The Hancock Panthers Marching band held their annual picnic and awards ceremony on May 25 in Widmeyer Park. Members of the band were recognized for a number of different awards for their work through out the year. The Hancock High School Panther Marching Band has been raking in the awards[Read More…]
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Sheriff’s Office still seeking tips on April threats against school
by Geoff Fox The Washington County Sheriff’s Office is still investigating threats of violence made against Hancock Middle Senior High School on social media on April 19. Sgt. Carly Hose, SRO Supervisor and Public Information Officer for the Sheriff’s Office said anyone with information to the case are encouraged to[Read More…]
Southern Fulton graduation June 2
Southern Fulton’s Class of 2022 is holding their graduation ceremony on Thursday, June 2 at 6 p.m. Admission is by ticket only. Tyler Mosemann, the Valedictorian for the Class of 2022, will be delivering an address titled “Life is What You Make It.” He will be attending the University of[Read More…]
Want to be in the Hancock visitor brochure? Now’s your chance
by Geoff Fox In the Fall of 2021, the Hagerstown-Washington County Visitors and Convention Bureau paid for and released a brochure that listed a number of businesses, restaurants, medical and emergency services, churches and religious organizations, and other contacts in Hancock. On the reverse was a map of Hancock. Since[Read More…]
Hagerstown woman killed in motorcycle accident
by Geoff Fox A Hagerstown woman was killed Sunday after she lost control of her motorcycle on Interstate 70 in Hancock. According to Maryland State Police, the accident occurred late Sunday morning shortly before 11:25 a.m. on westbound I-70 near the 2-mile marker. Police said in their preliminary investigation, a[Read More…]
Search for juvenile leads to schools sheltering in place Friday
by Geoff Fox A search for a juvenile who had run away and made threatening comments led students in Hancock to be sheltered in place for a period of time on Friday, May 27, while police conducted a search. There were no threats made to the schools, Sgt. Rich Miller[Read More…]
Congratulations to Hancock’s Class of 2022
This page in today’s print edition of The Hancock News contained several name errors. Hancock High School officials have now correctly identified the graduates so that this page could be updated. The corrected graduation page will appear again in next Wednesday’s Hancock News print edition.
Faith & Foltz are Panther track & field state qualifiers
Season stand-outs on Hancock’s track & field team solidified their standing by qualifying for state competition later this week. Hancock Middle-Senior High School Juniors Joslyn Foltz and Aidan Faith will travel to the Prince George’s Sports and Learning Complex in Landover for the MPSSAA State Championships this Thursday, May 26.[Read More…]
Gas prices hit historic level
by Geoff Fox As everyone has seen over the last few months, gas prices have risen to $4.49 here in Hancock, which is two cents more than the average cost in Washington County. According to AAA, the average price of gas per gallon of regular gas on Monday, May 23,[Read More…]
