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Holiday happenings

The holidays were in full swing this weekend around Fayette County. The Grinch was among the celebrities who made an appearance at this yearĢƵ Connellsville Christmas parade, sponsored by the Greater Connellsville Chamber of Commerce on Saturday in the cityĢƵ downtown. Marching units ...

Dogs receive blessing at Uniontown dog park

About a dozen dogs were blessed Saturday during a “Blessing of Animals” at Tails of the Trail Dog Park in Uniontown. “We’ve invited dogs from our church and around the community to come and receive a blessing because we know what a blessing our animals are to us,” said the Rev. Laura ...

‘Wrong place, right time’

The owner of the Hopwood Child Care Center said Sunday nightĢƵ storm probably saved several children from being seriously injured when a car crashed into one of the playrooms on Monday morning. “The storm definitely slowed parents down. They were dropping their kids off later than usual, ...

A labor of love

Everytime Marian D’Auria steps into the Oak Grove Cemetery in Uniontown, sheĢƵ surrounded by loved ones. "I have my grandparents there, my parents, aunts, uncles, and four more cousins," D'Auria said, "and of course, my sister. Oh, and then I have ancestors on the hillside on the Route ...

Two accused in Verizon copper wire theft

Two men accused of stealing 700 feet of copper wire from a Verizon tower may have been the cause of a power outage over the summer, according to state police. According to court documents, Jeffrey Howell, 38, of Smithfield and Garrett Keith Weeder Jr., 35, of Carmichaels stole about $3,700 ...

Local teen to host free veteran appreciation breakfast this Saturday

A junior at Albert Gallatin Area High School is using a $1,000 grant to host a free appreciation breakfast this Saturday for area veterans at the AMVETS in Hopwood. Haylee Bill received the funding as part of a Market Hog Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) project, a requirement for all ...