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Smithsburg still thriving after 200 years
julieg@herald-mail.comChristopher Steiffel Smith ended up dying in a poorhouse, but the town he founded 200 years ago — Smithsburg — is thriving today. Smith, who had been a stone mason, was believed to be in his early 60s when he bought Shadrach’s Lot...Tags: Sociology, Arts and Culture, Georgetown, U.S. Army, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Prep Outdoor Track & Field: Warriors take both 1A West team titles
andrewm@herald-mail.comThe Boonsboro track and field program isn’t leaving Class 1A quietly. The Warriors, who will move up to Class 2A next school year, swept the team titles Friday night at the 1A West region championships at Mountain Ridge High School. The...Tags: Mountains, Track and Field, High School Sports, Dwayne Johnson
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Girl Scouts visit Pa. caverns to learn about water conservation
On May 4 and 5, Erika Escalante, Rachel Hebb and Kate Whaley, members of Girl Scout Troop 40790, visited Lincoln Caverns in Huntingdon, Pa., and participated in a two-day workshop to earn their WOW! (Wonders of Water) Journey award. The girls learned...
Tags: Caves and Caverns
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Deputies seek two men who broke into Washington County home at gunpoint
The Washington County Sheriff’s Office said it was looking for two men who forced their way into a home at gunpoint Tuesday night. Deputies received a call at 11:22 p.m. for a report of a home invasion in the 18700 block of Mesa Terrace north of...
Tags: Mountains, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Prep Softball: County teams play playoff hosts
With an allowance from the rain, postseason softball in Maryland begins on Thursday with several first-round games in Washington County. Both city teams will be at home in Class 3A action. North Hagerstown (10-6), seeded fourth, will host Albert...Tags: Mountains
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Former school librarian named principal of Inwood Primary School
Berkeley County Schools’ Board of Education approved Ryan L. Ott as the incoming principal of Inwood (W.Va.) Primary School beginning in July. The board voted during Monday’s board of education meeting in the Dr. N. Blaine Groves boardroom,...
Tags: Mountains, Schools, Elementary Schools
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Ribbon cut on second building of Shepherd University's Center for Contemporary Arts
richardb@herald-mail.comThe second of three buildings forming Shepherd University’s Center for Contemporary Arts, a “building designed from the inside out,” was dedicated Thursday at a ribbon-cutting ceremony on the West Campus. “That’s what...Tags: Mountains, Shingles, Colleges and Universities, Heavy Engineering, Arts and Culture
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Inwood principal named to Mountain Ridge Intermediate post
Inwood (W.Va.) Primary School Principal Autumne Frye was named principal of Mountain Ridge Intermediate, beginning in July. Frye’s appointment to lead the Gerrardstown, W.Va.-area school was approved Tuesday evening by the Berkeley County Board of...
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Hawks snap skid
Saturday, March 30, 2013 COLLEGE BASEBALL Hagerstown Community College snapped a six-game losing streak with a pair of wins in a doubleheader sweep of Anne Arundel. Garrett Sprankle had two hits and an RBI, and Tyler Walter and Devin Schaeffer each hit...Tags: Mountains, Sports, Josh Thomas, Justin Smith, Baseball
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Mullenax appointed new Eagle School Intermediate principal
The Berkeley County Board of Education on Tuesday approved Lewis A. Mullenax as the new principal of Eagle School Intermediate beginning July. Mullenax, a 13-year Berkeley County Schools employee, began teaching fourth grade at Mill Creek Intermediate...
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Film review: Stone Age 'The Croods' is as interesting as watching a rock
Special to The Herald-MailLongtime readers know that I have a soft spot for animated movies. Sometimes when I go on a streak of bad reviews, people will ask me if I ever praise anything. I'll point to some delightful animated films and then those people will roll their eyes and...Tags: Cloris Leachman, Animation (Movie Genre), Nicolas Cage, Catherine Keener, Emma Stone
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Elizabeth L. Garrison, 90
Elizabeth Lee Garrison, 90, passed away Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013, at Hospice of the Valley Eckstein Center in Scottsdale, Ariz., after suffering a severe stroke. Known to her friends as Betty, she was born Oct. 12, 1922, in Cleveland, Ohio, but spent her...Tags: Caves and Caverns, Health and Medical Professionals, World War II (1939-1945), U.S. Army, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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