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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...
HAGERSTOWN – Washington County has preserved two additional farms totaling 99.81 acres through a state program aimed at helping new farmers, officials announced...
CHAMBERSBURG– The Franklin County Commissioners recently recognized Barbara Harshman, communications coordinator with the county’s department of emergency services, for earning her emergency number professional (ENP) certification. ...
HAGERSTOWN – Washington County Commissioner Derek Harvey, a retired U.S. Army colonel with a background in military intelligence and national security roles during...
BALTIMORE – Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown filed a federal lawsuit on Monday to halt the Trump administration’s plan to convert a...
HAGERSTOWN – Washington County Commissioners will convene for a regular open session on Tuesday, Feb. 24. The agenda focuses on fiscal planning, with...
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