Maugansville News

A barn fire Wednesday night on Kemps Mill Road resulted in $25,000 in damage and the deaths of several goats and rabbits, the Maryland State Fire Marshal's Office said in a news release.

It's a gift that can be given every 56 days, yet often goes untapped. Four Washington County residents have reached - and in some cases exceeded - the milestone of donating 25 gallons of blood and agreed to talk about what motivated them to do so.

Mary Henderson has lived in Hagerstown for 31 years and had never been to the Miller House before Sunday.

Washington County Public Schools officials intend to begin building four schools and modernizing two others by the end of fiscal year 2017.

The superintendent of Washington County Public Schools on Tuesday endorsed 23 of 24 proposals presented by a committee last month to alleviate overcrowding in elementary schools across the county.

The Hagerstown Fire Department on Thursday was still investigating the cause of a Wednesday night fire that destroyed a vacant house at 231 Summit Ave., Deputy Fire Chief Ron Horn said.

Rescue workers from across Washington County spent the weekend training to handle accidents involving heavy vehicles.

Washington County Public Schools Superintendent Elizabeth Morgan has been named the best superintendent in the state by her peers.

Their home address might be Maugansville, but home to John and Melissa Miller is wherever they are needed.

David Keener doesn't think of himself as a hero. He has a T-shirt that says he is, but he doesn't wear it much.

Editor's note: Each Monday, The Herald-Mail will highlight an infrastructure issue or other problem, and will try to find out what is being done to fix or improve the situation.

The Washington County Sheriff's Office is investigating. A Maugansville man was assaulted Wednesday morning while heading off to work.

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A Hagerstown woman on Tuesday filed a $150,000 lawsuit against the Maugansville Goodwill Volunteer Fire Co., saying she was injured when she tripped over a flower pot at the fire hall in December 2006, Washington County Circuit Court records show.

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

For the person manning the grill, Labor Day rarely means labor-free. But several events going on in the Tri-State promise to take the labor out of Labor Day.

A Maugansville woman was charged with attempted first-degree murder and her husband was taken to the hospital with stab wounds after the two got into a fight, according to Washington County District Court records.

A Maugansville woman was charged with attempted first-degree murder and her husband was taken to the hospital with stab wounds after the two got into a fight, according to Washington County District Court records.

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A Maugansville woman was charged with attempted first-degree murder and her husband was taken to the hospital with stab wounds after the two got into a fight, according to Washington County District Court records.