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Knights donate to special needs
Hancock falls in playoffs
The Hancock Little League Softball team took on Hub City Little League recently and lost 17-2. However, they were set to face Hub City again Monday night at 6 p.m. at Gerber Field in an elimination game in the District 1 tournament. Hub City defeated Hancock Monday evening and will[Read More…]
Vernon Sylvester Silvers
Vernon Sylvester Silvers Vernon Sylvester Silvers left his family on June 16, 2026 at his home. He was known as Vernon, Doc, Daddy, Pap and Opie to family and friends. Vernon was raised in the Sleepy Creek area, where he lived for most of his 94 years. He began working[Read More…]
Sharon L. Bishop
Sharon L. Bishop Sharon Lee Bishop, 75, of Berkeley Springs, died Sunday, June 21, 2026 at Winchester Medical Center. Full obituary will be announced in The Hancock News. Arrangements are being handled by Helsley-Johnson Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 95 Union Street, Berkeley Springs.
Freeze event in April makes county farms eligible for federal assistance
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved a Federal Secretarial Disaster Declaration for Maryland in response to the severe freeze event that occurred on April 21. The declaration was approved by U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins following a formal request from Governor Wes Moore. “This federal designation makes critical[Read More…]
Warfordsburg woman charged, Pa. state police investigate accident
A Warfordsburg woman was charged after allegedly spitting in another person’s face earlier this month. According to Pennsylvania State Police, troopers from the McConnellsburg barrack received a report of an altercation at Southern Fulton High School around 8:47 p.m. on Tuesday, June 2, in Warfordsburg Police said it was reported[Read More…]
Police Report
Hancock Police report the following arrests and incidents from the week of Monday, June 15, through Sunday, June 21: June 15 911 hang up, 200 block Pennsylvania Avenue. Unfounded. 911 hang up, 200 block Pennsylvania Avenue. Accidental. Traffic enforcement, Hancock area. One stop. June 16 911 hang up, 100 block[Read More…]
McCusker awarded band scholarship
The Herbert A. Young Scholarship Fund announced the 2026 Music Scholarship was awarded to Brooklyn McCusker. The annual scholarship is awarded to a senior member of the Hancock High School band and each year, the eligible band member is selected by band director Caleb Wescott. The scholarship is designed to[Read More…]
Debra Ann Shambaugh
Debra Ann Shambaugh 1955-2026 Debra Ann Shambaugh, age 71, of Great Cacapon, W.Va., died on Sunday, June 7, 2026 at her home in Magnolia, W.Va. Born April 3, 1955, she was the daughter of the late Marion A. and Essie Brown Shambaugh. Debbie was a graduate of Paw Paw High[Read More…]
