Emerson Valley resident Amanda Hollister was arrested Tuesday afternoon on suspicion of murder. She is currently the prime suspect in the murder of her husband William Hollister, a bank security guard who had gone missing for almost a month. On May 24, Mr. Hollister was found dead in his pickup…

Emerson Valley resident William Hollister, 55, was found dead earlier today in his pickup truck in the parking lot outside the trail entrance to Blackwood Forest. Chief Ranger Samantha Bellinger found Mr. Hollister when she arrived for work. She immediately contacted the authorities, who arrived and quickly determined that he…

The beloved little store on Main Street between 3rd and 4th Street is sadly about to shutter its doors for the last time. Cheryl’s Hobby Shop, owned by local Emerson Valley resident Cheryl Fenster, had been closed temporarily numerous times over the last two years. Now, however, the closing is…

Sheriff Victor Grayson has reported that the old elementary school building on the east side of town was vandalized by homemade explosives early Tuesday morning. The school was decommissioned by the City Council back in 2002, and it has sat empty and unused ever since. Due to neglect, the building…