Hancock Police report the following arrests and incidents from the week of June 12-18: June 12 911 hang-up, first block West Main Street. Unfounded. 911 hang-up, first block West Main Street. Accidental. 911 hang-up, first block West Main Street. Accidental. Service to advise, 100 block High Street. Subjects advised. Property[Read More…]
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Prevent Lyme disease and tick-borne illness
by Kate Evans Ticks are in abundance now, waiting for a potential host to brush against them as they perch on tall grasses, near the ground, and in brush and wooded areas. Here are some tips to keep ticks away and prevent Lyme disease and other tick-borne illness: • Look[Read More…]
Summertime calls for tick awareness, and vigilance over tick-borne diseases
by Kate Evans Plentiful spring rains encouraged an environment in which ticks are thriving this year. Health officials are advising people to be on the lookout for ticks when outdoors. Keep checking for ticks on yourself, your children and pets and watching for symptoms of tick bites, Lyme disease and[Read More…]
Carole Ann Mullin Habash
Carole Ann Mullin Habash 1940-2023 Carole Ann Mullin Habash, of Sugar Land, Texas, died Thursday, May 11, 2023, at University Hospital in San Antonio, Texas. Carole was born on December 27, 1940, in Berkeley Springs, West Virginia. She was the daughter of the late Alton “Bud” John Mullin and Anna V.[Read More…]
Wallace Norman Shives
Wallace Norman Shives 1951-2023 Wallace Norman “Wally” Shives, age 71, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Thursday, June 15, 2023 at his home with his family by his side and while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Born August 31, 1951 in Philadelphia, Pa., he was the son[Read More…]
James Watson True, Sr.
James Watson True, Sr. 1936-2023 James Watson “Jim” True, Sr., age 86, of Hancock, Md., died on Saturday, June 10, 2023. Born July 3, 1936 in Hancock, Md., he was the son of the late Leroy Franklin and Dorothy Suella Corbett True. He was a Christian. Jim was a graduate of[Read More…]
Pacific Rhythm performs at Hancock’s Barge Bash
The traditional Polynesian performance group based out of Warfordsburg, Pa. performed at Hancock’s resurrected Barge Bash event on Saturday, June 17. The Barge Bash featured hand-made floating watercraft to cruise the watered portion of the C& O Canal in Hancock. A longtime event in Hancock, the bash had not taken[Read More…]
Free business seminar on data hacking set for June 20
The Berkeley Springs-Morgan County Chamber of Commerce and Blue Ridge Community & Technical College continue the 2023 Morgan County Business Seminar Series on Tuesday, June 20 at noon. These interesting and informative discussions are held at Blue Ridge Community & Technical College at the Pines Opportunity Center in Berkeley Springs,[Read More…]
Summer means putting a line in the Potomac
Hancock’s Post Office — 60 years on Pennsylvania Ave.
by Geoff Fox On October 5, 1963, the Hancock community gathered along Pennsylvania Avenue as Maude Shives, who was the Postmaster at the time, welcomed everyone to the opening of Hancock’s new post office building. Now, Paula McCusker is the one behind the counter as Postmaster. McCusker said there are[Read More…]
