Crystal Dreams Foundation is offering scholarships and a summer entrepreneurship program that pays students to learn. The scholarship deadline is May 31. Applications are accepted from high school, trade school, continuing education and graduate students in Wayne County and across the country. Applications are available at crystaldreamsfdn.org. Crystal Dreams also offers the Student Training Entrepreneur […]
Author Archives: Millie Martin Emery
Millicent Martin Emery is a reporter and editor for the Western Wayne News.
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Centerville clerk-treasurer resigns
Centerville is in the process of selecting a new clerk-treasurer. Richard Tincher has resigned for health reasons. He became clerk in September 2021 to complete the term of Susan Dillman, who resigned for a job in the private sector. He faced no opposition when filing to run in 2023. Council reluctantly approved Tincher’s resignation 4-0 […]
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BPA student wins national title
Forty-three students from Lincoln, Richmond and Centerville high schools brought home lifelong memories from Business Professionals of America’s national competition. Seven of those Wayne County teens placed in the Top 10 in the nation in their categories, ranging from economic and health research to spreadsheet and database applications, word processing and desktop publishing. This year’s […]
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Volunteers begin Jubilee Days revamp
Several Hagerstown area residents have stepped up to offer a modified Jubilee Days after a service organization told the town’s council it could no longer continue offering the festival. Within a few days of Hagerstown’s May meeting, Jeremy Jennings posted on social media that he, Hagerstown councilor Fred Dill, Jason Schmittler, Roy Byrd, Darrin Blevins […]
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Fun events fund a swing
Western Wayne Elementary celebrated the end of state testing and the kickoff of Passion Project Week with its first Brain Break Bash. On Friday, May 3, all students gathered for activities including painting Superintendent Andy Stover, taping Principal Elizabeth Miller to the wall, cracking eggs on counselor Matt Truesdell’s head, and pie-ing staff in the […]
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Jubilee Days in jeopardy? Future’s cloudy
Hagerstown is seeking a new organizer for its annual Jubilee Days festival. Robin Nugent told town council members at their May 6 meeting that Nettle Creek Lions Club will not sponsor the festival. However, she emphasized the club isn’t folding and will continue to help with spring, fall and Christmas festivals. Before the 2023 festival, […]
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$10 buys Cambridge City land option for water tower
Cambridge City has approved an option to purchase a piece of land in Gateway Industrial Park for a new water tower. Town council members unanimously supported the $10 agreement at a brief special meeting on Wednesday, May 8. Cambridge City is pursuing more than $2.5 million from U.S. Economic Development Administration toward the approximately $6 […]
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Knight archers hit their target
Northeastern High School archers performed so well at the U.S. Eastern Nationals competition that they again have the opportunity to compete in the championship tournament. The Knights’ high school team shot 3,220 on Friday, May 9, in the National Archery in the Schools Program. The Eastern Nationals took place at Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville. […]
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Superintendent: State payments not covering book, tech costs
Centerville-Abington Community Schools plans to provide a clear picture of the rising costs of curriculum materials that families can’t be asked to pay. Superintendent Mike McCoy told the board that administrators previously worked hard to keep book and technology fees low for families, protecting them from some costs through other funding sources such as the […]
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Clerk: Voting ‘as smooth as a cool mountain breeze’
Everything about local voting on May 7 “went as smooth as a cool mountain breeze,” according to Wayne County Clerk Debbie Berry. She noted low but steady turnout most of the day, and that appeared to be the case at the vote center in Cambridge City’s Golay Community Center. Around 11 a.m., a few voters […]