Franklin County (Virginia)

Byron George Ashburn, 87, of Chambersburg, Pa., passed away Wednesday, May 1, 2013, at Quincy Village. Born March 4, 1926, in Altoona, Pa., he was the son of the late Samuel George and Mildred Elizabeth Brubaker Ashburn. A 1944 graduate of Altoona...

Do the crime, pay the fine.  But a new report shows a lot of fines in Virginia go unpaid causing the state to lose out on nearly $171 million dollars a year. "My husband and I both got my traffic ticket back in November and about two weeks later we...

Shepherd University to open center in Martinsburg SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. — Shepherd University has received approval from its regional accreditor, the Higher Learning Commission, to open an additional location in Martinsburg, W.Va., according to a...

A French artist visiting through an arrangement with Roanoke Valley Sister Cities will take part in Roanoke's Art by Night studio tour from 5 to 9 p.m. this Friday. Cornelia Marin of Saint-Lo in Normandy, France, just arrived in town Saturday. The...

When Jewell Hunt opened J and J Fashions in Rocky Mount in 1968, she knelt in the doorway and prayed. If God would help the business succeed, she promised to use the business as a ministry. J and J Fashions is celebrating 45 years in business this...

New statistics showing that drug overdose deaths reached an all-time high in Ohio in 2011 make Wayne Campbell angry. ?It hits home for the Pickerington father because one of the 1,765 deaths that year was his son, Tyler, 23. ??? ??But it also makes...

Several police agencies in Franklin County, Pa., and the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia are participating in National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day this weekend. On Saturday, people can drop off expired, unwanted or unused medications at various...

Matthew Miles knew getting a divorce would be difficult but not for the reasons he thought. "I came across it from what you see right there in the phone book," says Miles. It's the first listing in the Yellow Pages.  A company promising to help you...

Be careful what you wish for. Over the past few weeks — or it could be months because time really flies when you’re having fun — the following comments have appeared in the comments section of stories and columns on The Herald-Mail...

Cumberland Valley Photographic Salon The juried photographic competition features work by photographers from Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, the District of Columbia, and beyond. Exhibit on view through Sunday, April 14. Washington County...

Ninety-four percent of Virginians support the need for 30 minutes of daily physical education in elementary and middle schools, according to a survey of more than 15,000 adults and young people by Y Street, a teen volunteer group. The Virginia...

Photographs Focal Point: Photographs by Denny Bingaman, Gary Johnson and Don Schaller. Exhibit continues through Friday, April 5. Council for the Arts of Chambersburg, 159 S. Main St., Chambersburg, Pa. Call 717-264-6883. Two student artists...