MD Counties

Serving Franklin County, PA and Washington County, MD

Day: August 21, 2025

14 Articles
Voices

The old house is gone

In a tiny village situated in the woods of South County below Sharpsburg stood an old two-story log house.  It was situated behind...

SportsTop Stories

Game of the Week: Blue Devils, Tribe set for Week 1 rivalry game

Every football team has goals when it starts the season, objectives that can include everything from steady improvement to qualifying for the postseason....

Non-Profits

TFEC awards grants for arts programs

Totem Pole Playhouse, Chambersburg Ballet and Wilson College are among those across South Central Pennsylvania that will soon benefit from new opportunities to...

Sports

HS football previews: Area squads aiming to compete, improve in 2025

There is a certain time of year when every high school football team is undefeated and hope springs eternal: The preseason. Every squad...

Around The Region

Blasting, stops expected Friday, Monday on I-81 near Shippensburg

HARRISURG – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has announced that rolling stops are planned for Friday, Aug. 22, and Monday, Aug. 25 on...

Local Government

Monkey business? Person in monkey costume sought for spraypainting at Chambersburg Salvation Army

CHAMBERSBURG – Police are seeking help from the public in identifying the unknown person in a monkey costume who spraypainted the security cameras...

Sports

Local running results: Aug. 16-18

Gary Brown Memorial 5 Miler Saturday, Aug. 16, in Williamsport, Md. Runners: 115 Winner: David Butts, Hagerstown, Md., 26:18; Top Female: Mariah Donovan, Martinsburg, W.Va., 32:54 Local.News1.org...

Non-ProfitsTop Stories

Waynesboro’s Alexander Hamilton Library wins financial literacy award

WAYNESBORO – The Alexander Hamilton Memorial Free Library has been selected to receive a 2025 PA Forward Adult Literacy Programming Award. The PA...

School News

Chambersburg named great Pennsylvania school

CHAMBERSBURG – Chambersburg Area School District was recently designated as a Great Pennsylvania School. The Great Pennsylvania Schools designation recognizes Pennsylvania public schools...

Health

Help your child conquer school anxiety

For some parents, the end of the summer feels like, as a certain school supplies commercial suggests, “the most wonderful time of year,”...

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