Cumberland: The sixth Distinguished Alumni Award from Allegany College of Maryland was given to Norman F. Knight Jr. Astronauts have been able to safely navigate galaxies thanks to Knight’s profession in aerospace engineering and academia. In late August, he and his spouse, Patrice, came to the college to see the Cumberland campus and accept the […]
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McCoole: Since its opening in 1957, the Chat & Chew restaurant has proudly offered chip beef gravy for decades. The Super Burger and chipped beef are house specialties at this eatery located near McCoole on U.S. Route 220. The popular sandwich is described on a sign outside the business that says Seems Like Millions Sold.
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California: The East Coast’s version of California’s redwoods are the ancient trees in a unique hemlock forest in Garrett County, according to J. Dirk Schwenk. If he could have one wish fulfilled, he would like the Maryland Department of Natural Resources to halt a project that would have destroyed many of the area’s centuries-old trees.
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CUMBERLAND: On Monday night, Tim Nightingale discovered the true nature of his undefeated Mountain Ridge team. After Allegany’s goal at halftime gave them a 1-0 lead and Mountain Ridge’s first setback of the season, the Miners were dealt a stomach punch. At Greenway Avenue Stadium, top-ranked Mountain Ridge overcame a deficit to defeat third-ranked Allegany,
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LAVALE: Burkey’s Furniture, a family-run business that has been operating in Allegany County for almost 80 years, may shortly close its doors forever. Oct. 10 is the start of a going-out-of-business sale. Since 1947, Burkey’s Furniture has offered home furnishings to its clients. Since her husband John passed away in 2019, Kathy Burkey, the owner
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FREDERICK — Fort Hill dropped eight spots to No. 24 in the Maryland state media poll, while the top 15 teams stayed the same.Despite losing to Briar Woods, Virginia, 28-7 previous week, the Sentinels (3-2) were still included in the poll, with a ranking of 16th. Perry Hall appeared ready for another successful season in
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CUMBERLAND — On Monday, No. 3 Fort Hill defeated rival Allegany 3-1 thanks in part to double-doubles from Tatum Bishop and Kamryn Rice. After winning the first set 25-21 and losing the second 25-23, the Sentinels (7-2 overall, 4-2 Western Maryland Athletic Conference, 2-0 City League) won the next two 25-23 and 25-16 to win
CUMBERLAND: St. James defeated First Allegany on Thursday, 37–33. On Friday, Frankfort (49-12) and Briar Woods (28-7) destroyed the area-high home streaks of Mountain Ridge and Fort Hill, respectively. Since Mountain Ridge started playing football in 2007, the county has never seen a week ending in a loss. When Fort Hill fell to Martinsburg, Beall
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CRESAPTOWN — No. 5 Calvary dominated Bishop Walsh on Tuesday, amassing 21 aces in total during the serving game. The scores were 25-15, 25-17, and 25-14 for the Eagles (15-6). John Wall, the head coach of Calvary, observed, “We started out a little slow.” It is imperative that we always give it our all on
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LAVALE: The Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal claimed that around $100,000 worth of damage was caused by a pickup that caught fire on Saturday near the Sheetz gas pumps on Winchester Road. According to authorities, Tyler Griffin’s 2013 Ford F-150 was completely wrecked. The truck’s engine compartment caught fire, resulting in damage estimated
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