Ida brings massive floods, damage, tornados to Chester County

By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times @mikemcgannpa Just one of the dozens of flooded areas in Chester County from the remnants of Hurricane Ida, which dumped 6-8 inches of rain on the county, Wednesday. Photo: courtesy Chester County Emergency Services. A vicious storm – the remnants of Hurricane Ida — ripped through Chester County Wednesday, causing widespread flooding, power outages and damage,...

Brandywine Polo fighting to fix damaged barn

33 stalls out of commission after winds ripped off roof By Nicole Brown, Staff Writer, The Times Tornado-force winds ripped the roof off the barn on the Brandywine Polo Club property. NEW GARDEN – Last April, tragedy struck the Brandywine Polo Club when tornado-force winds ripped the roof off its main barn. There were no horses in the barn at the time, as the polo season hadn’t begun yet, but...

URA raises funds for tornado victims

EAST MARLBOROUGH – For many people if you ask “Where in the world is Hackleburg”, they would have no idea. But ask any of the kids from the Unionville Recreation Association (URA) baseball and softball teams, they would tell you right away it is in Alabama. (For those not familiar, on April 27, 2011 the city of Hackleburg was ravaged by an EF 5 tornado that destroyed 75% of the town.) Everyone...