Big Flats News

Larry McGovern Jr. was as surprised as anyone when he emerged from the Elmira school board's organizational meeting as its new president.

BIG FLATS - The final eight contestants for Twin Tiers Idol let loose and rocked out on Tag's Summer Stage during the fourth week of competition.

Fortuna Energy, frustrated by New York's slow progress in rewriting the environmental regulations needed to tap into the Marcellus Shale, plans an aggressive drilling program in Pennsylvania's Northern Tier.

Longwell, a 2002 graduate of Southside High School and a 2006 graduate of Cortland State, has accepted a position with Action Rehab Physical Therapy in Midlothian, Va.

For the 14th year, young girls and boys in the region will have a chance to reach for the sky next month with the help of the National Soaring Museum.

Bob Shook nearly had a heart attack the first time he laid eyes on the little white critter with a fluffy tail that scampered across his backyard along Ridge Road, just outside Horseheads, his wife reported.

The New York State Department of Conservation missed a deadline that could delay the creation of thousands of jobs in New York State.

Big Flats Town Supervisor Mary Ann Balland announced today that she will seek election to a third term in office.

While police have yet to release the name of the driver in Sunday's fatal hit-and-run crash, the accident underscores the need for a new law to protect bicyclists and pedestrians, said the mother of a teen killed in a similar manner.

The Arctic League is asking the community for help watching over its property in Elmira after vandalism ruined recent beautification efforts there.

Kermit the Frog, one of the greatest actors of all time, sang 'It's Not Easy Being Green,' but the ongoing Hampton Inn construction project in Big Flats is proving just the opposite.

Regarding coverage of the Martha Robertshaw art exhibit at the Big Flats Town Hall, let's not forget that the individual who made this extraordinary project possible was the late Dorothy Nowak Smith, wife of former New York state Sen.

Bryna Fireside of Ithaca, author of the updated edition of 'Choices for the High School Graduate,' will talk about her book and sign copies at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 27, at Buffalo Street Books in Ithaca.

The following contestants will move on to compete in next Wednesday's Twin Tiers Idol: Joellen Howell Kathryn Cook Arica Arnold Emily Roe Annastasia Scott Jennifer Smith Jordan Radford Emily Arnold Jessica Riley Nick Cutler Veronica White Kara Pirozzolo Paul Szczech Gates open at 6 p.m. at Tag's Summer Stage in Big Flats.

The annual Big Flats Community Days festival begins today, and no festival is complete without a queen.

The Big Flats park that was created in memory of a slain state trooper will be the home of a new foot race this fall.

The event will feature in-store performances by 171 students and faculty and the arts center will earn a percentage of the day's sales when shoppers present 171 Bookfair vouchers, available at 171 Cedar Arts in Corning and at www.171CedarArts.org , at checkout.

BIG FLATS - After five years and $4.7 million, the town of Big Flats municipal campus on Maple Street is finally done.

Elmira A number of businesses were cited for permitting the sale of alcoholic beverages to a person younger than 21 following compliance checks conducted over the weekend by the Elmira Police Department.

If the weather conditions are right, just as Southern Tier residents are sipping their coffee Saturday morning, Lt.