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New regional park in Loudoun proposed
The Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority is looking to add another park to its realm of outdoor space, creating White's Ford Regional Park in Loudoun.
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Trainfest sale and show benefits Sharpsburg station project
It's the sight of a train chugging around a Christmas tree that is an enduring image of the holiday season.
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Fire destroys Fairplay-area mobile home
A chimney fire that ignited an interior wall has been blamed for a fire Friday night that destroyed a mobile home at 16867 Taylors Landing Road, according to a press release from the Maryland State Fire ...
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Family Left Homeless After Fire Destroys Home
A family with five children is homeless after a fire destroyed their home Friday night in Washington County.
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Springs of South County
The house at Belinda Springs sits south of Sharpsburg on a private gravel lane a half-mile east of Harpers Ferry Road.
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Fairplay Volunteer Fire Company capabilities probed after memberships aren't renewed
The Washington County Division of Fire and Rescue Services is investigating whether the Fairplay Volunteer Fire Company can continue to adequately provide services after the memberships of several firefighters ...
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More tips for recycling catalogs
I have several things on my mind this week. First, I was elated to see that someone reads Leif E. Green.
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Global village under construction at Sharpsburg retreat center
Tammy Whitmore is thousands of miles from her California home and friends, many of whom don't understand her idea of a vacation.
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2. Small business owners excited about health program
Sharpsburg auto repair shop owner Bryan Gabriel is excited about Maryland 's new health insurance subsidy plan for small businesses.
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Retired Washington County Administrators Association questions BOE candidates
The Retired Washington County Administrators Association on Wednesday questioned the eight candidates for four Board of Education seats on everything from teacher pay to whether it was appropriate for a ...
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Washington Co. Mediation Center touts conflict resolution services
Everyone is an expert in conflict. Whether initiating conflict, or avoiding it at every turn, conflict is a part of most people's lives, said Valerie Main, Executive Director of the Washington County Community ...
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Sharpsburg Hydrants out of service as water tank is repaired
While routine maintenance is being performed on the town's 200,000-gallon water storage tank, the Sharpsburg Volunteer Fire Co.
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Review: Sweetsmoke: A Novel of the Civil War , by David Fuller
David Fuller spent eight years researching his debut novel, Sweetsmoke, the story of Cassius Howard, a slave on a Virginia tobacco plantation during the Civil War.
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Teen Badly Burned After Playing With Gasoline And Fire
Officials say a local 15-year-old is in a burn center after he and another teen played with gasoline in Sharpsburg.
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Teen seriously burned while playing with gasoline in Sharpsburg
A 15-year boy suffered second-degree burns to his lower legs Thursday in a fire in the 3000 block of Limekiln Road, according to a release from the Maryland State Fire Marshal.
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Antietam National Battlefield's Civil War History
Adventure Living By Candyce H. Stapen Antietam National Battlefield's Civil War History When the morning mist lifted over the cornfields in Sharpsburg, MD, on September 17, 1862, the bloodiest battle of the ...
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Sharpsburg habitat ruled in violation of weed ordinance
A Sharpsburg man who has been growing a small-plot habitat on his property for eight years has been notified that the 7-foot high grasses in his yard violate Washington County's weed control ordinance.
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History Lessons: The Battle of Antietam: Close but no cigar
It was the bloodiest day of America's Civil War and remains the bloodiest one-day battle in American history.
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History will be made today when the doors of St. Paul's Episcopal Church open for a 7:30 p.m. gospel concert during Sharpsburg Heritage Days.
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Art with a historical flair
Artist Charles Marvil's reasons for painting historical depictions seemed like the response you'd expect from a person explaining why he chose to enlist in the military.
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