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James Wallace Staubs, 76, of Falling Waters, W.Va., passed away Saturday, Sept. 16, 2017, at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, W.Va. Born April 2, 1941, in Martinsburg, W.Va., he was the son of the late James M. and Arlean Murphy…

A nearly $200,000 renovation at St. Maria Goretti High School has added two new classrooms and improved safety with a new secure entrance vestibule.

SMITHSBURG — Potomac Edison, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp., will host a public information meeting Thursday at Smithsburg High School to discuss plans to rebuild an existing electric-transmission line.

A Hagerstown woman accused last week of threatening her boyfriend and her 23-month-old child with a knife will continue to be held without bond following her bond-review hearing Monday in Washington County District Court.

A Hagerstown-area man charged with pistol-whipping his son and assaulting his wife and daughter was sentenced Monday in Washington County Circuit Court to eight years in prison, although he denied some of the accusations after entering the pleas.

After speaking with a county resident, Hagerstown City Councilman Paul Corderman requested that the council review its policy on having dogs in local parks.

Evelyn B. Myers, 91, of Hagerstown died Saturday, Sept. 16, 2017, at Meritus Medical Center near Hagerstown. Funeral services will be Thursday at 1 p.m. at Rest Haven Cemetery, Hagerstown. The Rev. Curtis Ehrgott will officiate. A graveside service w|w

Phillip Hundley, 76, of Hagerstown died Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017. A memorial service will be Saturday at 4 p.m. at Hagerstown Bible Church, with Pastor Maurice Hayes officiating. Burial will be private and at the convenience of the family. Arrangemen|w

Martha Mae (Keeney) Thorpe, 77, of Hagerstown passed away Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017, at Coffman Nursing Home. Born Dec. 27, 1939, in Penncraft, Pa., she was the daughter of the late William LeRoy and Kathryn Olive (Echard) Keeney. In addition…

Belvaree “Bev” Jones of Athens, Ala., passed from this earth on Friday, Sept. 15, 2017, two months shy of her 95th birthday. She was born Belvaree McManus in McCracken County, Ky., on Nov. 14, 1922. She was the daughter of…