Today's News

Christopher Sardelli
csardelli@thelancasternews.com
A Lancaster woman found herself behind bars this week, accused of setting a fire inside her own apartment.  
Tammy Lynn Williams, 45, 1518 Westway Apartments, was arrested and charged with arson only hours after a fire was extinguished inside her home Tuesday, May 22, at Westway Apartments off Memorial Park Road, according to a Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office press release.

Reece Murphy
rmurphy@thelancasternews.com
Two local organizations are holding fundraisers to help a local teen suffering permanent nerve damage to his ears.
Arntearreus “Smiley” Richardson, 17, the son of Audrey and Arnold Richardson of Lancaster, is a member of Mt. Tabor A.M.E. Zion Church and the Lancaster Fire Department’s Explorer program.
Both organizations are holding fundraisers to help defray medical costs associated with Richardson’s treatment and to purchase much-needed hearing aids.
LFD fundraiser

Nancy Parsons
Landmark News Service
GREAT FALLS – Today is the official kick off  of the Memorial Day weekend.
And with the annual holiday also comes an annual event in Great Falls – the Flopeye Fish Festival.
The 29th annual Flopeye Fish Festival will be held Saturday, May 26, from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. in the Great Falls Industrial Park.
Held on Memorial Day weekend each year, the festival offers a homecoming atmosphere for people to reunite with friends and family members while enjoying food and entertainment.

Brady Hinkle shot a solid one-under over nine holes to win the boys 9-10 division during the Fuzzy and Friends junior golf tournament and long drive championship at Edgewater Golf Club.