Elton Eugene Ensor, Sr. 1925-2022 Elton Eugene Ensor, Sr., 97, passed away Friday, November 25, 2022, at his home in Warfordsburg, Pa. Born February 8, 1925, in Baltimore, Md., he was the son of the late Noah and Ethel (Little) Ensor, and the widower of Thelma Vivian Ensor. He proudly[Read More…]
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Signs of a new travel plaza…
The truck plaza at the former truck stop property is coming along with crews putting finishing touches on the paint in both the convenience store that will also house IHOP and Little Caesar and the Burger King. Signs for all three restaurants are in crates waiting to be put up.[Read More…]
Christmas tree ready for Saturday
Hancock Public Works set up the tree for this Saturday’s tree lighting, which is part of the Miracle on Main Street event co-sponsored by Hancock in Motion and Main Street Hancock. Miracle on Main Street begins at 3:30 p.m. with the tree lighting at 6:30 p.m. Both wind up at[Read More…]
Mobile home destroyed in Hancock brush fire, barn burns in Flintstone
by Geoff Fox What started as a brush fire on Webb Lane east of Hancock turned into a structure fire that claimed a mobile home on Sunday, November 20. The call came in shortly after noon Sunday for a field fire threatening a structure. A neighbor discovered the fire. When[Read More…]
Valley Art Assoc. to host holiday exhibit, musical event
The Valley Art Association, which promotes arts and artists in the tri-state Cumberland Valley, will host December events at their headquarters at The Mansion House Art Center & Gallery in Hagerstown City Park. Members of the Valley Art Association will exhibit their works in the “Winter Nights, Winter Lights” installation.[Read More…]
Gingerbread Houses & Elf University
Martha’s House will be hosting a Gingerbread House decorating event on Tuesday, December 6, with doors opening at 5:30 p.m. for dinner and decorating beginning at 6 p.m. Registration is required for this special holiday event. Call Deb Cohill at 301-331-6605 to sign up. Participants must be old enough to[Read More…]
DNR accepting recipes for Wild Maryland cookbook
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is once again putting out a call to all wildlife and cooking enthusiasts to submit their favorite recipes for its Wild Maryland online cookbook, this time for the holiday season. The department encourages Maryland’s hunters, anglers, and foragers to submit their best holiday[Read More…]
Town officials refine grant process again, say business grant cycle will close at end of year
by Geoff Fox Town officials unanimously voted to make changes to their grant process for business owners and also set a date for those grants to end. The grant period will end on Saturday, December 31 and won’t start back up until officials decide to reopen the process. No grant[Read More…]
Md. buck season opens November 26
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources announced that the two-week firearms hunting season for sika and white-tailed deer opens Saturday, November 26 and runs through Saturday, December 10. The two-week season includes Sunday hunting in all but three counties, affording hunters more weekend opportunities to hunt and contribute to managing[Read More…]
Evelyn Grace Hartley
Evelyn Grace Hartley 1929-2022 Evelyn Grace Hartley, 93, Little Orleans, Md., passed away peacefully, Monday, November 14, 2022, in the comfort of her home. Born July 4, 1929, in Flintstone, Md., she was the daughter of the late Wade and Bessie Alt Wallizer, of Flintstone, Md., and the widow of[Read More…]
