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UPPER MERION -- “George Washington Slept Here” was the name of a funny and well received theatrical film released in 1942 starring famed 20 th century comedian Jack Benny in the lead role. By that year the popular, well worn phrase had become a bit of a source of amusement as it seemed all sorts of places throughout the country were erroneously claiming the illustrious honor of having hosted our first president. And so it continued for the better half of the 20th century. But all of that changed as over the decades the phrase seemed to fade away along with many of the erstwhile clai...

Gibbs, Daniel Wednesday, May 5, 2021 Daniel Gibbs Daniel Gibbs of Decatur, Alabama, passed away at the age of 74 on Monday, May 3, 2021. Dan entered this world on a cold, Monday morning in Louisville, Ky., on Dec. 23, 1946. He grew up on a farm in Dickson, Tn. He graduated from Tennessee Technical University with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, and then spent most of his life living in Chattanooga, working for the Electric Power Board as an electrical engineer for 30 years. After he retired, he continued his career as an engineer at the Decatur Utilities for 16 years. ...

Police said a woman was hospitalized Tuesday after her sedan hit a train in south Redding. Sgt. Jeff Schmidt said the train was slowly approaching a southwest crossing on Eastside Road near Moore Road. That's when a sedan, which was headed north on Eastside Road, hit the train around 1 p.m., Schmidt said.   Google street view images from 2019 show buildings and plants covering a portion of the area the train was traveling from.  Schmidt said the front of the woman's vehicle hit the "plow" part of the front of the train, sometimes called the "cowcatcher." He said there was minor dama...

A LAMB has been returned to its mother after being stolen as part of a 'social media prank.' Police in Chorley said that a video had been circulating online earlier today showing the lamb being picked up on Moore Road and put into the boot of a car. However they have pointed out that this is an offence and could be potentially harmful. A police spokesperson said: "We can confirm that the lamb has not been harmed and it was returned to its Ewe. "The South rural task force have taken positive action and issued fixed penalty notices for Malicious communications.

Virginia Purvis Brady,  90, passed away, Sunday, April 18, 2021. Virginia was born May 6, 1930, to the late Wiley and Ola Belle Purvis, and raised in McConnell, which is now part of the High Falls community. She was a faithful member of Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church, where she enjoyed serving alongside church family for special events, like the annual chicken stew. Virginia loved landscaping her yard and creating beautiful areas of flowers, especially pink ones, which were her favorites. She had a special tenderness toward stray animals that would often visit her yard. Family was v...