Cotesville crushes Pennsbury, advances to 6A District final

By Chris Sheehan, Correspondent, The Times Coatesville players celebrate a score during Friday night’s dismantling of Pennsbury in the District One, 6A semifinals. CALN — If you had any doubt that the 2017 Coatesville football team is for real, Friday night’s easy dispatch of one of Southeast Pennsylvania’s top programs should erase them entirely. The Red Raiders (12-1 — No. 4...

Coatesville man drowns in Brandywine

PENNSBURY — A Coatesville man drowned while swimming in the Brandywine Creek Sunday, after apparently being pulled into deep water by the current, State Police said Thursday. Samuel Garcia Javier, 25, was swimming in the Brandywine near the Brandywine River Museum around 5 p.m. when the currents appeared to push him into deeper water and prevented him from getting back into the shallows. Seeing he...

Sheriff reports having ‘a blast in Nashville’

Annual conference interrupted by gas explosion By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The CoatesvilleTimes.com Emergency personnel react to an explosion at Nashville’s Opryland Hotel — which happened to be hosting National Sheriffs’ Association meeting, including Chester County Sheriff Carolyn “Bunny” Welsh, who shot this image and the accompanying videos. The 2012 four-day...