The Hagerstown Tigers fired off a team score of 338 to win the Wayne County Golf Tournament on Saturday, May 4, in a match played at Highland Lake Golf Course. Every scoring golfer for Hagerstown broke 90, led by Noah Searcy and Drew Williamson with a pair of 83s. Brady Moore from Centerville was the […]
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Hosts again rule Tiger Booster meet
One of the oldest and most well attended track meets in the state of Indiana took place on Friday, May 3, at the athletics complex at Hagerstown High School. Eleven teams traveled from as far as Indianapolis to take part. The field of participants included teams from Cambridge City Lincoln, Centerville, Northeastern and Hagerstown. In […]
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Seniors, teachers honored
Three high-achieving seniors from several high schools in turn have honored teachers, coaches or organization advisers who have influenced them. The 39th annual Indiana Student-Teacher Achievement Recognition program recognizes students and teachers for excellence, integrity and commitment. Centerville, Lincoln and Hagerstown participate in I-STAR, as well as Tri, Connersville, Union County, Franklin County and Rushville. […]
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Thrift store plans annual meeting, poverty simulation
Hagerstown Thrift Store’s board of trustees will organize its annual meeting at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 4. It will take place in Nettle Creek Church of the Brethren, 5352 N. Brick Church Road, Hagerstown, and is open to the public. Those attending will find out how the community thrift store has done over the last […]
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Civic engagement pays off
What’s a problem facing your community, and how could a citizen solve it? That was the question posed to area middle-school students to launch the civics bee contest hosted by the Wayne County Area Chamber of Commerce on Friday, April 19 at Indiana University East. The event aims to encourage young people to engage in […]
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Top-ranked Tigers win battle of TEC heavyweights
Hagerstown and Winchester Community, two of the best teams in east central Indiana, played an important Tri-Eastern Conference game on Thursday, April 18 on picturesque Falcon Field. Hagerstown entered the game ranked No. 1 in the latest 2A coaches’ poll. Winchester played in the semi-state last season and returned most of their team this season. […]
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Lady Tigers storm county tournament
In the preseason, Hagerstown head softball coach Bruce Charles said that he saw great potential in his team, which had a mix of veteran players and talented freshmen. On Saturday, April 20 in the Wayne County tournament, played at Northeastern, the Tigers lived up to their coach’s preseason expectations. The Tigers run-ruled Northeastern 10-0 in […]
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Nettle Creek recognizes top employees
End-of-the-year staff awards from each school building were announced during the April 10 Nettle Creek Schools board meeting. Awards are voted on by the employees of Nettle Creek School Corporation. Employees are voted on using the Portrait of a Tiger Graduate characteristics. The building-level winners will move into a district pool of award winners that […]
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Centerville, Hagerstown join county’s Stellar Pathways application
Centerville and Hagerstown are joining other Wayne County communities in seeking Indiana’s Stellar Pathways funds. Neither participated in the county’s Hoosier Enduring Legacy Program. Forward Wayne County’s Acacia St. John and county Commissioner Jeff Plasterer shared Stellar’s potential benefits during Centerville’s April 9 council meeting. St. John then also appeared before commissioners April 10, requesting […]
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Town supports effort for $8 million
Hagerstown became the first community to sign onto a program that might bring $8 million to Wayne County. Town Council agreed on April 1 to provide a letter of interest for the county’s Stellar Pathways application. It’s a funding program from the Office of Community and Rural Affairs which encourages regional cooperation on projects that […]