Some District 1C residents say Alt-Myers is behind attacks on McKay
A Herald-Mail Media article published yesterday highlighting the District 1C Republican primary prompted a few residents from the Western Maryland legislative district to contact A…
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Washington County politics front and center in 2018 cycle
Observers of Maryland politics may often ignore Western Maryland as a peripheral political playground, while Montgomery, Baltimore, Prince George’s, Howard, and Anne Arundel Counties, plus Baltimore…
Poll shows McKay trumps opponents in District 1C race
A recent telephone poll conducted by a national Republican polling firm shows incumbent Republican state Del. Michael W. McKay of Cumberland crushing his two primary…
Semler seeks Washington County state’s attorney job
Washington County attorney Bernard “Bernie” Semler II, a Democrat, today filed his candidacy paperwork to run for Washington County state’s attorney. Semler, 48, a practicing Washington…
Slocum stands by Hovis, despite questions over qualifications
More than four Washington County government employees told A Miner Detail on background earlier this week that County Administrator Rob Slocum and Chief Operating Officer…
County employees: Slocum and Hovis flubbed state of the county address
County Administrator Rob Slocum and Chief Operating Officer Jim Hovis have flubbed the 2018 state of the county address, causing the annual affair to be…
Trone and Manno make major inroads in Western Maryland
Total Wine & Wine More co-owner David Trone of Potomac and state Sen. Roger Manno (D-Montgomery) coincidently announced their congressional bids on the same day…
Brightman set to run for county commissioner
The word on the street in Washington County is that former school board member Donna Brightman is making a political comeback in 2018 and will…
Debra Murray Hired As Ellsworth Electric CFO
Debra Murray became the chief financial officer of Ellsworth Electric in Hagerstown, Maryland in 2018. In 2017, a majority of the Washington County commissioners’ board…
Sprecher attorney speaks
Washington County’s former assistant county administrator, Sarah Lankford-Sprecher, has filed a civil lawsuit against Commissioner LeRoy E. Myers Jr. Sprecher has alleged Myers sexually harassed…