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Washington County Agricultural fair begins

The 226th Washington County Agricultural Fair got underway this weekend. The stateĢƵ oldest fair, which annually attracts more than 64,000 visitors, runs through Aug. 17 at the Washington County Fairgrounds. Folks enjoyed rides, food, games and numerous other attractions on a beautiful ...

Your Financial Future

The next Federal Reserve meetings will take place Sept. 17 and 19. One of their most important decisions will be what to do about interest rates. Wall Street is hoping that they will begin to drop interest rates that were increased to deal with 40-year high inflation, which remains higher than ...

KFC & Jumbo Shrimp

Perhaps becoming the most widely used oxymoron in the language of today along with notable competitors like “deafening silence”or “cruel kindness,” the idea of shrimp being jumbo or even extra large can cause jumbled brain waves (or maybe Jumbo brain waves). Whatever the size, shrimp ...

CTI breaks ground on Health Science Center

The Fayette County Career & Technical Institute celebrated the first steps in its pursuit to bolster the drastic shortage of health care workers across the country with a ceremonial groundbreaking for a 6,000 square foot Health Science Center. “After the pandemic there has ...

Road projects scheduled to start Monday in Fayette

Maintenance projects could cause traffic delays in North Union Township and Ohiopyle, beginning Monday. In North Union, Coolspring Jumonville Road will be subject to a single-lane restriction between Martin and Quarry roads while crews replace a culvert. The restriction is anticipated through ...

Fayette officials raise flag, dedicate time capsule at new jail

Fayette County officials held a flag raising ceremony at the new county jail on Friday, using the same flagpole that stood on the site during its decades as the U.S. Army Reserve Center. The flagpole was removed shortly after ground was broken for the new jail in March 2021. It was fully ...