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SMITHSBURG – In his annual state of the town address Tuesday night, Mayor Donald L. Souders Jr. described Smithsburg as an “amazing town”...
HAGERSTOWN, Md. – Protesters lined Washington Street in Hagerstown at 9am Tuesday morning for another consecutive week during Board of County Commissioners meetings....
HAGERSTOWN, Md. – Anti-ICE protesters chanted outside the Washington County Administration Building on Tuesday while two men were removed from the Board of...
SMITHSBURG, Md. – The Smithsburg Town Council voted unanimously Tuesday to upgrade its accounting system to QuickBooks Online, replacing the current desktop version...
ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland House of Delegates voted last week, mostly along party lines, to pass three emergency immigration measures designed to challenge federal...
HAGERSTOWN – The Washington County Board of County Commissioners will convene for a regular open session on Tuesday, March 3, to consider fiscal...
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CHAMBERSBURG – Franklin County Commissioners presented the February Employee of the Month award to Kyle Fleming during the board’s Feb. 25 public meeting. Fleming has been employed by Franklin County since July...
HAGERSTOWN – With sign-carrying protesters outside and agitators inside, the Washington County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday nonetheless got through their Feb. 24...
Franklin Commission receives feedback about data centers, sign housing leases
CHAMBERSBURG – Franklin County Communications Coordinator Sheena Baker told commissioners the county received 18 public comments about the proposed data center regulation, all...
Bethani CameronMarch 1, 2026