by Kate Shunney Washington County voters weighed in on statewide, district and local races during early, mail-in and in-person voting during the June 23 gubernatorial primary election. County election officials continue to canvass the election results but preliminary election totals were available from the Maryland Board of Elections at press[Read More…]
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Berkeley Springs to host fireworks on Friday, July 3
Travel Berkeley Springs and the Morgan County Commission will host their annual fireworks celebration on the grounds of Widmyer Elementary on Friday, July 3, this year celebrating America’s 250th birthday. The public can find a spot on the grass in the area around the elementary school. Fireworks will be launched[Read More…]
School board adopts updated policy for personal devices in county classrooms
by Geoff Fox When students in Washington County head back to school in August, there will be a new policy in place prohibiting the use of cellphones and personal devices by students. Members of the Washington County Board of Education voted unanimously during their June 16 meeting to approve the[Read More…]
Washington County to host free, all-day 250th anniversary celebration on July 4
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…]
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…]
