According to a new survey, nearly 6 in 10 holiday shoppers (59%) are likely to shop on Small Business Saturday – ahead of those who expect to shop on Black Friday (56 %), the day that has traditionally kicked off the holiday shopping season. Small Business Saturday has always been popular in downtown Cumberland, and Becky McClaren with the Downtown Cumberland Business Association expects that trend to continue this weekend…

A banner year for area high schools bands- and they received recognition during this month’s meeting of the Allegany County Board of Education. Mountain Ridge High School received the Maryland Marching Band Association large open division state championship;  Fort Hill High School won Tournament of Bands Class 3A Championship and by virtue of their score they have been promoted to open class for next year; and Allegany High School “won Tournament of Bands Class 1 Open Championship” . Allegany High School also won best color guard at that event, their seventh color guard championship in the last nine years. Jeff…

 West Virginia Governor Jim Justice says he is giving serious thought to running for the Senate. Republican U.S. Rep. Alex Mooney, who was elected earlier this month to his fifth term in Congress, has already thrown his hat into the ring to seek the GOP nomination to run for Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin’s seat in 2024. Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has also said he will run for office in 2024, whether it is for the GOP nod for the Senate seat or for governor or for the House (now 2nd District) Mooney is vacating, or for reelection. Justice, who said no…

The close-out results of the fiscal year that ended in June, plus new revenue estimates for the current and upcoming years add up to $4 billion of good news for Maryland’s budget. In Maryland, the amount of federal stimulus’ provided in 2020 and 2021 through last July equaled 9.4% of the state’s economy. And economists say that Maryland has not yet seen the full effects of the economic stimulus- projecting that will come out over the next year or two. Despite all of these encouraging numbers and projections- the state’s outgoing Comptroller,  Peter Franchot, isn’t nearly as optimistic, suggesting that…

The City of Cumberland Engineering Department, on behalf of Belt Paving, would like to notify the public that beginning on Monday, November 28, 2022, through Wednesday, November 30, 2022, Fayette Street from Allegany Street to Luteman Road will be patched to repair the road from this summer’s water line project. The road will be flagged during construction to route vehicles around the construction equipment. Due to the weather forecast and expected daytime air temperatures, the road will not be milled and overlayed until the Spring. Detours will be set up as needed to direct traffic around the site. Parking will…

CHARLESTON, WV — The West Virginia Governor’s Highway Safety Program (GHSP) is partnering with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to make sure everyone makes it to the table this Thanksgiving. Because the Thanksgiving holiday is one of the busiest for America, more drivers will be on the roads than usual, increasing the likelihood of a motor vehicle crash. It is vitally important for drivers and passengers to correctly use their seat belt every time they are traveling in a vehicle. Drivers are also reminded to never get behind the wheel after consuming alcoholic beverages, drugs,…

I want to wish you all a safe and wonderful Thanksgiving. It is a time where we all gather with our family and friends to give thanks to God for all of our amazing blessings He has given us. Though there have been many things in the past year that have brought tough times like inflation, unemployment, and divisive rhetoric; we have many things to be thankful for. We live in the greatest nation in the world where we can live free and pursue our dreams. We are blessed with our families and friends who support us in so many…

The following students from Frost Elementary School are Distinguished Scholars for the 1st marking period of the 2022-2023 school year and earned  Kindergarten Citizenship Award – Charlotte Bena, Jasper Brinkman, Erin Deriso, Carter Gares, Liam Gevedon, Deegan Gilbert, Jacob Hay, Olive Hutcheson, Lily Morton, James Royal, Larkin Schriver, Ella Walbert, Branson Bennett, Kylar Carr, Aida Harvison, Kai Kline, Reese Linn, Israel Mazuran, Abby McCoy, Alec Ritter, Cameron Roy, Amy Royal Grade 1 Citizenship Award- Tabitha Barrett, Grady Bennett, Freya Chen, Crosby Cutter, Charles Danner, Cooper Davis, Malia Deist, Taylor Diamond, Quinn Glass, Walker Hardman, Brody Heselbach, Selene Hoang, Ella Kasecamp,…

On November 23rd, 2022 at approximately 3:00 pm officers of the Cumberland Police Department responded to a business in the 600 block of Industrial Boulevard for a male subject with a firearm threatening employees. The victims in this incident were able to identify the male as Devone Baskin, who officers knew to have had an active Arrest Warrant. The victims advised that Baskin had fled the area. Officers were able to locate Baskin who was still in possession of the firearm and a foot pursuit ensued. Officers pursued Baskin over several streets repeatedly ordering him to surrender and to drop…

On November 23rd, 2022 at 9:45pm officers of the Cumberland Police Department conducted a traffic stop in the 100 block of Liberty Street. The officer contacted the operator, Zachary Crawford, and advised him of the infractions observed. Crawford then attempted to pull away from the officers before stopping a short distance away. Officers began to order Crawford from the vehicle, which he refused to do. Crawford then threatened to harm the officers on scene, stated he was going to get a weapon, and began reaching into the passenger area of his vehicle. Officers removed Crawford from his vehicle and after…