List/Grid Yearly Archives: 2015

Lonaconing native Thomas receives state appointment
For the Potomac Valley Herald Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services Secretary Stephen T. Moyer has appointed government communications veteran Robert B. Thomas Jr. as director of communications. The…

Mayor: ‘If you want to find fault … find a new home’
Grim responds to resident’s gripes about Christmas tree lighting ceremony By Kevin Spradlin Potomac Valley Herald By most accounts, the Christmas gala in downtown Cumberland Friday night was better than…

Miners add 57 to National Honor Society roster
By Kevin Spradlin Potomac Valley Herald FROSTBURG — Toss aside the negative, Master Rick Rando suggested. The guest speaker for the ninth induction ceremony for the Mountain Ridge High…

Frostburg woman charged in stabbing
Staff report FROSTBURG — A 25-year-old city woman is being held after a a Thursday morning stabbing on East College Avenue. Melissa McAteer has been charged with first degree assault,…

Wind advisory until 11 p.m.
Staff report FROSTBURG — The National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory through 11 p.m. Wednesday in the Frostburg area. The affected area includes the West Virginia towns of…

Deer killed, illegally butchered behind Frostburg home
Staff report FROSTBURG — Officers with the Maryland Natural Resources Police received a tip on Sunday that someone had shot two deer and was butchering them behind a home off state…

5 Bittinger firefighters recognized
Staff report BITTINGER — Five young men with the Bittinger Volunteer Fire Department in northeastern Garrett County have earned continuing education credit. Dan Warnick, Tom Diehl, Darrin Yoder and Justin…

Spradlin: Mayor vows to clean up snow ordinance
I’m new to living in the city of Frostburg. I attended my first public meeting on Monday night to bring up a gripe — and was thankful the mayor and…

City moves forward with chicken ordinance
More than 6 in 10 respondents say hens should be allowed By Kevin Spradlin Potomac Valley Herald * Survey results FROSTBURG — More than 60 percent of people who responded…

Scholl, Gardner run to Seaboard Festival 5K victory
Staff report * Preliminary results (PDF) Updated – 10 a.m. 11/1/2015 * Start line video – Ready, set, go! * Official event website * Event Facebook page * Mangum Track Club…

Cardiac Cards earn 99th win in 9-inning thriller
What it was like to wear red in a sea of black and gold By Kevin Spradlin PeeDeePost.com * Video: ‘Let’s go Pedro!’ Alvarez flies out with bases loaded *…

Offstein holds off Buckbee in XC clash
Horner leads wire to wire Northern girls, Fort Hill boys claim team titles By Kevin Spradlin PeeDeePost.com * Photos – more than 1,700 images * Results * Interstate Classic coverage…

Play, hard work key themes to Labor Day Parade
By Kevin Spradlin PeeDeePost.com * Photo gallery – more than 800 images MOUNT SAVAGE, Md. — Members of youth sports teams, 4-H clubs, the Frostburg Dance Academy and many…

Runners size up foes at Interstate Classic
Merritt, Lindsay win Small School division races Boonsboro boys, Smithsburg girls top team standings By Kevin Spradlin PeeDeePost.com * Photo gallery – more than 1,200 images * Results: * Large School…

The Pee Dee Post ceases operation
Staff report ROCKINGHAM — The Pee Dee Post has ceased operations as a daily digital newspaper effective immediately. Kevin Spradlin, owner and managing editor, said Saturday that revenue in recent months…

Obituary: Wilma Sweet
Wilma Arlene Smith Hayden Sweet, 80, of Ellerbe, N.C., passed away Friday, July 10, 2015 at Sandy Ridge Assisted Living Center in Candor. Mrs. Sweet was born May 5, 1935 in Baltimore, MD, a daughter of the late…

Obituary: Alma Louise Galbreath
Mrs. Alma Louise Galbreath, 83, passed away on Wednesday July 8, 2015 at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst, N.C. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. on Tuesday July 14…

Pastor Hill: Mankind is looking for answers
Beginning in the first chapter of the book written to the Roman Church, Paul provides biblical understanding of doctrine followed by duty (chapters 1 – 11), and believing followed by…

Obituary: Billy M. Williams
Billy Marlin Williams, 84 of Rockingham, N.C., passed away on Thursday, July 9, 2015 at Manor Care of Pinehurst. He was born on October 4, 1930 in Bismark, Arkansas, the…

Obituary: Houston Gatewood
Mr. Houston Gatewood, 82, of Rockingham, N.C., passed away on July 7, 2015 at FirstHealth Moore Regional in Pinehurst. Funeral Services will be at 2 p.m. on Sunday July 12 at…
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