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HAGERSTOWN, MD (September 9, 2019) – Washington County Government announces its inaugural Student Government Day, set to take place on Tuesday, October 22, 2019 at the Washington County Administration Building. Juniors and seniors from each public school in Washington County have the opportunity to apply. If selected, students will spend the day learning
HAGERSTOWN, MD (September 6, 2019) – Washington County Transit (WCT) announces the launch of a new mobile application, RouteShout 2.0. The free app is available for all fixed-routes allowing riders to easily track transit buses using a smartphone. In addition to tracking buses, transit riders can use the “Locate Me” GPS function within RouteShout
HAGERSTOWN, MD (September 6, 2019) – Washington County Department of Business Development, in partnership with the Washington County Food Council, announce the 2019 winners of the Buy Local Selfie Challenge. Calvin, age 7 of Clear Spring, Maryland was the youth winner of the Buy Local Selfie Challenge. His photo appeared on July 29, 2019, where
HAGERSTOWN, MD (September 6, 2019) – Washington County Division of Plan Review & Permitting hosted an outreach meeting earlier today at the Washington County Free Library. This meeting was open to the public and addressed updates regarding staff, policy and procedures, and building codes. Ashely Holloway, director of the Division of Plan
HAGERSTOWN, MD (September 5, 2019) – Congressman David Trone and U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen, joined with FCC Commissioner Geoffrey Starks to host a roundtable on rural broadband. The roundtable was held at the BuroBox in Hagerstown, where representatives from each county in the 6th District of Maryland were
HAGERSTOWN, MD (September 5, 2019) – The Washington County Highway Department announces a road closure between 13909 and 13925 Broadfording Church Road. The road will be closed until 12:00 p.m. for pipe installation. For additional information, please contact Washington County’s Public Relations and Marketing Department at 240-313-2380. ###
HAGERSTOWN, MD (August 30, 2019) – The Washington County Division of Construction would like to inform citizens and builders of the recent information released from the Maryland Department of Labor regarding residential elevator safety. The Consumer Product Safety Commission(CPSC) recently advised that residential elevators may have excessive space between the elevator car door/gate and the hoistway
HAGERSTOWN, MD (August 30, 2019) – The Washington County Department of Water Quality announces the completion of the Sharpsburg Water Tank Project. This project included draining, cleaning and servicing the tank. All water service, including fire protection, has been returned to normal. The Department of Water Quality extends a thank you to
HAGERSTOWN, MD (August 24, 2019) – The Washington County Division of Emergency Services and Division of Engineering announces Sandy Hook Road is now open to traffic. This morning a team met to assess the site where a landslide occurred in May 2018. As a precautionary measure, the road was closed last night after identifying
HAGERSTOWN, MD (August 23, 2019) – The Washington County Division of Emergency Services and Division of Engineering announces a road closure on Sandy Hook Road between Hoffmaster Road and the school bus turnaround. A team has been dispatched to the landslide to evaluate the situation and t he total closure period is undetermined at this
HAGERSTOWN, MD (August 23, 2019) –Washington County Government and JG Business Link International, Inc. (JGBLI) announce that the Master Developer Agreement (MDA) between them, for development of the Cascade Town Centre, has been terminated by mutual consent, and is of no further force or effect. By entering into the MDA, dated November 15,
HAGERSTOWN, MD (August 22, 2019) – Southern Airways has launched a marketing campaign in Washington County, MD. Southern offers daily flights from Hagerstown Regional Airport (HGR) to Baltimore (BWI) and Pittsburgh (PIT). Southern Airways has an interline agreement with American Airlines which allows direct booking of flights on aa.com right out of Hagerstown, making the ease of
HAGERSTOWN, MD (August 20, 2019) – TheWashington County Highway Department announces a road closure on Walnut Point Road between Kemps Mill Road and Jones Chapel Road on Wednesday, August 21, 2019. The road will be closed from 8:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. for tree removal. For additional information, please contact Washington County’s Public
HAGERSTOWN, MD (August 19, 2019) – Washington County Government would like to notify all citizens that the Maryland Department of Agriculture, in partnership with the Department of Natural Resources, will treat targeted areas of the Potomac River in Washington County as an ongoing effort to control the black fly population. Treatment is scheduled for Tuesday,
HAGERSTOWN, MD (August 19, 2019) –Washington County Government, the City of Hagerstown, and the Poole Law Group inform citizens that information from ARCOS(Automation of Reports and Consolidated Orders)—the DEA’s reporting system for controlled substance transactions—is now publicly available. This information shows which companies supplied opioids and which companies distributed opioids in Washington County. The
HAGERSTOWN, MD (August 16, 2019) – A planned training exercise is taking place today, Friday, August 16, 2019 from 8:00 – 11:00 a.m., at Meritus Medical Center/Robinwood Professional Center. The public should not be alarmed. This is only a DRILL. There will be an increased police presence and a large number of
HAGERSTOWN, MD (August 13, 2019) – The Washington County Public Relations and Marketing Department invites the public to submit community events that will appear on the Community Events calendar on the Washington County Government website. Events listed on the calendar must take place in Washington County, MD. To submit an event, please fill out the
HAGERSTOWN, MD (August 13, 2019) – The Board of County Commissioners voted 5-0 for the approval of the Doleman Black Heritage Museum (DBHM) to lease part of the second floor of 33/35 West Washington street as a temporary location for the museum. This space will provide the museum a location to display exhibits for
HAGERSTOWN, MD (August 9, 2019) – The Washington County Division of Plan Review and Permitting will be hosting an Outreach Meeting on September 6, 2019 at 10:00 am held at the Washington County Library on the 3rd floor in the Community Room. The purpose of this meeting is to inform attendees about changes or new procedures on the
HAGERSTOWN, MD (August 9, 2019) – Washington County Government celebrated the restoration of the Conococheague Aqueduct by joining with theNational Park Service, State of Maryland, C&O Canal Trust, Town of Williamsport, Washington County Convention and Visitors Bureau, and several other organizations and volunteers that helped bring this project to life. For more details about this momentous occasion,
HAGERSTOWN, MD (August 9, 2019) – The Washington County Solid Waste Department announces Kaetzel Transfer Station will be reopening to customers on Tuesday, August 20, 2019. Kaetzel Transfer Station has been closed since June 3, 2019 for site repairs. For additional information, please contact the Washington County Public Relations and Marketing Department at