LAVALE: Burkey’s Furniture, a family-run business in Allegany County, is about to close its doors for good after operating for almost 80 years. Oct. 10 is the start of a going-out-of-business sale. Since 1947, Burkey’s Furniture has offered household furnishings to its clients. Since her husband John passed away in 2019, Kathy Burkey, the owner […]
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CUMBERLAND: The former Hunter Douglas property in Allegany County, where plans are afoot to connect a new CSX railway line, has been purchased by an Irish business. Kingspan Roofing + Waterproofing will open a new manufacturing facility in the county, according to a statement made by Governor Wes Moore on Friday. Kingspan is based in
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CUMBERLAND — No. 3 Allegany defeated No. 5 Fort Hill 5-2 on Thursday to secure the City title on Homecoming thanks to three goals from Avery Miller. Miller scored two of the goals to gave Allegany (5-2-1 overall, 3-1-1 Western Maryland Athletic Conference, 3-0 City League) a 3-0 halftime lead. Myia Miller and Ella Shade
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CUMBERLAND — An instant classic was presented at Greenway Avenue Stadium on Thursday. The first half was a goal-for-goal exchange between No. 3 Allegany and No. 5 Fort Hill that lasted more than 89 minutes. Chris Manherz won it for the Campers (5-4-1, 3-0 City League) with 27 seconds remaining in overtime, helping Allegany win
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Florida: Hurricane Milton picked up speed on Sunday and is now headed for the Tampa Bay area, posing a threat to Florida and prompting evacuation orders along a coastline already recovering from Hurricane Helene’s destruction. Although forecast models differ, the most likely course is that Milton may make landfall in the Tampa Bay region on
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Florida: A system of storms that was developing in the Gulf of Mexico on Saturday intensified into Tropical Storm Milton, and forecasters issued a warning that it might become a hurricane and make landfall on Florida’s west coast later in the week. With a maximum sustained wind speed of 45 mph (75 kph) and a
ROMNEY- Hampshire and Mountn. Ridge play to a scoreless tie; Northern wins ROMNEY—On Thursday, No. 1 Mountain Ridge and No. 4 Hampshire drew without scoring. In the shutout, Mountain Ridge had a 12-7 shot advantage and a 3-2 advantage in corner kicks. Taylor Lamberson, the Miners’ goalkeeper, had four saves. In the junior varsity match,
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KEYSER— On Thursday, Keyser overcame Allegany in five sets. With scores of 21-25, 31-29, 23-25, 25-11, and 15-7, the Golden Tornado (6-4) emerged victorious. For the Campers (2–7), Ava Strother completed with five digs and 18 assists. Mackenzie Monahan recorded 11 kills, 9 digs, and a block, and Hailee Isom provided 15 assists with 8
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KEYSER— Over the course of the weekend, the Personal Best/Hartley’s/Ledo’s Pizza Patriots defeated the Keyser Steelers 50-0, with Levi House accounting for 145 yards in total and three touchdowns. With the win, the team will play the unbeaten Braddock Warriors on Sunday at 2 p.m. at the newly constructed Allegany High School football field. The
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A Cumberland woman was arrested on Saturday following an alleged assault close to Riverside Park, according to Cumberland Police. After reportedly hitting a lady and attempting to strangle her, police charged 30-year-old Keiana Langan with first as well as second degree assault & disorderly behavior. The victim was set free by the action of a
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