by Geoff Fox Some people living within the Town of Hancock have avoided switching their vehicle tags to Maryland for years. Councilman Roland Lanehart, Jr. brought this to the attention of town officials and told them Hancock Police will begin enforcing having Maryland tags on people’s vehicles if they live[Read More…]
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Making small changes can turn Thanksgiving dinner into a healthy, diabetic-friendly family tradition
by Kate Evans Preparing some healthy, diabetic-friendly dishes to share with family and loved ones at Thanksgiving holiday gatherings can be as easy as making small substitutions to recipes or adding a new dish to the menu. If you have someone attending that’s a newly diagnosed or long-term diabetic or[Read More…]
Councilman seeks solution to winter ice hazard area
by Geoff Fox There’s an issue at the intersection of Douglas Street and Pennsylvania Avenue where a water valve is leaking, leading Public Works crews to salt that area during the winter when it freezes. Councilman David Kerns raised the concern during the November town meeting. Mayor Tim Smith said[Read More…]
Miracle on Main Street next weekend
Vendors will be lining the sidewalk along Main Street in Hancock next Saturday, November 26, as Miracle on Main Street hits the town. Miracle on Main Street, along with a cocoa crawl, will take place from 3 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. that day. The annual tree lighting will take place[Read More…]
Mary Margaret McBee
Mary Margaret McBee 1940-2022 Mary Margaret McBee, age 82, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Friday, November 11, 2022 at War Memorial Hospital. Born July 25, 1940 in Hagerstown, Md., she was the daughter of the late Marshall Wilton and Edith Blanche Royston Daniels. She was a member of Mt.[Read More…]
Jeffrey Lynn Hovermale
Jeffrey Lynn Hovermale 1968-2022 Jeffrey Lynn Hovermale, age 54, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Tuesday, November 8, 2022 at Winchester Medical Center. Born July 17, 1968 in Cumberland, Md., he was the son of Carl Linwood and Sylvia Eileen Burke Hovermale of Berkeley Springs. He had attended Highland United[Read More…]
Wade Parrill
Wade Parrill Wade Parrill, age 57, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Monday, November 14, 2022, at Winchester Medical Center. Arrangements are being handled by Helsley-Johnson Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 95 Union Street, Berkeley Springs, W.Va.
Darlene Louise Truax
Darlene Louise Truax 1938-2022 Darlene Louise Truax, 84, Warfordsburg, Pa., passed away Tuesday, November 8, 2022, at Blue Ridge Hospice in Winchester, Va. Born August 11, 1938, in Fulton County, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Robert T. and Gladys (Hill) Carson and the widow of Claude Truax,[Read More…]
County voters back GOP commission, Sheriff as state voters trend Dem
by Kate Shunney Washington County voters heavily favored conservative candidates during the 2022 Gubernatorial Election as statewide voting trends solidly backed Democrats in state and federal races. Republican candidates swept the race for Washington County Commission. Hancock resident Wayne Keefer was one of five GOP candidates to secure terms of[Read More…]
Letter to the editor
Opposed to solar field on Scenic 40 & Woodmont Road Dear Editor: I am opposed to solar fields in rural landscapes…specificially, the one being proposed for Scenic 40 and Woodmont Road, which is where I am a lifelong resident and also am a neighboring property owner. Westernport Properties/Hancock MD #1[Read More…]
