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Cumberland Connect Is Seeking Nominations For 2024 Showcase Awards

Cumberland: The second annual Cumberland Electric Membership Corporation (CEMC) subsidiary, Cumberland Connect, is pleased to announce the Small Business Showcase Awards. The awards were developed as an entertaining means of promoting and aiding small businesses in their service region. The time frame for nominations is September 28, 2024, through October 25, 2024. Cumberland Electric Membership […]

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Cumberland County Sports Bar Grotto Pub Closed After 15 Years

Cumberland: In Cumberland County, a sports bar and community meeting place has closed. Over the weekend, the Grotto Pub, located at 104 Market St. in East Pennsboro Township’s West Fairview neighborhood, posted on Facebook that it was closing. Grotto Pub Will Be Closed The Grotto, one of several businesses that had operated at the property,

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The cause of the structure fire in the Frostburg area is suspected

 FROSTBURG: The Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office has determined that the Sunday afternoon fire at 11205 Upper Georges Creek Road close to Cherry Lane is suspicious. When Shaft and Frostburg volunteer firefighters arrived on the scene, they discovered smoke and fire, but no one was home when the fire broke out at 1:15 p.m. According

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Four finalists named for ACM president’s post

CUMBERLAND — Four finalists for the position of president of Allegany College of Maryland have been announced by the board of trustees, and each candidate will participate in an hour-long community discussion. The Dr. Robert Zimmer Theatre in the ACM College Center will host two forums featuring each candidate. All attendees will be invited to

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The Cumberland Plateau Water Authority and the opinions of city candidates regarding water

CUMBERLAND: The Tennessee General Assembly established the Cumberland Plateau Water Authority in 2022 to collaborate with utility districts on regional projects aimed at addressing the water supply for the landlocked county that is rapidly gaining more population. The county’s largest water district is located near Crossville.  It is the only one with water supply lakes

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‘HRTea Party’ to be held by Healthwatch Cumberland on World Menopause Day 

CUMBERLAND: The event will be held on Friday, October 18, World Menopause Day, by Healthwatch Cumberland, “an independent organisation set up to champion” local perspectives on health and social care in the Cumberland Council region.  In order to “raise awareness of menopause and the support options available for improving health and well-being,” World Menopause Day

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Cumberland Valley School District Concluded Its Investigation Regarding The Cheerleading Program

The varsity cheering staff was the target of accusations of bullying & other inappropriate behavior, and the Cumberland Valley School District claimed that they had concluded their thorough investigation into these claims. The Cumberland Valley School District opened an investigation in June when parents and students started reporting incidents of bullying, breaking anti-discrimination laws, and

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84-year-old Gray Man Died In A Single-Vehicle Accident On Sunday

Following an automobile accident on Yarmouth Road on Sunday, a gray man passed away, according to the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office. When the Ford Mustang by Arnold Harmon, 84, was driving on Yarmouth Road in Gray, mostly around 1 p.m., it veered off the road and rolled onto its roof. First responders had to free

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IT CEO Justin Bingham Died In 200-Ft. Fall At National Park

Utah: The IT CEO Justin Bingham’s family is in grief after he passed away in a 200-foot fall while canyoning in Zion National Park, Utah. According to the National Park Service, the father of four, who was the CEO of the software company Opiniion, passed away on October 5 after he unintentionally fell while canyoneering

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Oklahoma Murder Suspect Freed On A Reduced Bond, Shocking The Victim’s Family

Oklahoma: After a fatal shooting in June 2023 that claimed the life of 31-year-old Justin Smith, 23-year-old Jonathan Thomas was taken into custody. Thomas was accused with first-degree murder by the prosecution. In the wee hours of June 12, 2023, at a pub in Southeast Oklahoma City, Thomas allegedly shot Smith in the chest, according

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