by Kate Evans In this season’s persistent high temperatures, people are urged to take extra steps to prevent a hot car death tragedy involving their children, loved ones and pets. Nationwide, seven children have died so far this year from being trapped or left inside a hot vehicle, according to[Read More…]
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Get tires out of the Potomac Cleanup event set for later this month
by Geoff Fox A clean up event has been set for July 27 as the Washington County Clean County Initiative and Creek Cleanup Project look to remove tires from the Potomac River area. The event starts at 9 a.m. at the Hancock Boat Ramp and runs until 12 p.m. Volunteers[Read More…]
Help track wild turkey trends
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources conducts an annual survey to monitor turkey populations and help explain and predict annual or regional population changes. And the public can help. Anyone who sees wild turkeys between July 1 and August 31 can report the encounter using an online form. The Wild[Read More…]
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Blood drive in Hagerstown set for July 16
The Washington County Public Safety Training Center will host a blood drive for the American Red Cross on Tuesday, July 16 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Blood donations play a vital role in emergency situations, surgeries, cancer treatments, and other medical procedures. By donating blood, you become a real-life[Read More…]
Record dry heat saps rivers and runs
by Lisa Schauer It’s not your imagination. The weather this summer is hotter and drier than normal, according to the National Weather Service. Temperatures recorded at the weather station located at Cacapon State Park south of Berkeley Springs shattered previous record highs for June, and continue to spike in July.[Read More…]
Judith Ann Grove
Judith Ann Grove 1943-2024 Judith Ann “Judy” Grove, beloved wife, devoted mother, and cherished sister, passed away peacefully on July 5, 2024, surrounded by her family. Born December 18, 1943, in Hagerstown, Md. Judy is preceded in death by her mother and father, Harold W. and Dorothy Gordon Douglas. She lived[Read More…]
Therese Thomas
Therese Thomas Therese “Moel” Thomas peacefully left this world one week before her 87th birthday with her loving goddaughter, Nori Slater (Love) by her side. Born in Rusk County, Texas, to Wilma Gartman and Asbury Lawrence Burt Heaton, Moel grew up in Grand Prairie, Texas with her sister, Sondra, who[Read More…]
Fireworks at Fairgrounds Park on July 4th
The City of Hagerstown’ s Parks & Recreation Division will set the stage for yet an- other dazzling pyrotechnic spectacle, as the annual fire- works display celebrates In- dependence Day with a barrage of brilliant colors bursting in air above the city on Thursday, July 4th. The 2024 Fireworks at[Read More…]
