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Little Orleans resident gets a centennial surprise in Hancock
by Lisa Schauer Gladys Potts’ family and friends threw her a surprise party at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Hancock on Sunday afternoon, October 1. With her 100th birthday approaching this Friday, Mrs. Potts thought she was going to help make apple dumplings for a fundraiser, like every year. Instead,[Read More…]
Medieval Days pull Hancock into the past
by Lisa Schauer Joseph Hancock Jr. Primitive Park was the scene for the annual Hancock “Medieval Days event held on Saturday, September 30 and Sunday, October 1. Troupes of historical reenactors engaged with the public, demonstrating what life was like in Europe from the ninth century until the Renaissance. Costumed[Read More…]
McKinley named to county’s community funding board as Hancock representative
Hancock will have a voice on the county’s Community Organization Funding Committee thanks to Commissioner Wayne Keefer and his approved nominee for a seat on the board. Washington County Commissioners unanimously approved Shannon McKinley for the board during their September 26 meeting. Keefer said the committee is sometimes confused with[Read More…]
Speed enforcement system set up at Sideling Hill cut for construction project
The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (SHA) has deployed an automated speed enforcement system on Interstate 68 at Sideling Hill where road construction work is taking place. The speed enforcement area spans one mile east of Mountain Road to the Sideling Hill Rest Area in Washington County. After[Read More…]
George Franklin Carson
George Franklin Carson 1934-2023 George Franklin Carson, age 89, passed on to the arms of his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on August 21, 2023 at his son Rodney’s home in Sachse, Texas. George was under Hospice care at the time of his passing. George was born June 1, 1934[Read More…]
Ray A. Breakall, Sr.
Ray A. Breakall, Sr. 1935-2023 Ray A. Breakall, Sr., 88, of Mercersburg, Pa. passed away Wednesday, September 27, 2023 at his son’s home in Hancock, Md. Born March 6, 1935 in Hancock, he was the son of the late Leo Breakall and Mabel Patton. He loved his wife Nellie, walking[Read More…]
Verleen Catherine Liner
Verleen Catherine Liner 1947-2023 Verleen Catherine Liner, former investigator for the Department of Welfare in San Joaquin County, Calif., passed away peacefully on September 26, 2023, in Winchester, Virginia. She was born on October 5, 1947, in Cumberland, Maryland. Verleen dedicated an admirable 25 years of her life to serving[Read More…]
Phyllis Jean Michael
Phyllis Jean Michael 1932-2023 Phyllis Jean Michael, age 91, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Monday, September 25, 2023 at her home surrounded by her family. Born April 4, 1932 in Morgan County, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Jannie Goldwin and Anna Eppinger Shade. She was a member[Read More…]
Lawana Lee McCusker
Lawana Lee McCusker 1944-2023 Lawana Lee McCusker, 79, Hancock, Md., passed away Thursday, September 28, 2023, at Sterling Care in Boonsboro, Md. Born March 25, 1944, in Artemas, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Henry and Bertha Johnson Clingerman, and the widow of Gail V. McCusker, who passed[Read More…]
