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Around the Region - July 28
Fall Kids Market to take place Sept. 7MARTINSBURG — The first annual Fall Kids Market, hosted by Happy Hearts Preschool, will be held from 12-5 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 7, at 2010 Tavern Road, in Martinsburg. There will be several children vendors set up, trying their hand at the...
'Born of Rebellion': Traveling exhibit makes a stop at Robert C. Byrd Center for Congressional History & Education
SHEPHERDSTOWN — A new, traveling exhibit created by the West Virginia Humanities Council (WVHC), “Born of Rebellion: West Virginia Statehood and the Civil War,” has made its most recent stop in the Robert C. Byrd Center for Congressional History and Education. The exhibit opened in the center’s...
Catholic education expands in Martinsburg with the restoration of high school grade levels
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — The Martinsburg area Catholic community and the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston are expanding Catholic education in the Eastern Panhandle. High school grade levels will be restored at St. Joseph School in Martinsburg, beginning with the 2025-26 school year. The high school levels are an extension of St....
Franklin County deed transfers: June 9-15, 2024
CHAMBERSBURG - The following deed transfers, for June 9-15, 2024, are public record in the Franklin County Registers and Recorders office. Harry Way to Kristin Bard, Blanchard Avenue, Chambersburg, $135,000. Buy Sell Now Pa. LP to Valibabu Salad, Jackson Avenue, Washington Township, $250,000. Kriss Black to Josiah Lakjer, Path Valley...
FITCI innovation center exemplifies area's business prowess
The work of building Frederick County’s future economy is always going on, as it must be. If a business community is not moving forward, it is dying. Resting on laurels is a disaster waiting to happen. The business community in Frederick and the government officials of the city of...
Charles Town entries for Saturday
First Race, $26,500, Maiden special weight, 3, 4, 5 & 6 yo's, 7F. Second Race, $12,700, Claiming $5,000-$4,500, 3 yo's & up, 4 1/2F. Third Race, $26,500, Maiden special weight, 3, 4, 5 & 6 yo's, 4 1/2F. 1 - Same Day as L J Schneider, J. 119 5-1 2...
Cannabis company to double growing operations at Maryland facility
MariMed Inc. has expanded its presence in Maryland to prepare for an influx of business after dozens of new cannabis dispensaries come online. <\p> MariMed, operating as Kind Therapeutics, will double the amount of cannabis it grows at its 180,000-square-foot Hagerstown cannabis cultivation and production facility. The firm is adding 17,000 square feet of cultivation capacity inside the site, according to a document the firm submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission. <\p>
Post 34 Eliminated, Post 1 Victorious In State Tournament
MARTINSBURG – One area team stayed alive Friday, while another was eliminated from the West Virginia American Legion State Baseball Tournament in Martinsburg during the second day of games in the double-elimination tourney. WHEELING POST 1 7, POTOMAC VALLEY POST 64 4. The offense waited until extra innings Friday,...
Chainsaw-wielding man arrested by BCSD
MARTINSBURG – When deputies from Berkeley County Sheriff’s Department went to arrest Cory Cutlip, they were met with a chainsaw and threats. According to a press release from BCSD, Cutlip was wanted for multiple charges by several agencies in different counties, and when deputies from BCSD obtained his suspected location, they went to make the arrest.
Frederick County Health Department: Groundhog Found At Taskers Chance Neighborhood Tests Positive For Rabies
Residents who may have come into contact with the groundhog are asked to call their health care provider. Frederick, Md (KM) The Frederick County Health Department says a groundhog found last week in the Taskers Chance neighborhood has tested positive for rabies. The groundhog turned up in a stormwater management pond near the Taskers Chance swimming pool along Bel Aire Lane. Animal Control Officers collected the groundhog on Thursday, July 18th at 9:00 PM after it attacked a dog earlier that evening.
Northeastern claims Region 4 crown, advances to Pa. American Legion Baseball Tournament
Despite a valiant final day performance by Chambersburg, Northeastern emerged Tuesday as the American Legion Baseball Region 4 champion. Northeastern broke a scoreless game with four runs in the top of the fifth, leading to a 6-0 triumph in the finale at Hershey’s Memorial Field. If you purchase a...
Frederick’s Aldermen Receive Update On Downtown Hotel & Conference Center
Construction is expected to begin next year. Frederick, Md (KM) It looks like there will be some movement on the proposed downtown Frederick hotel and conference center. A briefing on the project was presented on Wednesday to the Board of Aldermen. The facility will be located along South Carroll Street...
Christopher Van Johnson Gets 7 Life Sentence For 3 Murders
Eight years after a triple homicide in Pennsylvania, a Maryland man has been brought to justice, according to ta release by the US Department of Justice on Fiday, July 19, 2024. Christopher Van Johnson, 36 of Baltimore, MD was sentenced to seven consecutive life in prison sentences by United States...
Strike a pose as the Flying Boxcars’ Captain Stryker takes a trip to Little Jack’s Corner
23 July 2024- The smell of hot dogs, Cracker Jacks, and Krumpe’s Do-Nuts, the crack of a wooden bat, and nine men standing at attention are some of the best sights, sounds, and smells of summer in Hagerstown. But what about for those of us that have to go to work or have young ones that go to daycare or camp in the summer? Well, some of that dream can be satisfied and WAS satisfied just this week at the CitiGroup Complex near the airport in Hagerstown!
Hagerstown embraces new professional baseball franchise, renowned sports marketing specialist says
HAGERSTOWN, Md. (DC News Now) — The Flying Boxcars are at the midpoint of its inaugural season and baseball fans in the county have been turning out to support the franchise. Nick Griffith is an international sports marketing consultant who evaluates entertainment venues and gives high marks to the city and fans who have embraced […]
Thousands of dollars in fireworks stolen from Chambersburg store, PSP looking for identification
22 July 2024- The Pennsylvania State Police Troop H – Chambersburg Station is investigating a theft that occurred on 06/28/2024 at approximately 1430 hours. The two pictured black males entered Fireworks Now at 1512 Lincoln Way East, Guilford Township, Franklin County and stole between $1000.00 to $3000.00 worth of fireworks.
Crunch Fitness opens in Hagerstown, new Chambersburg shops include cafe and makeup studio
Crunch Fitness is continuing to expand, opening at 17716 Garland Groh Blvd. in the Centre at Hagerstown on Saturday, July 13, General Manager Jeremy Gray said. Franchise owners John Lucena and Chad Smith also are planning to open a Crunch Fitness in Frederick, Md., Gray said. The owners decided to...
BCSD and ATF investigate a gun store robbery in Martinsburg
Berkeley County Sheriff’s Department report by email a robbery at a Martinsburg gun store. On the morning of July 19 at approximately 4:50 BCSD Deputies responded to the report of an alarm sounding at 1514 Winchester Avenue Martinsburg. The location is Green Monstah Firearms, but deputies did not find...
Fourth person given life sentence for 2016 Mercersburg contract killings
22 July 2024- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Christopher Van Johnson, age 36, of Baltimore, Maryland, was sentenced on July 17, 2024, to 7 consecutive life sentences for his role in the June 25, 2016 murders of three individuals in Mercersburg, Franklin County, one of whom was cooperating with state and federal drug investigators. The sentence was imposed by United States District Court Judge Christopher C. Conner, who also sentenced to concurrent 10, 20, and 30-year terms of imprisonment on companion robbery, firearms, and conspiracy charges.
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