by Kate Shunney The owner of Hancock’s Main Street ice cream shop has written to town officials to ask them to reconsider turning down her business grant request last month. Linda Smith penned her letter, addressed to Hancock Town Councilmen, on February 27 and delivered it to Town Hall that[Read More…]
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ZED by Duane M. Abel
Hagers-town Town and Country Almanac
Mid-Atlantic Weather Watch: Rain, then turning breezy and colder (1, 2, 3, 4, 5); hard freeze, then milder with rain showers (6, 7, 8, 9, 10); dry and warmer, then turning breezy with rain (11, 12, 13, 14, 15); dry and chilly with a hard freeze (16, 17, 18, 19,[Read More…]
Town Council joins Rotary as corporate member
by Geoff Fox The Hancock Rotary Club has a new member in the Town of Hancock after town officials agreed to join the organization during the March town meeting. Former Mayor Dan Murphy, who is currently the president of Rotary, told town officials exactly what that means. Murphy said the[Read More…]
Organizers of plant giveaway approach Hancock council for help with logistics
by Geoff Fox Wendy Weller told Hancock officials her organization was looking to hold an event where plants were handed out to the community. The plant giveaway is scheduled for Saturday, May 20 at the Latter-day Saints church parking lot from 10 a.m. until noon, or until supplies run out.[Read More…]
Town’s new traffic cameras are up & working
by Geoff Fox Councilman Roland Lanehart, Jr. told town officials the Redspeed cameras by Hancock Middle-Senior High School and Hancock Elementary are now up and running, and speeding tickets are already being issued. Lanehart is one of the town council’s Police Commissioners. Reports for the camera are coming in to[Read More…]
Town ditches online payment company after delays, issues for customers
by Geoff Fox Town officials unanimously approved moving away from the Velocity payment system on the town’s website in favor of taking online payments directly themselves. The Velocity payment system was in place for residents to pay their water and sewer bills online. “We’ve had nothing but trouble with this,”[Read More…]
True sentenced for embezzling money from Masons, Tonoloway Rod & Gun Club
by Kate Shunney The Hancock man who pled to multiple embezzlement charges against him for taking funds from two local non-profits was sentenced to jail last Thursday, March 16 in Washington County Circuit Court. John Phillip True, 65, of Heavenly Acres Ridge, was sentenced to five years in jail for[Read More…]
Nita Mae Jamison
Nita Mae Jamison 1934-2023 Nita Mae Jamison, age 88, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Tuesday, March 14, 2023 at Stonerise Berkeley Springs. Born March 16, 1934 in Cumberland, Md., she was the daughter of the late Samuel Blakely and Edna Northcraft Lyons. She was a member of First United[Read More…]
Geoffrey Thomas Reed
Geoffrey Thomas Reed 1947-2023 A celebration of life will be held April 1, 2023 for the recent passing of Geoffrey (Geoff) Thomas Reed. Geoff was born June 15, 1947 in Gary, Indiana, the son of the late Hugh Patrick and late Helen Hussong Reed. In his early years, Geoffrey worked[Read More…]
