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Encouragement fills school board meeting

Hagerstown’s Dan Davis opened Nettle Creek school board’s May 13 meeting with encouraging words as the district faces a reduction in staffing for the 2026-27 school year.  The past school board member offered thanks to the board and praised Superintendent Emily Schaeffer as the “best hire in the last 50 years.” He added that their […]

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Knights top Tigers, pull even in TEC race

The Hagerstown baseball team had a chance to clinch outright first place in the Tri-Eastern Conference for the second straight season, but the Knights had other plans. Northeastern scored two runs in the first inning, added two runs in the third inning and held off visiting Hagerstown’s comeback effort to win the May 14 game […]

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Council weighs legal action in railway dispute

A hazardous railway might prompt Hagerstown council to pursue legal action against a railroad company. Town attorney Jon Madison offered to research options during council’s May 4 meeting.  For more than a year, the council has tried to get Norfolk Southern Railway to assist in repairs at a south-side crossing, but a dispute on ownership […]

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Educators celebrate 20 years of Indy Mini

In 2007, Peggy Muller and Julie Arnold introduced Hagerstown students to the Indy Minimarathon. After pausing for the pandemic, they hope to revive the tradition, marking its 20th anniversary. Muller, a fourth grade teacher, and Arnold, a high school counselor, were frequent minimarathon participants. One year, they noticed a group of students at the race. […]

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Tigers tied atop TEC

The 2A 3rd-ranked Hagerstown softball team methodically pulled away to a 13-1 win at Knightstown on Thursday, May 7, in a Tri-Eastern game. The game was tied at 1-1 after two innings but was eventually halted after five innings because of the 10-run mercy rule. Mackenzee Johnson collected three hits for Hagerstown, Aaliyah Anderson and […]

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Tigers win extra-inning thriller 

The history of the intense rivalry between Hagerstown and Union County in baseball is legendary. Hard-fought, close and extra-inning games are the norm. Thursday, April 30, the Hagerstown baseball team traveled to renew their rivalry and the teams wrote another exciting chapter in a game that had huge implications in the Tri-Eastern Conference race. For […]