Washington County

Maryland is dropping its sales tax on certain products for a week, an effort timed to coincide with back-to-school shopping. Shop Maryland Week will be Aug. 14 to 20. Qualifying apparel and footwear will be exempt from the state’s 6 percent...

Here is a list of road and lane closures in the area for Tuesday, August 2: * King Street in Hagerstown is closed to all traffic between Antietam Street and Baltimore Street as part of the demolition of the former Washington County Hospital Complex,...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture has designated Washington County as a disaster area due to damage caused by tornadoes in April. The declaration Monday means agricultural producers in the county will be eligible for federal...

Rochelle E. (Unkle) Pearson, 94, a resident of Broadmore Senior Living in Hagerstown, Md., and formerly of Keedysville, Md., passed from this life Monday, Aug. 1, 2011, surrounded by her family. Born Aug. 16, 1916, in Schyler, Neb., she was the...

Here is a list of road and lane closures in the area for Wednesday, Aug. 3: * All lanes of Interstate 70 in both directions are subject to closure about two miles west of the Greencastle Pike exit (Exit 24) for bridge inspection, according to the...

Lincolnshire Elementary School will hold Back-to-School Night Monday, Aug. 22, from 6 to 7:45 p.m. A welcome/information session is planned from 6 to 6:30 p.m., followed by classroom visitation for grades K-5 from 6:30 to 7 p.m. and another round of...

Here is a list of road and lane closures in the area for Thursday, Aug. 4: * All lanes of Interstate 70 in both directions are subject to closure about two miles west of the Greencastle Pike exit (Exit 24) for bridge inspection, according to the Maryland...

The Top Five ‘Happy Days’   Robinwood Players will perform its summer show, “Happy Days: A New Musical.” 8 p.m. Thursday, Friday, Aug. 5, and Saturday, Aug. 6, at Hagerstown Community College’s alumni amphitheater, off...

DEC. 15, 1948-AUG. 1, 2011 Charles Richard "Skee" Miller, 62, of Hagerstown, died on Monday, Aug. 1, 2011, at his home. Born Dec. 15, 1948, in Sharpsburg, Md., he was the son of the late John E. and Mildred L. (Thomas) Miller. Charles was a 1966...

Hagerstown was Norfolk Southern's second-choice to locate a $95-million intermodal rail-truck terminal now under construction near Greencastle, Pa., a company official told a group of local business people Wednesday morning.  "It is my understanding that...

Here is a list of road and lane closures in the area for Friday, Aug. 5: * All lanes of Interstate 70 in both directions are subject to closure about two miles west of the Greencastle Pike exit (Exit 24) for bridge inspection, according to the Maryland...

A developer of Walgreens drug stores wants to build the chain's first Washington County store at the intersection of Virginia Avenue and Halfway Boulevard near Hagerstown, according to county planning documents. Development company Peco NNN held a...