Following Governor Wes Moore’s proclamation of May as Tickborne Disease Awareness Month in Maryland, the Maryland Department of Health (MDH) recently launched a Tickborne Disease awareness campaign urging Marylanders to take simple precautions to prevent illness caused by infected ticks. The warmer spring weather means increased risk of tickborne disease[Read More…]
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County seeks zoning appeals board members
The Washington County Board of County Commissioners is seeking applicants interested in serving on the Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA). Applicants should be passionate and knowledgeable about the land use process. The court-like role of the Board of Zoning Appeals is to hear and decide appeals where it is alleged[Read More…]
Final school Food Pantry to be held May 16
Hancock Middle-Senior High School will be holding their final monthly food pantry on Tuesday, May 16, at 3:45 p.m. The food pantry is held on the third Tuesday of each month from October through May in the school cafeteria. Those who attend the food pantry can arrive whenever they want[Read More…]
County Schools Superintendent tours Hancock classrooms
Washington County Commissioner Wayne Keefer and Washington County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. David Sovine watch as Hancock Elementary teacher Jill Mellott helps one of her Kindergarten students on Tuesday, May 2. Keefer and Sovine toured both Hancock schools Tuesday morning. photo by Geoff Fox
New councilmembers, mayor to be sworn in, town meeting next week
On April 17, residents of Hancock elected Roland Lanehart, Jr. as the new mayor, Joshua McCusker and Richard Strong to town council. Next Monday, May 8, the three newly-elected officials will be sworn in to begin their term. The swearing in ceremony will take place at 6 p.m. Monday evening[Read More…]
Carl Linwood Hovermale
Carl Linwood Hovermale 1942-2023 Carl Linwood Hovermale, age 81, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Wednesday, April 26, 2023 at Shenandoah Center in Charles Town, W.Va. Born March 12, 1942 in Morgan County, W.Va., he was the son of the late William V. and Elsie Viola Hovermale Hovermale. He attended[Read More…]
Woodrow Duane Unger
Woodrow Duane Unger 1942-2023 Woodrow Duane Unger, 80, Hancock, Md., passed away Monday, May 1, 2023, at Sterling Care South in Boonsboro, Md. Born December 22, 1942, he was the son of the late Woodrow H. and Mary Effland Unger, and the husband of Dovona R. Unger, who he married[Read More…]
Gretchen Simone True
Gretchen Simone True 1938-2023 Gretchen Simone True, 85, passed away Tuesday, April 25, 2023, at her home in Hancock, Md. Born April 10, 1938, she was the daughter of the late Oscar B. and Ruth VanGosen Truax, and the wife of John W. True whom she married on June 7,[Read More…]
Norma Kathleen Renn Fletcher
Norma Kathleen Renn Fletcher 1924-2023 Norma Kathleen Renn Fletcher, 99, Little Orleans, Md., passed away Monday, May 1, 2023, at Devlin Manor in Cumberland, Md. Born January 11, 1924, in Wolfsville, Md., she was the daughter of the late Charles L. and Stella Mae Longman Renn and the widower of[Read More…]
Panthers fall prey to Indians
Hancock High School’s boys’ varsity baseball team lost to the Indians 5-15 in Berkeley Springs last Thursday, April 20. Still stinging from a 24-1 loss at home against Southern Fulton the day before, the Panthers now stand 3-9 on the season. The lady Panthers fared a little better in their[Read More…]
