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Nationwide Emergency Alert Test Planned for Oct. 4

The Federal Emergency Management Agency, in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission, will conduct a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System and Wireless Emergency Alerts. The national test will consist of two portions, testing WEA and EAS capabilities. Both tests are scheduled to begin at approximately 2:20 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on Oct. 4....

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Times Past

10 Years Ago  Week of September 18, 2013   SUGAR GROVE   What is a pie safe? This piece of furniture tended to be found mainly in the Appalachian region, and in time, they later moved west with the settlers as they peopled the new frontiers. Pies were an important...

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David Lee Williamson

David Lee Williamson, 61, of Franklin passed away Sept. 22, 2023, at his residence. He was born Oct. 8, 1961, at Aberdeen, Maryland, and was the son of the late Lee Reece Williamson and Franziska Rosa Vanek Williamson. Mr. Williamson was a heavy equipment operator, a member of the Civil...

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Smith Creek / Friends Run

By Dave Ellis A new month starts Sunday. Bow and arrow season starts on Sept. 30. With each day, there will be less daylight in the mornings and evenings until winter begins. Burning law begins Oct. 1. A person can burn from 5 p.m. to 7 a.m. Smith Creek and...

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