Carole Ann Mullin Habash 1940-2023 Carole Ann Mullin Habash, of Sugar Land, Texas, died Thursday, May 11, 2023, at University Hospital in San Antonio, Texas. Carole was born on December 27, 1940, in Berkeley Springs, West Virginia. She was the daughter of the late Alton “Bud” John Mullin and Anna V.[Read More…]
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Wallace Norman Shives
Wallace Norman Shives 1951-2023 Wallace Norman “Wally” Shives, age 71, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Thursday, June 15, 2023 at his home with his family by his side and while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Born August 31, 1951 in Philadelphia, Pa., he was the son[Read More…]
James Watson True, Sr.
James Watson True, Sr. 1936-2023 James Watson “Jim” True, Sr., age 86, of Hancock, Md., died on Saturday, June 10, 2023. Born July 3, 1936 in Hancock, Md., he was the son of the late Leroy Franklin and Dorothy Suella Corbett True. He was a Christian. Jim was a graduate of[Read More…]
Pacific Rhythm performs at Hancock’s Barge Bash
The traditional Polynesian performance group based out of Warfordsburg, Pa. performed at Hancock’s resurrected Barge Bash event on Saturday, June 17. The Barge Bash featured hand-made floating watercraft to cruise the watered portion of the C& O Canal in Hancock. A longtime event in Hancock, the bash had not taken[Read More…]
Free business seminar on data hacking set for June 20
The Berkeley Springs-Morgan County Chamber of Commerce and Blue Ridge Community & Technical College continue the 2023 Morgan County Business Seminar Series on Tuesday, June 20 at noon. These interesting and informative discussions are held at Blue Ridge Community & Technical College at the Pines Opportunity Center in Berkeley Springs,[Read More…]
Summer means putting a line in the Potomac
Hancock’s Post Office — 60 years on Pennsylvania Ave.
by Geoff Fox On October 5, 1963, the Hancock community gathered along Pennsylvania Avenue as Maude Shives, who was the Postmaster at the time, welcomed everyone to the opening of Hancock’s new post office building. Now, Paula McCusker is the one behind the counter as Postmaster. McCusker said there are[Read More…]
Lanco Pennland’s Hancock plant receives state economic development grant to buy equipment
Wastewater pre-treatment system will let company meet new MDE rules by Kate Shunney Lanco Pennland’ s plans to upgrade their wastewater treatment systems received one of 26 economic development grants from the Senator George C. Edwards Fund late last month. The Senator George C. Edwards Fund, a fund for economic[Read More…]
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Board of County Commissioners appoint Acting County Administrator
The Washington County Board of County Commissioners recently announced the appointment of Michelle Gordon, Chief Financial Officer (CFO), as the Acting County Administrator. This decision comes following the retirement of the previous County Administrator John Martirano, and the Board of County Commissioners is confident in Gordon’s abilities to lead the[Read More…]
