by Lisa Schauer Kirk Farm Road in Hancock was the venue for the Blackcat Music Summer Showcase on a sweltering Saturday, August 26. Eight different acts and collaborations entertained the audience under a large wooden pavilion, following a hearty picnic of hot dogs, hamburgers, hummus, cucumber salad, cakes and cases[Read More…]
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County kicks off Comprehensive Plan meetings in Hancock
by Geoff Fox Washington County officials held the first of six public information meetings regarding the Comprehensive Plan 2040 in Hancock last Wednesday evening, August 23. A handful of people showed up for the presentation. The last time Washington County approved a Comprehensive Plan was in 2002. The majority of[Read More…]
Time to fix up the wet basement, town officials decide
by Geoff Fox The basement area of Town Hall is home to the Hancock Museum and there have been a number of issues regarding water in the basement. Members of the Hancock Historical Society have approached Town Manager Mike Faith regarding the issue, with President Dan Murphy coming before town[Read More…]
Eagle accident causes brief power disruption
by Geoff Fox If you heard a bang early Monday morning, August 28, it wasn’t a gunshot. It was a bird flying into an electric line along Main Street on the east end of Hancock. The bald eagle, possibly coming from the Potomac River, flew into the lines around 7:40[Read More…]
Lady Panthers will serve season opener at home
by Lisa Schauer The Hancock Panthers girls’ volleyball team will serve up their 2023-24 season opener at home next Wednesday, September 6 when they host the Goretti High School Gaels of Hagerstown. Junior varsity match starts at 5:30 p.m. and the varsity match is at 7 p.m. in the Hancock[Read More…]
Panthers get a taste of the court in scrimmage opener
Panthers kick off football season September 1
by Lisa Schauer The Hancock High School Panthers varsity football team will kickoff their 2023-24 football season in Weirton, W.Va. on Friday, September 1 at 7 p.m. when they face off against the Blue Dons of Madonna High School. In preparation for the season opener next week, the Panthers will[Read More…]
Maryland gains 2,000 jobs in July
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released state jobs and unemployment data today. According to the preliminary survey data, Maryland gained 2,000 jobs in July, and the unemployment rate decreased 0.2 points to 1.8%. This is the sixth consecutive month of record-setting low unemployment for Maryland.[Read More…]
Maryland creates new Black Bass Conservation Fund
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources now has a dedicated source of funding for conservation of Maryland’ s largemouth bass and smallmouth bass—collectively called black bass—to which the state’s anglers, boaters, hunters, and others can contribute when purchasing their licenses. Governor Wes Moore signed legislation on May 8 to create[Read More…]
Payments from distributors and Johnson & Johnson opioids settlements received
Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced August 16 that the State of Maryland and its subdivisions recently received nearly $24 million as the 2023 installments of payments due under consent judgments that the Office of the Attorney General entered into last year with the three largest pharmaceutical distributors in[Read More…]
