Defensive end lines up for student backpack drive

Derrick Morgan, a defensive end for the Tennessee Titans, is helping to provide Coatesville children with backpacks. Residents invited to donate supplies, recycle materials, and clean up city Coatesville residents will have an opportunity to get donations and make some on Saturday through two back-to-school drives, each from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Coatesville Memorial Community Center. In addition, multiple...

Sponsors being sought for Gun Buy Back program

Residents can receive up to $100 for surrendering weapons on March 16 By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times The Coatesville Youth Initiative is one of the agencies partnering to reduce violence in Coatesville through the Gun Buy Back. The statistics are grim: Coatesville exceeded the national, violent crime rate by 190.97 percent in 2010. A coalition of community organizations wants to...