Allegany County News

The Allegany County commissioners Thursday convened a public hearing on a code home rule bill designed to lower the Homestead Tax Credit rate to 7 percent from 10 percent.

Well, we have to assume that our legislative delegation, less one, doesn't give a hoot about the those that elected them.

No injuries were reported in a fire that damaged an Iowa Drive residence shortly before 7 a.m. Wednesday, according to the Allegany County 911 Joint Communications Division.

The Allegany County commissioners knew they'd receive some grief when they authorized the expansion of the county Bureau of Police and took away Sheriff David Goad's road patrol and 14 deputies.

The Western Correctional Institution in Cresaptown has expanded its community service inmate details by sending out its first Garrett County road crew.

Could ATK cross the Potomac River? The possibility exists, Matt Diaz said Wednesday after the annual meeting of the Cumberland/Allegany County Industrial Foundation at The Oxford House on the downtown mall.

This week's sale of a $4.6 million public improvement bond could save Allegany County taxpayers more than $600,000 over the next 10 years.

Slots ballot language proposed by Secretary of State: "Authorizes the State to issue up to five video lottery licenses for the purpose of raising revenue for education of children in public schools, ...

Jerry Frantz, director of finance for Allegany County, presented the county commissioners Thursday with detailed amended budgets for both the sheriff's office and the Bureau of Police.

Vance Ishler is back. At least, he's supposed to be first thing Friday morning. Allegany County Commissioner Jim Stakem said Thursday that the county administrator had receive his doctor's clearance to return ...

As negotiations continue to move forward resulting in the likely sale of the Allegany County Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center, the county commissioners are still dealing with last year's bad debt.

Charges against an Allegany County teacher for embezzlement and theft last year will be placed on the inactive court docket in the near future.

The reigning Miss Washington County was arrested last week after allegedly entering her ex-boyfriend's home in Frostburg, Md., and punching another woman, police said.

Once again, Allegany County has the highest percentage of classes with highly qualified teachers in the state.

A middle school teacher remained jailed on $500,000 bond Friday after being charged with first-degree murder in the death of his wife at their residence Thursday.

A Washington County court ruled that Allegany County can move ahead in creating a new police force.

Allegany County Sheriff David Goad's effort to retain control over countywide road patrol duties and prevent the expansion of a new county police force took a detour on Friday afternoon in Washington County ...

A local school teacher was charged with first-degree murder Thursday after his wife was found dead in the kitchen of their Fayette Street apartment.

Investigators in Allegany County have charged a Cumberland man in the fatal stabbing of his wife.

The civil action filed by Sheriff David Goad and others in Allegany County Circuit Court on Wednesday was transferred Thursday to Washington County Circuit Court.