by Geoff Fox After almost a decade absence, the Barge Bash made a return to the C&O Canal and Hancock on Saturday, June 17, under blue skies. Main Street Hancock and the Hancock Arts Council sponsored the 2023 relaunch of the Barge Bash. Things kicked off around 2 p.m. in[Read More…]
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State calls back $1 million from Hancock
by Geoff Fox In the last budget by former Governor Larry Hogan, the Town of Hancock had been budgeted $1 million for a revival of Main Street, Town Manager Mike Faith said Greenwill has assured the town the money will be available, just not right now. Mayor Roland Lanehart, Jr.[Read More…]
ZED by Duane M. Abel
Maryland farm cover crop sign-up period to open June 21
The annual sign-up period for the Maryland Department of Agriculture’s Cover Crop Program will take place from June 21 through July 17 at soil conservation district offices statewide. The grant program provides farmers with cost-share assistance to offset seed, labor, and equipment costs to plant fall cover crops to protect[Read More…]
Hancock Police Report
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…]
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…]
