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An inmate at the Blair County Prison is facing additional charges after police said she smuggled heroin packets into the prison. According to the charges filed by Hollidaysburg Borough police, on July 5, Samantha Jo Miller, 36, of Hollidaysburg was observed in her cell digging into her underwear. When a correction officer asked her to show her hands, police said a heroin packet fell to the floor. A female corrections officer took Miller to another room and performed a strip search and allegedly found a bag containing numerous packets stamped wi...
Dave Cunningham, owner of Roaring Spring based Pride Builders, prepares to install another section of metal roofing on the new Frederick's Meat Market building under construction Monday, July 19. The house beside the meat market was torn down to allow the market to expand into a 50 by 60 foot store. When construction started, the addition was expected to be finished within three months, though owner Mitch Frederick was just hopeful that it would be done by the holidays this year. The expansion...
The regular Board of Directors meeting for the Spring Cove School District was held Monday, July 19, at the administration office board room. This was the first live, in-person board meeting held in 16 months, bringing an end to all online Zoom meetings. The district’s Health and Safety Plan for the 2021-22 school year was the primary focus of the meeting. Superintendent Dr. Betsy Baker said that masking in the school will not be required at the start of the 2021-22 school year, but students may wear them optionally. As a rule of the Center f...
Summer 2021 has a lot to make up for. In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic put a halt to most traditional summertime activities including fairs, festivals, and farm shows, but now that most restrictions have been lifted, a full slate of area traditions are resuming. Some local events have already taken place and all indications are that people are ready to get out of the house and resume enjoying the summertime festivities. Martinsburg's annual J4 celebration brought record crowds this year after a CO...
Roaring Spring Park LLC, a newly formed group of four buyers, has purchased the Appvion paper mill plant in Roaring Spring with plans to bring life back to the recently closed facility. William Firestone, president of Capital Recovery Group (CRG) released a statement announcing the purchase of the plant and said efforts are underway to identify the best use of the facility, which could include restarting the paper mill. Along with CRG, Big Shoulders Capital, Rabin Worldwide and Calbag Metals Company round out the new ownership group. “We see t...
