• August edition of From the Desk of County Executive Jan Gardner
• August edition of From the Desk of County Council President Bud Otis
• August Edition of From the Desk of County Councilman Kirby Delauter
• Emmitsburg election approaches, still no candidates filed
• Emmitsburg considers partnership with Utility Service Partners
• Emmitsburg Ambulance Company and VHC merge

• 100 Years Ago This Month - August 1917
• The Great World War: News Reports From the Front - August 1917
• Rev. Charles Maloy's: The Contralto
• James Helman's: The History of Emmitsburg
• William Hays': At the End of the Emmitsburg Road
• Setting the Record Straight, the Real History of Emmitsburg's Founding

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• Tim Iverson: In the Country - Solar Eclipse 2017
• Michael Rosenthal: Real Science - Biological annihilation
• Lindsay Coker: Down Under - Ignorant Glory
• Bill Hillman: American Mind - Down with the FOP
• Kai Hagen: Common Cents - Species decline in Catoctin Mountains

• Pastor John Talcott: The Called - Life Lessons from Elijah - Part 4
• Pastor Paul Matthews: God’s kindness
• Pastor Joe Engel: We are always on His mind
• Pastor Gary Buchman: Finishing the Race with Joy
• Father Collin Poston: Journey of a lifetime
• Rev. Chris Suerdieck: Faith isn't a steady, upward climb to holiness

• Barb Mrgich: Learning the language of flowers
• Barb Mrgich: Alliums add pizzazz to your garden
• Betty Jakum: Fall is for planting
• Mary Ann Ryan: Summer pests in the garden
• Susie Hill: There is a season
• Kay Hinkle: Feeding Birds through the Seasons

• 8/18 - Taneytown Family Fun Days
• 8/19 - Summer Family Fun Day
• 8/19 - Peach & Pickle Festival/Yard sale
• 8/19 - 4th Gettysburg Brew Fest
• 8/19 - Pepper Fest
• 8/19 - All you can eat peachy pancake breakfast!

My Little Sister's Jokes  

• 8th Grade Final Exam: Salina, KS - 1895
• Proof that Angels do have wings
• I Rescued A Human Today
• A true story of courage and humility from courtesy of Paul Harvey ...
• Do pets go to Heaven
• This Ragged Flag - In memory of Johnny Cash ...