Herbert Mosier 1932-2024 This obituary shares the life of Herbert Mosier, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather and great great grandfather. Family was everything to Herb. Herbert “Herb” Edward Mosier, 92, of Hancock, Maryland, passed away on Tuesday, October 1, 2024, in his home surrounded by his loving and[Read More…]
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Della Carol Vann Schneeberg
Della Carol Vann Schneeberg 1946-2024 Della Carol Vann Schneeberg, born on January 14, 1946, in Hancock, Md., to Darl and Edna Vann, passed away on September 25, 2024 after a long, courageous battle with several medical issues and resulting complications. She was the youngest of four children, growing up alongside[Read More…]
Roger Lee Taylor
Roger Lee Taylor 1955-2024 Roger Lee Taylor, age 69, of Berkeley Springs, died on Thursday, October 3, 2024 at the J. W. Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, W.Va. Born July 6, 1955 in McConnellsburg, Pa., he was the son of the late Harry Herbert and Ruth Eleanor Truax Taylor. He[Read More…]
Charles Varnell Burkhart
Charles Varnell Burkhart 1939-2024 Charles Varnell Burkhart passed away peacefully at home on October 2, 2024, with his devoted wife, Kathy, by his side. Born on January 8, 1939, in Berkeley Springs to his loving parents, Georgia (McCoy) and Chuck Burkhart, Varnell spent most of his life in his cherished[Read More…]
Welcome to Spooky Street
High Street is alive (?) with specters, ghosts, skeletons, demons, witches, and other scary and spooky beings as we enter fall and the Halloween season. photos by Geoff Fox
Mellott collects, delivers supplies to hurricane-stricken North Carolina
by Geoff Fox Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida late last month, and as it made its way north, the powerful storm tore through Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina, before weakening. The mountainous areas of North Carolina and East Tennessee were hardest hit, with record-breaking rain that lead to[Read More…]
Allen sentenced to life for 2021 murder
by Geoff Fox Everett J. Allen will be spending the rest of his life in prison after being sentenced in Washington County Circuit Court on September 26. Judge Mark Kenneth Boyer sentenced 60-year old Allen to one count of life in prison. On May 10, Allen was found guilty of[Read More…]
Gregg Wright returns to Maryland roots in Hancock concert
Gregg Wright, multi-award recipient of the Albert King Lifetime Award, City of Los Angeles Living Legend Blues Award, member of the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame, recording and touring guitarist for such luminaries as Michael Jackson, Mick Fleetwood and many others comes to perform at BuddyLou’s in Hancock, Md. on[Read More…]
Longtime organizers steps down from Christmas for Others as Interfaith takes over holiday charitable event
by Geoff Fox It’s almost time for people to start registering for Christmas For Others (CFO) but there will be a new person in charge of the longtime charitable effort for the families of Hancock. Debbie Murphy is retiring from the Christmas outreach program and handing the reigns to Debbie[Read More…]
Hancock Fire Co. hosts Open House, dedicates new Museum this Saturday
Hancock Fire Co. announces Open House/Museum Dedication this Saturday, October 12 from 11 am to 3 p.m. at the Hancock Fire Station, 3 Fulton Street. Hancock Md. Fire Safety activities will be available for all attendees and refreshments will be provided. During the Open House, there will be the Museum[Read More…]
