Mercersburg News

A groundbreaking ceremony will be held next week for the long-awaited track at James Buchanan High School.

William Gonzalez doesn't sound like other officers in the Waynesboro Police Department when he speaks.

Christopher Ardinger, Mercersburg, Pa., and Grace Powell, Waynesboro, Pa., were among more than 2,000 young people nationwide honored in June by Kohl's Department Stores for volunteering in their communities as part of Kohl's Kids Who Care Scholarship Program.

James Buchanan High School's academic achievement awards were presented June 2 in the high school auditorium.

For Sgt. 1st Class Christopher S. Levack, being an Army recruiter is not just about selling.

The four candidates who ran for Franklin County judge in the May primary election together spent nearly $200,000 in the race.

The following reports were taken from information provided Friday by area law enforcement agencies: Chambersburg THEFTS: Chambersburg police are investigating a series of thefts from motor vehicles that took place Wednesday night into Thursday morning.

Courtney Hykes, 18, Greencastle, was crowned the 2009-10 Franklin County Dairy Princess Saturday in Kauffman Ruritan Community Center.

The following reports were taken from information provided by area law enforcement agencies Monday: CHAMBERSBURG ARRESTED: Five Chambersburg teens have been arrested in connection with the vandalism Thursday night at Chambersburg Area Senior High School, according to Chambersburg police.

Boy Scout Troop 28's newest Eagle Scouts, Dakota Bricker and Derek Todd, on May 17 were presented their Eagle medals at an Eagle Court of Honor at the Negley Log House on the grounds of Rock Hill Farm in Welsh Run.

Eugenio Sancho, Academic Dean, announced the 2009 Summer Reading list for Mercersburg Academy.

Area Veterans of Foreign Wars posts raised $1,250 for soldiers in Iraq during a fundraiser the last weekend of May at the visitors' center on Interstate 81 near Greencastle.

MERCERSBURG. Thursday, June 11 -- A driver apparently suffering an allergy attack crashed Tuesday on Mount Pleasant Road in Montgomery Township.

Like debutantes at their first formal ball, the heirloom roses at Rock Hill Farm show off their prettiest petals in May and June.

Pint-sized Picassos: Sidewalk chalk costs next to nothing, fosters a childs creativity and washes away with the next rainstorm.

The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning Tuesday for southern Franklin County.

Greencastle residents tailgated and set up folding chairs on the sidewalk for the 19th annual Operation God Bless America motorcycle ride, which attracted 2,500 motorcyclists in support of the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Martinsburg, W.Va. Don Gordon of Mercersburg, Pa., has ridden in the massive line of motorcycles every year since 1991.

The Franklin County 4-H Dairy Clubs recently presented awards for 2008 at its annual 4-H Dairy Awards Banquet and Reorganization Meeting in the New Franklin Ruritan Community Center.

Several local students made the honor roll at The Mercersburg Academy for the 2009 spring term.

Hundreds of customers stopped by Saturday's grand opening of the Mercersburg Farmers Market to check out the fresh vegetables, herbs, flowers, dairy products and other wares in the open-air market.