A coalition of three service clubs is continuing the 64-year tradition of recognizing a Good Friend and Neighbor at the Nettle Creek Rural-Urban Dinner. The Rural-Urban Dinner is scheduled for 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 19, at Willie & Red’s, 40 E. Main St. in Hagerstown, according to David Williamson, the Economy Lions Club president. The […]
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Chamber honors community-improvement efforts
Mitch and Amber Mills gave a tired building new energy and a fun vibe for their Leaning Lily business. That effort earned them the 2023 Exemplary Award when the Wayne County Area Chamber of Commerce presented its annual Community Improvement Awards during a Sept. 12 banquet at Hartley Hills Golf Club in Hagerstown. Leaning Lily […]
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Centerville receiving accreditation, federal feedback
Centerville-Abington Community Schools is gaining a variety of feedback from national sources. CACS has received its federal accountability report cards for each of its four school buildings in 2022-2023. Although it varies by age group, the cards offer overall ratings for achievement and progress in academics, closing achievement gaps in English/language arts and math. They […]
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100+ vendors expected for 4th Street Fair
The revitalized 4th Street Fair returns this week with its second After Dusk kickoff celebration. Vendors and entertainers can be found at the 42nd fall festival from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 7, and Sunday, Oct. 8, between South B and D streets in Richmond. More than 100 vendors are expected for the […]
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Commission supports zoning for self-storage facility
A zoning change that would allow a self-storage facility on Industries Road returns to Richmond Common Council with a recommendation for approval from the city’s plan commission. The Richmond Advisory Plan Commission voted 6-0 during its Sept. 27 meeting to recommend the outdoor commercial zoning for a 6.25-acre lot on the southeast corner of Industries […]
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Teen center opens, tween club renovated
Teens have a new safe place where they can socialize, play games and study after school this fall. Boys & Girls Clubs of Wayne County has announced the opening of The Club Teen Center, the West End Bank Charitable Foundation Professional Development & Training Center and renovations to the existing Ronald L. McDaniel Foundation Boys […]
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Jubilation: A fresh start for Jubilee Days
There’s been a lot of agreement that this year’s Jubilee Days ran smoothly and there is consensus that Hagerstown wants to keep its late-summer festival going. The question: Who will do it? The longtime festival chairwoman, Robin Nugent, convened a meeting about that on Sept. 26. She and four of the six other active members […]
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Award winner’s program helps addicted mothers
Dr. Erika Brandenstein saw an increase in babies born to mothers misusing substances at Reid Health, and decided to change the situation. Her efforts helped create The NEST, a maternal treatment program for which she’s the medical director. That desire to help others, to live a life of faith and service and to study the […]
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Centerville, Richmond recycling collaboration being explored
Centerville residents soon will be surveyed about their interest in curbside recycling. Pat Smoker, director of Richmond Sanitary District, requested Centerville town officials share a community survey about setting up a recycling program. He said Richmond’s recycling equipment is about 30 years old and beyond its life expectancy, so funds are needed to replace it. […]
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River flows freely as Weir Dam demolished
About two years after Richmond received funding, demolition began on Weir Dam. The Whitewater River already flowed Sept. 27 through a gap in the 10-foot-tall, low-head dam as three excavators, two with breaker hammers, broke apart the concrete. The noisy hammers sometimes harmonized as they cut into the dam, creating pieces moved by an excavator’s […]