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Greene County Local News

news@greenecountymessenger.comAs Pennsylvania students prepare to get back to the classroom, school districts across the commonwealth are facing a teacher shortage.Pennsylvania will need thousands of new teachers by 2025, according to the state Department of Education, but fewer college ...

An informational program about the Federal Communications Commission’s Affordable Connectivity Program will be held on Wednesday, Aug. 31 in Waynesburg.The new government program aims to help low income households pay for broadband service and interest connected devices. FCC officials will be ...

Fayette County teen named 2022 Coal Queen

news@greenecountymessenger.comA Fayette County teen was crowned the 2022 Coal Queen during the PA Bituminous King Coal Show pageant at Carmichael Area High School.Brianna Hensh of North Union Township, a 17-year-old senior at Laurel Highlands High School, brought home top honors to represent ...

news@greenecountymessenger.comTwo Uniontown doctors are participating in Lyme disease research that could result in a vaccine to prevent the tick-borne illness.Dr. Richard Cook II and Dr. Paul Hartley, who have separate practices but both work within the Preferred Primary Care network, have ...

CDC issues new COVID guidelines for schools

news@greenecountymessenger.comAs the new school year begins, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has relaxed its guidelines for COVID-19.“We’re in a stronger place today as a nation, with more tools – like vaccination, boosters, and treatments – to protect ourselves, and our ...

news@greenecountymessenger.comIf you step outside at night during June and July, the flickering glow of fireflies - the official insect of Pennsylvania - produces a magical summer spectacle.Call them what you will - fireflies, lightning bugs, glow worms - but the bioluminescent insect actually ...