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Naloxone policy approved The Washington County Board of Education on Tuesday approved a new policy on the administration of overdose-reversing medications, such as naloxone.

State transportation officials will meet with local leaders next week to discuss the county's priorities for road repair and construction.

Elmwood Farm Bed & Breakfast owner Selena Wilkes, who appealed a county zoning decision that her business can't host events, said a proposed zoning law change could help rectify the situation.

HANCOCK — Washington County and Hancock leaders talked about improvements to Pennsylvania Avenue during the commissioners' meeting in the small town Tuesday.

The Potomac Highlands World War II Roundtable will hold its next meeting at 7 p.m. Oct. 4 at the Morris Frock American Legion on Northern Avenue in Hagerstown.

A Hagerstown-area woman accused of stabbing her teenage son in the arm earlier this month had her bond set at $10,000 following a bond-review hearing Wednesday in Washington County District Court.

Tyler Lee Shifler, 28, of Clear Spring, Md., passed away unexpectedly Monday, Sept. 25, 2017. Born Tuesday, July 25, 1989, in Hagerstown, Md., he was the son of J. Michael Shifler of Clear Spring and Pamela Ellen (Benningfield) Shifler of…

Bryweag P. Harne, 82, of Halfway, Md., went to be with the Lord on Monday, Sept. 25, 2017, at Greenfield Senior Living Center. She was born Thursday, Nov. 15, 1934, in Hagerstown, Md. She was the daughter of the late…

June Sheppard Christie, 92, of Frederick, Md., died Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017, in Frederick. The graveside service will be held at a later date in Arlington National Cemetery.|w

Ruth Puddy, 87, of Clear Spring, died Monday, Sept. 25, 2017, in Clear Spring. The family will receive friends Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Historical Chapel at Resthaven Memorial Gardens in Frederick, Md . Funeral services will be…