Virginia musical group Furnace Mountain Band will play a free concert in Hancock’s Kirkwood Park on Sunday, July 16 at 2 p.m. Hancock Arts Council is sponsoring the musical event. The region situated between the Appalachian hills of West Virginia and the culturally diverse and ever-changing Washington, D.C., metropolitan area[Read More…]
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County considers paying a third of Hancock water line extension to BFS complex
by Kate Shunney Washington County Commissioners on Tuesday were set to consider signing a three-way Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Town of Hancock and Bruceton Farm Services, Inc. (BFS) to divide financial responsibility for an eight-inch water line to the new Hancock truck plaza development area. That agreement was[Read More…]
Luella M. Yost Ford Andrews
Luella M. Yost Ford Andrews 1934-2023 Luella M. Yost Ford Andrews, age 88, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., passed away on Sunday, July 2, 2023 at Doey’s House in Hagerstown, Md. surrounded by her loving family and while under the care of Hospice of Washington County. Born October 1, 1934 in[Read More…]
Rodney Victor Wolfe, Sr.
Rodney Victor Wolfe, Sr. 1940-2023 Rodney Victor Wolfe, Sr., 82, passed away Sunday, July 2, 2023, at his home in Big Cove Tannery, Pa. Born July 17, 1940, he was the son of the late Victor Wolfe and Dorothy Marcle King, and the widower of Catherine Wolfe. He was the[Read More…]
Gene Ulysses Spring
Gene Ulysses Spring 1932-2023 Gene Ulysses Spring, age 91, of Great Cacapon, W.Va., died on Saturday, July 8, 2023 at Winchester Medical Center. Born January 16, 1932 in Great Cacapon, W.Va., he was the son of the late Raymond Blaine and Nellie Catherine Unger Spring. He attended Mt. Zion United[Read More…]
Hancock Police Report
Hancock Police report the following arrests and incidents from the week of Monday, June 26, through Sunday, July 2: June 26 Public nuisance 100 block West Main Street. Subject gone on arrival. Check well being 200 block East Main Street. Unable to locate subject. 911 hang up first block South[Read More…]
Rohrersville Cornet Band to play free Hancock concert July 9
A free concert by the Rohrersville Cornet Band will be held on Sunday, July 9 at 2 p.m. in the Hancock Performing Arts Center at Town Hall, located at 126 West High Street in Hancock. The Rohrersville Cornet Band was organized in 1837 as McCoy’s Cornet Band and is Maryland’s[Read More…]
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Smith shares insights about journey from Hancock to top North Hagerstown grad
by Geoff Fox Alexandra Smith credits early educational opportunities and support as a few reasons she was named North Hagerstown High School’s Valedictorian for the Class of 2023. Smith is the daughter of David and Gretchen Smith of Hancock. Smith said a lot of hard work, a lot of time[Read More…]
Hancock High School Class of 1963 meets again
