Monthly News & Updates

April-June 2026 | 016

Give. Advocate. Volunteer. Awards!

We were honored to help the United Way of Adams County celebrate the dedicated volunteers and advocates making a difference throughout our community at the 2026 Give. Advocate. Volunteer. Awards.


The full awards presentation is now airing on Community Media. Click the button below to watch.

Upper Adams Communities Celebrate America 250th

Join the Upper Adams Communities as we all come together to celebrate our nation’s milestone and strengthen our local bonds, with the start of the whole event, the 250th Anniversary Parade!

 ARM's Annual Restore Hope Banquet

Will Hudson, Adams Rescue Mission's Executive Director, and program leaders talk about the organization's highlights this year, including housing and daycare.


America Sings

Gettysburg Civic Chorus presented their Spring Concert titled America Sings.

Community Media live streamed and recorded the event. Now airing on our channels or click below to watch.


America 250th - Open House

As part of our America 250th Celebration we also recorded a series of Open House Programs with local historians. Learn about our heritage from local experts...


-Tim Shannon - Gettysburg College



Tim Smith - Gettysburg History




- June Lloyd - Local Historian


America 250th

In partnership with the New Oxford Area Historical Society and in collaboration with Gettysburg History, York History Center, Hanover Area Historical Society and others, we've created a series of shorts videos exploring the revolution era history of our area. Take a look at New Oxford Area Historical Society's YouTube page. New videos are added weekly...

 

Thanks to our Sponsors!

 
 
 


Ben Neely - York History






Ken Gavin - Local Historian





Jim McClure - Local Historian







Dennis Ness - Local Historian



 
 

Open House Programming

Totem Pole Playhouse


 Ryan Gibbs, Producing Artistic Director of Totem Pole Playhouse, discusses the rich history of Totem Pole Playhouse, its productions, plans for the future, and Ryan’s journey in the world of theater.


South Mountain partnership


Guest host Frank Kozak sits down with Julia Chain from the South Mountain Partnership, They discuss the Partnership’s mission, its efforts to conserve and enhance the South Mountain region, future initiatives, and ways community members can get involved.

The people Project 2026


Ray sits down with Lisa Cordiano, Creative Marketing Strategist for Celebrate Gettysburg. Lisa discusses The People Project—how it began, the vision behind it, and how community members can get involved.


Elly Cooke


 Guest host Rebekah Foster sits down with local musician Elly Cooke. Learn about Elly’s musical journey, the influence of her family, where her passion for music began, and enjoy special performances of some of her original songs.

Sparrow Place


 Ray sits down with Lisa Weigard and Amber Ballou from Sparrow Place. They discuss the organization’s mission, their passion for raising awareness about human trafficking, and their plans to open a shelter for trafficked adult women.

Adams County Community Foundation


 Ray sits down with Matt Thomas from the Adams County Community Foundation. Matt discusses the many ways the Foundation supports Adams County through its grant programs, the Giving Spree, and other community initiatives.

Youth For Christ


 Ray sits down with Gary Grecco, Executive Director, and Tom Shutt, Chief Operating Officer of the Mason-Dixon Chapter of Youth for Christ. They discuss the organization’s mission, how they support and guide local youth, and their plans for the future.


You can also listen to ‘Open House’ programs on your favorite Podcast platform…

Mark your calendars for the 2026 Giving Spree on November 5th


We are proud to be a media sponsor for the Annual Adams County Community Foundation Giving Spree. Mark you calendars now for Adams County's biggest day of giving!


More information on the Giving Spree...

 

Special Programming

Sports Chat Speical


Along with our partners, Adams County Sports Hall of Fame, we invited one of the 2025 hall of fame inductees to our studio, Andrea Wickerham, former head coach at Mt. St. Mary’s in field hockey and softball.


Gettysburg Pride Opening Ceremony 2026


Gettysburg Pride 250 brought together community members, local organizations, elected officials, performers, and advocates for a day that celebrated both the 10th anniversary of Gettysburg Pride and the broader story of LGBTQ+ inclusion in America.


Memorial Day Coverage


We were onsite to cover the Memorial Day parades in Hanover and Gettysburg and the ceremony at Gettysburg National Cemetery with keynote speaker Col. Frank R Hancock.


Roundtable discussion on affordable housing


Rep. Dan Moul hosted Lt. Gov. Austin Davis to an affordable housing roundtable discussion which included Megan Shreve from SCCAP and JR Crushong of the Adams County Housing Authority.

Boat Regatta at Cross Keys Village


Cross Keys Village team members, Villagers, and friends raced around their pond in short-lived vessels made of cardboard, tape, and dreams.


Eyes to See Ministries Podcast


Eyes to See Ministries in the newest, local organization utilizing our podcast Studio to reach a international audience. If you'd like more information about our podcast studio or how to start your own podcast get in contact with us.


 

Neighbors in Business


Community Media launched a new series called 'Neighbors in Business'. In this series we'll talk with the businesses that keep Adams County moving and find out how they stay involved in our community. Stay tuned to Community Media to see behind the scenes of more local businesses.


Local Government meeting coverage…

Gettysburg

Stay up to date with what is going on in your community government.

Live streams and recordings of Gettysburg, Hanover, McSherrystown, and Carroll Valley borough meetings can be found on our website and social media sites.

Hanover

Carroll Valley

McSherrystown

This month from the Archives…


Watch classic video of our community, available now on our Archive page, including this Adams County Historical Society meeting coverage from 1997 featuring Sally Rodgers!


What's Happening ● Sports Chat ● Trivia

As always stay connected to the community and watch our weekly programs ‘What’s Happening’, and ‘Sports Chat’. Or have a bit of fun and play along with ‘Community Media’s Trivia’ every Tuesday night!’

Bulletin Board and Community Calendar


We promote dozens of local public events for free though our online Community Calendar and our Electronic Bulletin Board which is aired through the programming day. It is broadcasted to over 40,000 household in the Adams/York area and streamed through our 24/7 live stream. To submit an event email us the info to info@communitymedia.net

 

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Gettysburg Borough

New Oxford Borough

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Hamiltonban Township


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Germany Township

Hamilton Township

Hamiltonban Township

Mount Pleasant Township

Oxford Township

Reading Township


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The Robert C. Hoffman Charitable Endowment Trust

Community Media of South Central PA is a 501(c)3 Nonprofit organization

 
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