by Geoff Fox A grant from the USDA may allow town officials to purchase two new vehicles for the Hancock Police Department. Officials voted unanimously to approve the grant application. The new vehicles would be Chevrolet Tahoes, which would replace the two pickups. The only vehicles available are the Tahoes[Read More…]
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Board of Ed approves roof replacement at Hancock Elementary
by Geoff Fox Washington County Board of Education officials voted 5-1 in favor of a consent agenda that would see them spend $5 million on two roof replacements at Eastern Elementary and Hancock Elementary, plus funds for Chromebooks, and an internet service provider. The contract to replace the roof at[Read More…]
Annual cross walk set for next Friday
by Geoff Fox A Hancock Easter tradition will continue next Friday, April 7, as parishioners from various churches take to the street for the annual Cross Walk. The Cross Walk starts at 10 a.m. in Widmeyer Park, travel along Main Street and up Church Street to the final destination of[Read More…]
Community Easter Egg Hunt to be held Saturday
Families will fill Widmeyer Park this Saturday, April 1 for the annual Community Easter Egg Hunt in Hancock. Registration for youth egg hunters starts at 1 p.m. and ends at 2 p.m., when different age groups will begin their rush for colored prizes. Children registered for the hunt will also[Read More…]
Town officials establish themselves as Hancock’s Urban Renewal Authority
by Geoff Fox Hancock town officials have officially established an Urban Renewal Authority for the town, naming themselves as the primary agency to guide town renewal plans. Town officials made the unanimous decision last Thursday evening, March 23, in a special town meeting. By establishing the Urban Renewal Authority, it[Read More…]
Kathy Kay Brake
Kathy Kay Brake 1959-2023 Kathy Kay Brake, age 64, of Elkins, W.Va., died on Saturday, March 25, 2023 at the West Virginia Caring Hospice House in Elkins, W.Va. Born January 22, 1959 in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Wendell Oliver and Nita Mae Lyons Jamison.[Read More…]
Seth Partridge Berman
Seth Partridge Berman 1980-2023 Seth Partridge Berman, 42, of Washington, D.C., passed away on Wednesday, March 22, 2023. Seth was born on June 22, 1980 in the District of Columbia to Jerry and Sally Berman of Great Cacapon. He grew up on Capitol Hill and attended U of NH where[Read More…]
Millennial couple opens Mountaineer Machinery & Auctioneers on U.S. 522
by Lisa Schauer “You have a talent. You’re too good to let it go,” Maranda Younker, 33, told her husband Zachary Younker, 32, winner of the 2023 bid calling championship held by the West Virginia Auctioneers Association at Stonewall Resort in Roanoke, W.Va. on February 25. “The auction business is[Read More…]
Lauren Swain performs at Hancock Assembly of God
Harpist Lauren Swain will be performing a one hour classical music program on Friday, March 31 at 7 p.m., at the Hancock Assembly of God. Swain has qualified to compete at the 2023 Wales International Harp Festival and Competition in April. The upcoming concert will be her final free concert[Read More…]
Art in Bloom fundraiser returns to Washington County Museum of Fine Arts
It’s almost time for Washington County Museum of Fine Arts’ best-smelling fundraiser of the year: Art in Bloom. Hosted by Hagerstown Garden Club, 10 garden clubs and 16 individuals will participate in Art in Bloom March 24-26. This year marks the 19th year of the spring-themed celebration of art and[Read More…]
