Washington County

Descendants of the late J. Nevin and Edith Hay, a former farm couple in Brothersvalley Township 60 years ago and longer, converged upon the Berlin Community Grove July 10 for their latest family reunion. Relatives and their families journeyed from...

After sharing details of their counties' economic successes Wednesday, officials from Maryland, Pennsylvania and Virginia listened to a description of "Project Olympus." That was the code name for the $150 million, 1.3-million-square-foot Macy's...

Two people were injured Friday morning in a three-car collision at the intersection of Virginia Avenue and Wilson and Burhans boulevards, Officer Marshall of the Hagerstown Police Department said. According to Marshall, a car traveling west on Wilson...

Thomas Jefferson at Harpers Ferry Thomas Jefferson historian Bill Barker portrays the author of the Declaration of Independence. Barker will present a dramatic presentation on the issue of slavery at 1 and 3 p.m. today. Harpers Ferry National...

Holly (Sue) Henry Healy decorated Christmas trees at Ringgold Church of Christ, and her husband remembers one in particular. She came up with the idea of having people place balls on the tree in memory of a loved one stricken with cancer, Jay Healy said....

Interviewing tips July 29 — Learn employers' tips about successful interviewing to get the job. 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Washington County One-Stop Job Center, 14 N. Potomac St., Suite 100, Hagerstown. Call 301-393-8255. Learning lunch hour Aug. 2...

Two West Virginia men were in police custody Sunday afternoon following a police pursuit that reached 100 mph and stemmed from an attempted burglary call east of Saint James, south of Hagerstown, Washington County Deputy Alan Matheny said. The suspects...

“I was just calling to say that we had reported a brush problem on Kemps Mill Road in Williamsport; it was sticking out in the road and obstructing your view. We called the County Roads several times. No action was taken. We called Jeff Cline,...

At Tuesday's meeting of the Hagerstown Lions Club, Scott Nicewarner, information technology manager for the City of Hagerstown, will talk about his work to streamline work processes and communication within the city, and new billing and payment...

Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS) Md. 0077 Today, weigh-in 7:15 to 9:15 a.m., meeting from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. First Christian Church, 1345 Potomac Ave., Hagerstown. Call Patsy at 301-582-2292. TOPS Md. 0446 Wednesday, July 27, weigh-in at 8:45 a.m.,...

“Once again, the Republican Party is showing their idea of compromise is do exactly what we want. We won’t even discuss anything else. And they’re putting their richest constituents ahead of the good of this country.” —...

AUG. 17, 1977-JULY 25, 2011 Rodger D. "Dwayne" Singleton, 33, of Boonsboro, Md., passed away Monday, July 25, 2011, at Meritus Medical Center near Hagerstown, Md., as the result of injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. Born Aug. 17, 1977, he is...