The Historic Woodmont Lodge west of Hancock will hold its annual Open House on Sunday, September 13 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Located at 11761 Woodmont Road, the lodge is an historically important hunting club and property that has welcomed well-known figures throughout its operations. The lodge and lands[Read More…]

One of the oldest continually operating businesses in Morgan County has entered a new era with new owners. Local businessman Jay Patel purchased Hunter’s Hardware, located on Washington and Independence Streets, from Danny Davison on July 23. Patel has owned and operated the 7-11 in downtown Berkeley Springs for more[Read More…]

by Geoff Fox Hancock town attorney Ed Kuczynski and Town Manager Mike Faith recently held a conference with Kenneth Apple and Jordan Butts in District Court regarding the conditions of their dilapidated properties on Main Street and High Street in Hancock. Both property owners have been notified that they must[Read More…]

by Geoff Fox The Washington County Gaming Commission last Tuesday, August 11 announced the distribution of gaming funds to the Washington County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association and 54 local charitable organizations. Of those 54 organizations, three of them are Hancock-based. They received a combined $40,000 from the gaming funds.[Read More…]

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources offered local officials and special guests a preview of Wetipquin Creek State Park on Tuesday, July 21 as the state celebrated the acquisition of the 445-acre property that will become Wicomico County’s first state park. The Maryland Park Service named this newest park in[Read More…]

by Geoff Fox A major concern across the country within the last few months has been the increasing awareness of the number of towns having put up Flock cameras that publicly track traffic movements. The public has expressed growing outrage over the data the cameras collect about private citizen movements[Read More…]

by Geoff Fox Hancock Councilman Richard Strong aired some questions and concerns about town issues during the last council meeting. During the meeting, Strong read from a prepared statement and provided a copy to The Hancock News prior to the meeting. Strong said he had been approached by an individual[Read More…]