Sports
Fall Ball Registration Underway for Fulton Softball
Fulton Softball is looking for fall ball teams to play double headers each week starting September 4.
2017
Sports
Fulton Spring Sports Recap Highlights Unified Basketball Season
According to Fulton City School District’s athletic director Christopher Ells, the district saw a successful spring sports season despite having to dodge a lot of rain and mud. The highlight of the season came from the district’s first year participating in Unified Sports along with other schools throughout Section III. Fulton formed a unified basketball team, the first ever team of its kind at the district, that paired 12 special education students with 5 regular education students to compete in games and practices throughout the season coached by Josh Viscome and Joe Meeks, both employees in the district.
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Fulton’s 36th Annual Memorial Day Salute
The 36th annual Fulton Memorial Day Salute wasn’t halted by the early rain as hundreds of community members lined Broadway to watch parade entries go by one by one. The parade, organized by Cre8 Studios L.L.C., held roughly 100 parade entries. “Despite a rainy morning we had a great turn out for the parade both in participants and spectators,” said Heathe Jones of Cre8 Studios. Lawrence Macner led the parade as Grand Marshall as the 2017 Veteran of the Year, selected by the Fulton Veterans Council.
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Fulton Native Kicks Off Third Annual Oswego County Olympiad
Phoenix High School hosted the Oswego County Olympiad on Thursday (May 11,) allowing hundreds of exceptional student athletes the chance to participate in friendly track and field competition. In its third year, Fulton native Tim Conners who narrowly defeated a life threatening cancer diagnosis as a teenager, kicked off the event with his inspiring opening remarks. Speaking to the crowd of 460 student athletes, Conners spread a message of perseverance, a lesson he learned while battling for his life and even after as he discovered how to operate daily life in a now sightless world.
Sports
Rain, Cold Doesn’t Halt Fulton Little League Opening 15th Season
A chilly opening day and a rainy first week hasn’t halted the kickoff of the 2017 Little League baseball and softball season in Fulton. Players from all divisions gathered together last weekend to officially begin the season with help from league officials and the Syracuse Chiefs minor league baseball team mascot, Scooch. Roughly 280 participants from 23 teams ranging in age from 4 to 12 years old lined the first and third baselines of John Florek Field as Fulton Little League’s vice president, Dave Weber and president, Florek introduced the 15th season of Little League in Fulton.
Community
Oswego County Conservative Party Hosts Annual Spring Dinner
The Oswego County Conservative Party is hosting an annual spring dinner on Saturday, May 6.
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Fulton Family Hosts Community Easter Egg Hunt
Char and Rob Zenter had the vision to host a fun Easter event for the Fulton community. Their vision is becoming a reality on Saturday, April 15. The event is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. on Saturday (April 15) at VanBuren Park, located on VanBuren and North Sixth Street.
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Your Photos: The Aftermath of Winter Storm Stella
According to the National Weather Service, as of 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday (March 15) Fulton had recorded 24 inches of snowfall. Here we feature a photo gallery of your submitted photos showing the aftermath of Winter Storm Stella.
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Fulton Board of Education Petitions Now Available
As of today, (March 6) petitions are available for three open seats on the Fulton City School District Board of Education. The three open terms will commence July 1, 2017 and expire on June 30, 2020. Petitions are available at the office of the Superintendent at the Fulton Education Center located at 167 S. Fourth St. and must be returned to be filed with the district clerk between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. no later than April 26.
News
Weigh In: Trump’s Inauguration, Link to Live Stream
On this day, January 20, 2017, the 45th President of the United States of America, Donald Trump will be sworn in to his title. To watch a live stream of today’s inauguration events, click here or follow the ceremonies on Twitter @TrumpInaugural. Weigh in here, tell us in the comments your thoughts regarding 45th President of the United States, Donald Trump.