Washington County Government invites residents and visitors to join them on Saturday, July 4 for Washington County’s 250th Anniversary Celebration at the Washington County Agricultural Education Center. The Ag Center is located at 7313 Sharpsburg Pike in Boonsboro. This free, family-friendly event will commemorate 250 years of Washington County history[Read More…]
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Officials approve $110K water line repair near high school
by Geoff Fox Hancock town officials approved an emergency $110,000 water line repair job to a line along Main Street just below the high school – a project that has been years in the waiting. The project was given a green light but had recently been put off while[Read More…]
Blessing of the Bikes to be held in Hancock July 12
by Geoff Fox Main Street Hancock will be holding their “Blessing of the Bikes” on Sunday, July 12, at 9:30 a.m. for adults and 11:30 a.m. for kids that morning. The blessings will take place at C&O Bike Shop on Pennsylvania Avenue with Pastor Becki Wessinger from the Hancock Untied[Read More…]
Bowles House re-opening could take into summer of 2027
Earlier this year, Sinclair Hamilton gave town officials a bit of news that the historic Bowles House along the C&O Canal could possibly be reopened to public visitation with limited hours after inspections had been done at the site. Those inspections have been done and from the looks of it,[Read More…]
Lombardi releases eleventh book Mystic Mantras, the power of the Christian Aspiration-Mantra
by Geoff Fox He’s a priest, but he’s also an author. Rev. Jack Lombardi, the parish priest at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Hancock and St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Little Orleans, recently released his eleventh book, titled Mystic Mantras, the power of the Christian Aspiration-Mantra. Lombardi said over the[Read More…]
Harry Nelson Lanehart
Harry Nelson Lanehart 1950-2026 Harry Nelson Lanehart, 76 of Bowling Green, Fla., passed away Thursday, May 28, 2026. Born February 20, 1950, he was the son of the late Emory Lanehart and Rosalea Vanorsdale Lanehart. Harry worked at Kirk Ford in Hancock, Md. for 26 years. He then went on[Read More…]
Paula Alyce Mabey
Paula Alyce Mabey 1948-2026 Paula Alyce Mabey, 77, of Hancock, Md., passed away peacefully at her home on May 19, 2026, surrounded by her loving family. Born on September 12, 1948, in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Alice Winkler. Paula was a dedicated and compassionate[Read More…]
Shelly Nicole Mellott
Shelly Nicole Mellott 1973-2026 Shelly Nicole Mellott, age 52, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., passed away on Wednesday, June 24, 2026 at Winchester Medical Center. Born June 29, 1973 in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., she was the daughter of Henry Clay McBee, Jr. and the late Karen Jo Young. She was a[Read More…]
Belva Eugenia Schriever
Belva Eugenia Schriever Belva Eugenia Schriever, age 100, peacefully passed away on Monday, June 15, 2026, at her home, surrounded by her loving family. Belva is survived by her five children: Walter (Linda), Lois (Arlen) Morgan, Diana, Maxine (Ralph) Willett and Daniel (Karen) Schriever; 16 grandchildren and 37 great-grandchildren. She[Read More…]
John E. Breach
John E. Breach John Elliott Breach, 76, of Berkeley Springs, died Sunday, June 21, 2026 at his home. Arrangements are being handled by Helsley-Johnson Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 95 Union Street, Berkeley Springs.
