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Alcohol-free bar Kindred Spirits opens in Franklin County
Alcohol-free bar opens in Chambersburg Kindred Spirits is promoting the "zero proof lifestyle" from its location at 49 Lincoln Way West, Chambersburg. The business held its grand opening on...
Franklin County Visitors Bureau Presents Frederick Douglass in Chambersburg: More Than A Speech
Join the Franklin County Visitors Bureau on Saturday, August 17, for Frederick Douglass in Chambersburg: More Than A Speech—a presentation, lunch, and bus tour to highlight Douglass’s visit, the intense meeting with John Brown, and key Chambersburg freedom-seeking sites. Historian, poet and living history portrayer Nathan Richardson will bring Frederick Douglass to life, and Greencastle native Doug Dobbs will rekindle John Brown. Doors open at 9:30 AM, and the event begins at 10 AM. August 17, 2024, is the 165th anniversary of Frederick Douglass’s lecture in Chambersburg, which concealed the true reason he visited—to meet John Brown.
Greencastle Finishes Third At State Little League Tournament
Little League Baseball in the State of Pennsylvania is comprised of 31 Districts divided into 8 Sections. How many teams are there in those 31 Districts? Hundreds! Every year when the State Tournament begins, after the District and Section playoffs, those hundreds of teams have been reduced to 8. This year, one of those eight teams was the Section 7 Champions, Greencastle, located in Franklin County. The State Tournament was hosted by the Newville Little League, about 30 miles up Interstate 81 from Greencastle.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WINNERS ANNOUNCED BY BUSINESS ALLIANCE
FRANKLIN COUNTY, PA -- The Cumberland Valley Business Alliance (CVBA) hosted the Economic Development Breakfast sponsored by Meritus Health at Green Grove Gardens today to honor several local businesses for their recent property renovations. “On behalf of the CVBA, we extend our sincere congratulations to these business and community leaders...
Franklin County deed transfers: June 30 - July 6, 2024
CHAMBERSBURG - The following deed transfers, for June 30 - July 6, 2024, are public record in the Franklin County Registers and Recorders office. Curtis Diller to Michael Newswanger, Lot 1 Molly Pitcher Highway, Antrim Township, $517,500. Curtis Diller to Timeless Property Management LLC, Lot 2 Molly Pitcher Highway, Antrim...
Motorcycle crashes kill three in Franklin County, including two in area of Wayne Avenue
Accidents on Franklin County roads claimed the lives of three local motorcyclists in the three-day span from Friday, Aug. 9, to Sunday, Aug. 11. In total, four people have died in motor vehicle accidents in Franklin County in August and a fifth was killed not far away in Adams County.
Jamaree Moore, 21, Of Chambersburg Dies In Crash: PSP
Jamaree Moore of Chambersburg was riding his 2010 Yamaha motorcycle at a high rate of speed northbound on Wayne Avenue/PA Route 316 at the intersection of South Second Street in Chambersburg when he left the roadway at 3:46 p.m. on Friday, Trooper Jared Muir. His motorcycle went up the right...
Traffic blocked by crash reported in Waynesboro Borough
WAYNESBORO, Pa. — Traffic is blocked by a crash reported in Franklin County. Video above: Headlines from WGAL News 8 Today. Crews responded to the intersection of South Third and South Potomac streets in Waynesboro Borough just before 1 p.m. The crash is causing slowdowns in the area. Police...
Chambersburg to bring Frederick Douglass to life
Aired; August 12th, 2024. The Franklin County Visitors Bureau will be hosting on Aug. 17 “Frederick Douglass in Chambersburg: More Than A Speech”. The presentation will include lunch, a bus tour to showcase Douglass’ visit, and the major meeting between Douglass and John Brown. Janet Pollard, Executive Director of the Franklin County Visitors Bureau, says the speech that was made August 17,1859 was really to conceal the true reason he was in Franklin County.
Shippensburg man killed in Franklin County crash Sunday evening
A Shippensburg man was killed in a motorcycle crash Sunday evening in Franklin County, according to State Police at Chambersburg. Police said Delbert Zimmerman, 19, was driving a 2013 Kawasaki Ninja south in the 7100 block of Rice Road in Southampton Township at 9:08 p.m. Police said Zimmerman was not wearing safety equipment, and he was pronounced dead at the scene by the Franklin County Coroner's Office.
21-year-old Chambersburg man killed in multi-vehicle crash
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — A 21-year-old man has died following a crash in Chambersburg Friday afternoon. According to a press release, 21-year-old Jamaree Moore, of Chambersburg was traveling north in a motorcycle on the right curb lane of Wayne Avenue when he rear-ended Erin Dennis, 46, of Allentown. The impact caused Dennis' vehicle to move into the oncoming traffic lane, striking Jassiel Garcia-Cortez, 32, of Chambersburg who had been traveling southbound on Wayne Avenue at the intersection of South 2nd Street.
Motorcyclist killed in crash on I-81 in Franklin County
The 57-year-old operator of a motorcycle was killed in a crash Saturday evening on Interstate 81 in Franklin County. According to Pennsylvania State Police, Carl Sheriff Jr., of Chambersburg, died after the crash around 8:25 p.m. at Exit 14 on I-81 in Guilford Township. Sheriff was operating his motorcycle southbound...
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