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Waynesboro parents voice support for Pappas at Tuesday board meeting, also question costs

WAYNESBORO – Five parents spoke out before the Waynesboro Area School District Board of Directors Tuesday night, Jan. 27, highlighting what they feel...

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Local history: Hagerstown answers call during WWII

HAGERSTOWN – World War II remains one of the most talked about moments in history for so many reasons — from the darkest...

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Parents launch petition drive to reinstate Waynesboro Principal Pappas, 1,266 signatures by early Friday

WAYNESBORO – With the hearings to demote Summitville Elementary Principal Steven Pappas still underway, his supporters have taken to social media to get...

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Waynesboro principal hearing continues as tensions in community rise, hearing to resume Jan. 30

WAYNESBORO- The hearing for Principal Steven Pappas continued Jan. 20, at Hooverville Elementary School auditorium. Pappas, who oversaw Summitview Elementary School on Summit...

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What’s cooking? Mussels and shrimp with rice

The ingredients for this dish are simple and delicious. If the smokey flavor of mussels isn’t your thing, just swap them out with...

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Local history: The first churches of Franklin County’s boroughs

FRANKLIN COUNTY – Almost every new town had two things in common during the early years of colonial life in America. First, they...

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Former Waynesboro principal’s ‘trial’ for misconduct underway

WAYNESBORO – Former Summitview Elementary School Principal Steven Pappas was seated with his attorney before the Board of Directors of the Waynesboro Area...

Around The Region

Moon talk from Hagerstown Town and Country Almanack

HAGERSTOWN – LocalNews1 has partnered with The Hagerstown Town and Country Almanack to bring you a story every Monday taken from current or...

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Hagerstown library seeks writers and poets for special contest

HAGERSTOWN – The Washington County Free Library is calling for writers to participate in their “Writers and Poets Contest 2026.” The contest has...

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Local history: Capt. John E. Cook, abolitionist hero, captured in Mont Alto

MONT ALTO – The Army of Liberation may not be as well known as their leader, John Brown, but many of them shared...

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