NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS Estate No. 79136 TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF Catherine Ann Hartman. Notice is given that Donald Kyle Hartman, 19 Pileated Woodpecker Lane, Hedgesville, WV 25427 was on May 20, 2022 appointed Personal Representative of the estate of[Read More…]
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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…]
Rotary to create field of flags again this year
by Geoff Fox Last summer, Hancock Rotary had a field of over 300 flags in Widmeyer Park honoring heroes in the community. This year, Rotary is looking to do the same. Field of Flags for Heroes will be on display in Widmeyer Park over the Fourth of July weekend. Rotary[Read More…]
Splash pad, not pool closer to being a reality
by Geoff Fox Residents in Hancock have been asking for a new town pool since the old one was closed almost a decade ago, but one isn’t coming to Hancock just yet. Instead, Hancock officials discussed the possibility that there could be a splash pad coming to Hancock before a[Read More…]
Labor report shows flux in Maryland jobs, drop in unemployment
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released state jobs and unemployment data last week. Maryland’s total jobs decreased by 500 and the unemployment rate decreased to 4.2% in April, the lowest since the beginning of the pandemic, said state labor officials. While the monthly job number[Read More…]
