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Washington County Commissioners discuss ICE facility, approve 911 fee increase

HAGERSTOWN, Md. – Washington County officials on Tuesday provided their first detailed public update on a controversial federal plan to convert a Williamsport...

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Washington County Commissioners to consider proposed 2027 budget, 911 fee changes, salary study

HAGERSTOWN, Md. – The Washington County Board of County Commissioners will meet on March 17 for a regular open session to discuss issues...

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Federal judge halts construction at planned ICE detention center in Williamsport

A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order Wednesday halting all construction and renovation work on a planned Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention...

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Woodland Way Park to close March 22 to prepare for upgrade

HAGERSTOWN, Md. – Washington County Parks & Recreation officials announced Tuesday a major upgrade to the playground at Woodland Way Park, with work...

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ICE already posting on job sites to staff migrant site in Maryland as 2 grassroots groups launch opposition campaign

HAGERSTOWN, Md. – Job postings for employment with ICE at a planned Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing facility are already popping up in...

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State agency heads call Trump plan for ICE Williamsport facility ‘deeply flawed’

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The leaders of three Maryland state agencies have condemned as “deeply flawed” the Trump administration’s proposal to convert a large...

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ICE awards $113 million contract for controversial Hagerstown detention center build-out

HAGERSTOWN, Md. – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has awarded a $113 million contract to a Pennsylvania-based company for the build-out and operations...

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Souders: Smithsburg ‘moving forward’ with infrastructure, parks, fiscal care

SMITHSBURG – In his annual state of the town address Tuesday night, Mayor Donald L. Souders Jr. described Smithsburg as an “amazing town”...

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Protesters disrupt WC Commission meeting, 2 expelled, as board funds Washington statue

HAGERSTOWN, Md. – Anti-ICE protesters chanted outside the Washington County Administration Building on Tuesday while two men were removed from the Board of...

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Smithsburg to switch to cloud-based accounting for better financial success

SMITHSBURG, Md. – The Smithsburg Town Council voted unanimously Tuesday to upgrade its accounting system to QuickBooks Online, replacing the current desktop version...

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