Local history, personal profiles, and editorials on the people, places, and things that make up the Franklin County, PA and Washington County, MD areas.
You know, I was sitting in my den the other night with some apple pie and a Coca Cola, and I was listening...
With the first hints of frost nipping at the windows and the glow of string lights chasing away the early dusk, our cozy...
HAGERSTOWN – One thing that every town needs, whether big or small, is a place to get their groceries. Whether it is a...
I cannot believe I am about to type these words, but the shelter’s annual Christmas Open House is coming up in a few...
One can spend hours telling me all of the things that I need to do and why I need to get them done,...
What’s left to say? The Twilight Zone season that is for the Penn State football team gets more and more bizarre with each...
Now you know my ‘imaginary’ friend Bubba and me go way back. He seems to be always hanging out with me when I...
As the leaves crunch underfoot and the air turns crisp with that unmistakable scent of cinnamon and spice, our family kitchen has once...
SMITHSBURG – When people talk about the Civil War in the Tri-State area, the small town of Smithsburg will likely not be the...