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Washington County’s use of state program boosts protection of additional acreage

HAGERSTOWN – Under Maryland’s Rural Legacy Program, Washington County will protect a 173.5-acre farm on Shepherdstown Pike in Sharpsburg, which may prompt owners...

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Washington Commissioners set June 10 meeting

HAGERSTOWN – Washington County Commissioners will meet on Tuesday, June 10. Key issues on the agenda are community health, infrastructure and personnel matters....

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Washington County, Halfway Fire boosts transformation of emergency services

HAGERSTOWN – Washington County ushered in a transformative era for emergency medical services with the signing of a milestone agreement to transition volunteers...

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Washington County to host hearing on new comprehensive plan

HAGERSTOWN – As the Washington County government updates its comprehensive plan for the second quarter of the century, officials will seek to balance...

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Policy, philosophy may keep Washington County Jail overcrowded, sheriff says

HAGERSTOWN – Washington County’s Detention Center is practically bursting at the seams, housing an average of 350 inmates daily in a facility built...

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Ag presents new challenges for age-old trade: One family’s sustainability plan

WAYNESBORO – Nestled in the rolling hills of southern Franklin County, a rustic brick farmhouse and stone barn built during the Civil War...

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Canine cop: Washington County police dog has nose for justice!

HAGERSTOWN – Washington County Master Deputy Sheriff Mario Angelini may drive the patrol car, but there’s no question – the leader of the...

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I-81 expansion moving with $99.1 million funding for project’s Phase 2

HAGERSTOWN – After years of delay, the expansion of Maryland’s Interstate 81 is again moving forward after state lawmakers green-lit funding for the...

Local Government

Washington County honors 911 staff

HAGERSTOWN – At the recent annual Tri-State Telecommunicators Awards Ceremony,  Washington County honored its 911 Communications Center staff as  part of National Public Safety...

Around The Region

Storm topples venerable Hagerstown oak

HAGERSTOWN – Wind gusts of up to 75 miles per hour during a freak storm felled a Hagerstown institution on Friday night. The...

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