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Greene County Local News

Matt Cumberledge grew up listening to his family tell stories about his ancestors, dating back more than 100 years. Now, he’s the one telling stories as executive director of the Greene County Historical Society Museum. As a young man, the Greene County native had a passion and interest in ...

Waynesburg University will offer The Mary Helen and Bill George Annual Scholarship for the Study of Historic Christian Leaders to eligible applicants. The fund will provide an annual scholarship that encourages and inspires a student at WU to study and write about a Christian leader in ...

Earlier this month, three state legislators visited West Greene School District to discuss the possibility of building a solar array on the campus. State Sen. Camera Bartolotta (R-Beaver/Greene/Washington), and state Reps. Bud Cook (R-Washington/Greene), and Elizabeth Fiedler (D-Phila.), met ...

In July of 1794, a group of 400 whiskey rebels, mainly from Washington County, attacked and destroyed the home of a tax inspector south of Pittsburgh. One of the leaders of the Whiskey Rebellion, David Bradford, was among them. A Washington County resident from 1788-1794, Bradford made his ...

For a long while, Mount Washington was a distinct natural barrier separating Pittsburgh from the communities in the South Hills and beyond, but that changed dramatically when the Liberty Tunnels opened to traffic 100 years ago. The tunnels – or the tubes, if you prefer – connected the ...