As our city continues its progress toward the future with a reinvigorated downtown area, we thought it would be interesting to take a look back to the city’s previous heyday. Some of us still remember places like Everly’s Department Store and some of the West Washington Street shops that were the…

Farming is probably the most challenging occupation due to increased input costs like fuel, feed, labor, and market fluctuation, not to mention being at the mercy of the weather. Many young people today who dream of farming or continuing a…

Quality products, customer service, and hard work all describe the owners of the 2024-2025 Washington County Farm of the Year. The Forsythe family works tirelessly on their…

Strip malls are usually bastions of grocery and discount stores, maybe with a hair salon or laundromat thrown in. Occasionally, they are home to local restaurants putting their own…

Trinity Luttrell was crowned Miss Washington county teen volunteer 2026, giving her the opportunity to compete for the title of Miss Maryland Volunteer. Miss Maryland Teen Volunteer is a…

It is fitting that a woman purchased the land at 31 South Potomac Street back in 1837. Susan Hughes paid $288 for the land on the hill overlooking the streets below and built the majestic house a year later. In 1931, the Women’s Club purchased…