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Lady Panthers head into home stretch of 2025 season seeking wins

Hancock’s girls basketball team will close out their 2025 season with three final matchups on their home court in coming days. They head into the finale with several tough losses behind them. The Turkeyfoot Valley Area Rams plowed ahead of the Hancock Panthers during the February 10 girls’ varsity basketball[Read More…]

Hancock boys collect more wins as season winds down

Hancock’ s boys varsity basketball team is stacking up wins to build a 7-8 record as they head into the final games of the 2025 season. The Panthers out the sting on the Hyndman Charter School Hornets on Friday, February 7, winning in Hyndman territory 44-23. Hancock led scoring in[Read More…]

Southern Fulton Junior-Senior High School presents “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” on stage

Students of Southern Fulton Junior-Senior High School have announced their upcoming production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s beloved musical, “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.” This vibrant and entertaining show is a timeless retelling of the biblical story of Joseph, featuring a wide range of musical styles, from country to rock[Read More…]

Maryland hunters harvest 84,201 deer for 2024-2025 season

Maryland deer hunters harvested 84,201 deer during the combined archery, firearms, and muzzleloader seasons, from September 6, 2024 through February 4, 2025. The statewide harvest reported to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources included 32,148 antlered and 47,271 antlerless white-tailed deer, and 2,143 antlered and 2,639 antlerless sika deer. The[Read More…]

Students learn about health care field, recording arts, aeronautics

Students at Hancock Middle-Senior High School recently learned about three different career fields they could enter once they graduate. Hancock students have had numerous opportunities to explore various career paths. On January 30, students interested in the medical field met with orthopedic surgeon Dr. Ralph Salvagno. The group met with[Read More…]

Partners are mapping the bottom of the Potomac River

from the Chesapeake Bay News In the fall of 2024, the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin (ICPRB) and its partners at the USGS Eastern Ecological Science Center in West Virginia and the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center in South Dakota completed Phase 3 of a[Read More…]

Kenneth Eugene Merchant, Sr.

Kenneth Eugene Merchant, Sr. 1950-2025 Kenneth Eugene Merchant, Sr., age 74, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., passed away on Friday, February 14, 2025 at his home. Born July 5, 1950 in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., he was the son of the late Herbert Thornton and Annie Elizabeth Allen Merchant. Kenneth attended Morgan[Read More…]

Gail Lynn Croston

Gail Lynn Croston 1976-2025 Gail Lynn Croston, age 48, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Saturday, February 8, 2025 at her home. Born September 10, 1976 in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., she was the daughter of Fern Lola Waugh Youngblood of Berkeley Springs, W.Va. and the late Kenneth Eugene Merchant, Sr.[Read More…]