Fulton Daily News

There’s a lot to do around the county this weekend.  Theater?  Queen of Bingo is playing this weekend in Fulton.  Food?  Try  the Taste of Oswego.  Art, farmers’ markets, sports and more.

Click inside for our list of things going on this weekend.

Recently, we published the full list of bus routes for the upcoming Fulton City School District year.  Since then, two routes have changes — routes 49 and 52.

We’ve republished the corrected list inside…

Oswego County’s emergency managers are keeping an eye on Hurricane Irene’s path, but so far, see no reason to join the state in its round-the-clock emergency response to the cyclone.

“We’re monitoring the events,” said Terry Bennett, emergency services program coordinator for the county.

A Republican county commissioner in Florida says he’s quitting his seat and moving back to the county where he grew up so he can run for Congress.

Jeff Stabins, according to the St. Petersburg Times, said he has bought his dream house in Sackets Harbor and is moving there to run for the Republican nomination to take on Democratic incumbent Bill Owens.

A team of fishermen led by Fulton’s Ken Bracy took second place honors this past weekend in Catskill, NY at the New York BASS Chapter Federation’s team tournament on the Hudson River.

The City of Fulton Department of Public Works has announced a street restriction for traffic in the City of Fulton for 8/25 and 8/26.

UPDATE: The street is now open  Please be advised that Curtis Street (St Rt 176) in the City of Fulton, will be closed to through traffic from West Fourth Street South to Powers Drive. Police say the closure is expected to last until around 1 p.m.

A new leader has been appointed to head Fulton’s Lanigan Elementary School and he has just days to get up to speed before the building fills with students and staff.

Fulton’s Board of Education Tuesday appointed Robert Briggs to be Lanigan’s Principal.