Paws on the Pavement raises more than $10,000

Group working to raise money for monument to black Civil War vets

Soldiers in Hagerstown were among the first black men in Maryland to join the ranks of the Union during the Civil War, and were involved...

Woman takes multiple roads to success

Unlike many Americans, Ruby Harley didn’t lose work during the recession.

More than 200 turn out for GLBTQ festival

One of several openly gay members of the Maryland House of Delegates in Hagerstown on Saturday said she will announce later this summer...

Serafini introduces bills to reduce Maryland's corporate income tax

When Del. Andrew A. Serafini, R-Washington, introduced a bill during the 2013 session of the Maryland General Assembly seeking to reduce the...

Smithsburg still thriving after 200 years

Christopher Steiffel Smith ended up dying in a poorhouse, but the town he founded 200 years ago — Smithsburg — is thriving...

Maryland's poet laureate brings inspiration and enlightenment to audience

Some closed their eyes, as though depicting on a canvas in their own minds the words that escaped a deep, gentle voice.

Public hearing scheduled on proposed budget for Funkstown

Property tax rates are expected to increase in the upcoming fiscal year, but Funkstown residents will not pay more because of low property...

Herald-Mail receives 20 awards from Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Press Association

The Herald-Mail on Friday received 20 awards, including one Best In Show distinction, from the Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Press Association.

Evan Offstein to speak at Academy Theater

The Hagerstown Rotary Club-Sunrise is sponsoring a presentation of The Power of Honorable Leadership by speaker Evan Offstein.