He made history as Montgomery County’s first Black county council member and county executive — breaking barriers and ...

Though President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, issued on Jan. 1, 1863, did not free the enslaved people in Maryland, it allowed African Americans throughout the nation to serve in the Union ...

Maryland may have been a Union state, but before the Civil War, it certainly had a number of plantations whose owners bought a number of slaves. And those contradictions, and the families involved ...

A 1971 graduate of the James Buchanan High School, Mr. McElhaney enjoyed playing sports, especially soccer and softball and ...

Mr. Jones taught Distributive Education at Boonsboro and South Hagerstown High School in Washington County, MD, retiring in ...

The following deed transfers for Dec. 29, 2024 - Jan. 4, 2025 in Washington County are public record in the Maryland Department of Assessment and Taxation office: Margaret Massih Trustee to Overland ...

A new legislative effort aims to double funding for Maryland’s Heritage Areas Program, a move that could bolster tourism, support local economies, and preserve the state’s cultural and historical ...

By: Tommy Pelle, Deputy Sports Editor Football dominated the fall sunlight, but it is time to hand off the shine to America’s ...

Comcast today announced a major expansion to connect more than 50,000 homes and businesses in the Hagerstown, MD area to reliable, high-speed, symmetrical Internet. The project brings Internet, mobile ...

Comcast is expanding its Xfinity and Comcast Business services in Washington County to include the Hagerstown, Williamsport and Smithsburg areas.

Jamie Harris The Berkeley Springs Indians basketball team had an up-and-down week, finishing 1-1 in their two home games. On ...

There’s just a chance of light snow – with accumulation of less than an inch possible – Wednesday evening through Thursday ...