Cascade News

New property assessments, reflecting an historic drop in residential values, were to be mailed to one-third of Washington County's property owners Tuesday.

Christmas came early Thursday for more than five dozen youths from Boys & Girls Club of Washington County.

PenMar Development Corp. has announced donations to Smithsburg Volunteer Fire Co., Smithsburg EMS and Blue Ridge Summit Volunteer Fire & Rescue Squad.

The Hagerstown-Washington County Convention and Visitors Bureau is hosting the Hagerstown premiere of 'Echoes of John Brown' on Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Bridge of Life Church, 14 S. Potomac St.

For the month of September, volunteers from Smithsburg Emergency Medical Services responded to more than 70 calls and attended several local events, according to James Ulrich, deputy chief of SEMS.

The first public forum on redistricting in Washington County Public Schools will be Thursday evening at Smithsburg High School.

Board of County Commissioners' Actions: Commissioners Approve Wastewater Pilot Study, Meet in Boonsboro 8/30/2009 Board of County Commissioners' Actions Commissioners Approve Wastewater Pilot Study, Meet in Boonsboro Tuesday, August 25, 2009 In its regularly scheduled meeting on August 25th, the Washington County Board of County Commissioners ...

The Washington County Commissioners voted Tuesday to spend more than $200,000 for a pilot study to test a new wastewater treatment process at the county's Winebrenner Wastewater Treatment Plant, which serves the Cascade area.

They didn't have to go to a California boot camp-style ranch and get berated by trainers.

A vocal crowd of about 20 people turned out at a public meeting Wednesday night to offer input on proposals to increase efficiency in Washington County's public transit system.

A consulting company studying Washington County's public transit system has issued preliminary recommendations to consolidate the current County Commuter routes for greater efficiency, and introduce bus service to Boonsboro, Hancock, Sharpsburg and Fort Ritchie at Cascade.