Linda Swaim Buzzerd 1940-2022 Linda Lee Swaim (Clark) Buzzerd, age 82, a Berkeley Springs native, currently of Martinsburg, died of congestive heart failure on Monday, October 17, 2022. Born Linda Lee Swaim, on May 7, 1940, she was the daughter of the late Roscoe Reed and Mary Emma (Hovermill) Swaim[Read More…]
Author: editor
Panthers football falls to SEED at homecoming game
by Lisa Schauer The Hancock Panthers lost 54-0 to Baltimore’s SEED School of Maryland last Friday, October 7 at Hancock High School’s homecoming football game. Three games remain in the Panthers’ 2022 football season. The next home game is Friday, October 21 at 7 p.m. vs. Clay Battelle High School[Read More…]
EPA releases 2-year report on Chesapeake Bay cleanup effort
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the results of its evaluation of the Chesapeake Bay jurisdictions’ two-year milestones on October 4, noting that although most of the Bay states are not on track to meet the 2025 water quality restoration goals, 2022 saw new significant successes at the state level[Read More…]
Council closes out town advisor position, will go ahead with urban renewal plansCouncil closes out town advisor position, will go ahead with urban renewal plans
by Geoff Fox In a Facebook post last Thursday, Town Advisor Bill Valentine announced he was no longer with the Town of Hancock. In a phone interview with The Hancock News, Valentine said he was sitting in a tree stand hunting when he received a phone call from Ivan Lanier[Read More…]
Archery hunting underway in Maryland through January 2023
Archery hunting for white-tailed and sika deer opened statewide September 9, and continues through January 31, 2023. Archers may also use vertical longbows and vertical recurve bows February 1-3, 2023 during the annual Primitive Deer Hunt Days. “A crispness in the air throughout much of Maryland signals the onset of[Read More…]
Practice wood stove safety and Firewise measures to prevent home fires
By Kate Evans The cool, blustery autumn winds and falling leaves and branches can combine to create a higher risk of wildfires, especially when burning a wood stove to stay warm. With winter weather approaching, area residents are advised to follow these tips to heat their homes safely with wood[Read More…]
ZED By Duane M. Abel
See next week’s paper for more of the Homecoming Court.
Register to vote by next Tuesday, October 18
Local residents who want to take part in casting a ballot in the November 8 general election have until this coming Tuesday, October 18 to register to vote with the Maryland Board of Elections or the Washington County Board of Elections. Those who are registered to vote but want to[Read More…]
Hancock High to host food pantry on October 18
Hancock Middle Senior High School will hold its first Food Pantry of the year next Tuesday, October 18 at the school. Food will be offered from 3:45 to 4:45 p.m. The pantry is open to the community on a first-come, first-served basis.
