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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...

Local Government

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...

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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...

Local Government

Washington County’s 911 system inundated in storm with cleanup continuing

HAGERSTOWN – The night of April 19 inundated Washington County’s 911 Emergency Communications Center with a record-breaking 1,518 emergency calls over six hours as a...

Local Government

Washington County welcomes Leatherman as new commissioner

HAGERSTOWN – The Washington County Board of County Commissioners has appointed Randal A. Leatherman to fill the vacancy left by Commissioner Wayne K....

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Hearing set on year-long rehab of historic Conocoheague Creek Bridge

CLEAR SPRING – They don’t build bridges like they used to. And when old historic bridges wear out, it is important to respect...

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