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Local history, personal profiles, and editorials on the people, places, and things that make up the Franklin County, PA and Washington County, MD areas.
It makes me chuckle to say this, but perhaps the most active runner in the Sandrik family household is our pet tortoise, Terry. ...
When I was a kid growing up in the woods of Dargan, life was pretty exciting. We were surrounded with so many interesting...
GREENCASTLE-ANTRIM — Traveling along 316 through Greencastle-Antrim on your way to Mercersburg, you will see a sign on your right with a unique...
HAGERSTOWN, Md. — Libraries are buildings that contain books about history, but no one thinks about the history of the library itself. Old...
He can’t believe it happened. Not to a dog like him. He’s old. Been on the earth for a little more than 10...
When I was a young correctional officer (aka prison guard), I had the opportunity to conduct contraband searches. In my early career, while...
Pennsylvania was the first state to face the ugly specter of slavery nearly 100 years before the Civil War. On March 1, 1780,...
My poor cat Grayson is positively petrified of storms. The sad thing is it doesn’t even have to have lightning with it –...
Editor’s note: The following was written by Mike Ross, president, Franklin County Area Development Corporation. At the Franklin County Area Development Corporation, we...
When Kenyan John Korir broke the tape at the Boston Marathon in a course-record time of 2:01:52, it provided affirmation for a thought...
