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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 Communications Coordinator Sheena Baker told commissioners the county received 18 public comments about the proposed data center regulation, all...
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...
HAGERSTOWN – Washington County has preserved two additional farms totaling 99.81 acres through a state program aimed at helping new farmers, officials announced...
Commissioners approve new funding requests, hear suggestions for data center ordinance
CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. – During public comment during a recent Franklin County Commission meeting, licensed professional engineer and Fayetteville resident David Fuller suggested specific...
Bethani CameronMarch 5, 2026