Tamela Baker

Hagerstown City Council members agreed Tuesday to schedule a series of meetings with the appropriate agencies to address issues of opioid addiction and crime within the city.

Don't fall under the spell of social media, Tammy warns; be careful what you believe. And be careful what you post.

It's been a long, hot summer in many respects for Hagerstown. But on the last day temperatures broke 90, a storm was brewing — and not just from the remnants of Hurricane Debby.

In the ongoing question of safety concerns within the city of Hagerstown, the parties attending a meeting convened Monday by Sen. Paul Corderman were, for the most part cordial — although there had been some controversy about who had been invited and who hadn't.

The headline for a column in the New York Times caught my eye this week … well, several headlines in the Times caught my eye, but this one particularly resonated.

It's been 162 years since the tranquil farmlands around Sharpsburg were invaded by two massive armies in a battle that had national and international consequences.

From the time she was tall enough to reach the stove in her southern West Virginia home, my mother established herself as a first-rate cook.

An online petition to remove Hagerstown Mayor Tekesha Martinez and city Administrator Scott Nicewarner went up Aug. 19 on the website Change.org.

Hagerstown mayoral candidate Stephen Schutte announced late Wednesday morning that he is withdrawing from the race.

For all my ranting about the evils of social media, there really are times when I'm grateful for it.