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    Agriculture

    Agconnect Honors Chester County Farmer of the Year, State Representative

    December 22, 2025

    AgConnect has named fifth-generation mushroom grower Meghan Klotzbach as Farmer of the Year, and Pennsylvania State Representative John Lawrence as recipient of the Duncan Allison…

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    VISTA Book Review: Five Things You Don’t Know About Valley Forge

    November 11, 2025

    From December 1777 to June of 1778, the main body of the Continental Army (approximately 12,000 troops) encamped on the edge of what is now…

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    Kennett Square Rings in New Year with Annual Sparkling Mushroom Drop

    January 3, 2025

    Kennett Square residents joyfully rang in the new year with the twelfth iteration of their iconic 700-pound sparkling mushroom drop, writes Emily Neil for the…

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    Outdoors

    Residents Rally to Oppose State’s Plan to Develop Big Elk Creek Watershed Into Tourist Attraction 

    July 19, 2024

    Over 160 people showed up for a public hearing at the auditorium of Avon Grove High School to protest the state’s plan to turn almost…

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    Outdoors

    Residents, Lawmakers Finding Ways to Protect Future of Big Elk Creek Watershed 

    July 11, 2024

    Residents have rallied to protect the Big Elk Creek watershed from being turned into a tourist attraction, writes Jen Samuel for The Daily Local News. …

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    CCCBI Holds 2023 State Legislative Forum with Bipartisan Elected Officials

    October 12, 2023

    On Friday, Sept. 29, the Chester County Chamber of Business & Industry (CCCBI) held its 2023 State Legislative Forum at the Desmond Hotel in Malvern.…

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    Education

    Rep. John Lawrence Takes Back-to-School Tour of the Jennersville YMCA Childcare and Early Learning Center 

    September 7, 2023

    In the spirit of back-to-school season, Representative John Lawrence met with YMCA leaders to discuss the vital role that Early Childhood Education Centers play in…

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    ‘Decades-Long Dream One Step Closer to Reality’: Effort to Resurrect Century-Old Oxford Theater Receives $2 Million

    April 25, 2022

    A decades-long dream to bring a performing arts space to downtown Oxford is one step closer to reality with renewed hope for the Oxford Theater.…

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    Economic Development

    Southern Chester County Chamber of Commerce Fall Meeting Focuses on Economic Recovery, Renewal

    November 12, 2021

    During the Southern Chester County Chamber of Commerce annual fall luncheon on November 4, key speakers focused primarily on the road to economic recovery amid…

  • Culture

    Sen. Dinniman Receives Historic License Plate From His Staff

    January 9, 2018

    State Sen. Andy Dinniman received a unique holiday gift from his staff, a historic Pennsylvania Senate license plate from 1933, according to a report in…

  • Community

    U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker, Other Officials Learn About Technical Education at TCHS

    June 9, 2017

    United States congressman Lloyd Smucker, State Reps. John Lawrence and Harry Lewis Jr., local officials, and business owners recently went back to school to learn…

  • Community

    Southern Chester County Chamber of Commerce Holding Grand Opening THIS Morning

    October 7, 2016

    The grand opening of the new office for the Southern Chester County Chamber of Commerce will take place this morning and will include a ribbon…

  • Government & Civic Life

    Chamber Endorses Incumbents In 3 State House Races

    July 10, 2014

    The 800-member Chester County Chamber of Business and Industry has endorsed three more candidates whose state House of Representatives seats are up for election Nov.…

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