AccuWeather is calling for a blast of arctic air to hit the region later today and issued a winter weather advisory until 6 p.m. tonight. A wind chill advisory is in effect from 6 tonight until 10 a.m. Saturday. A strong cold front is moving from west to east bringing rain showers that can shift to snow as the temperatures fall. Snow accumulation is expected…
Sara H. Blanton, 77, of Chadds Ford, died Monday, Dec. 19. She was the beloved wife of M. Stuart Blanton. Born in Shelby, N.C. in 1945, she was the daughter of Sarah and Harold Hamrick and grew up with her three brothers after her father passed during her youth. She graduated from Shelby High School in 1963 and Peace College in 1965, where she earned…
With high winds and frigid temperatures expected, Unionville-Chadds Ford School District will have a Flexible Instruction Day. Students will be assigned asynchronous work to do at home today, Dec. 23. Teachers will communicate with students through email. See FID Quick Guide for more details. Kennett schools are already closed for the holiday week. Chester County government offices, facilities, and courts are closed today because of…
PennDOT has announced the following road projects, which are weather-dependent and could affect drivers in the greater Chadds Ford area during the week of Dec. 24 through Dec. 30. Motorists are urged to allow extra time if traveling through one of the construction zones. Work schedules are subject to change. • And so it continues. Line painting, sign installation, and utility operations continue to cause…
Kennett Township supervisors approved the 2023 budgets Wednesday night, with a half-mill tax increase to help pay for increasing emergency and police service costs. The 0.5-mill increase will mean the average taxpayer in Kennett, with a property worth $624,000 and assessed at $246,871, would pay an extra $123 each year in township taxes, according to Kennett Finance Director Amy Heinrich. (A mill is $1 for…