The Homecoming clash pitting rivals Allegany and  Fort Hill is set to kickoff Saturday at 12:30 from Greenway Avenue Stadium. The rivalry dates back to 1936 and according to the Cumberland Times News, since then there have been 38 Turkey Day games, 47 Homecoming games, 10 playoff games, three mid-season matchups during World War II and the one — and only — game played during the spring due to a pandemic. Doing the math, this will be the 100th meeting between Cumberland’s two public schools and the 48th installment of Homecoming. The 2009 playoffs marked the last time Allegany has…

Vice President Kamala Harris will be in Baltimore on Saturday for a grassroots event with Maryland Democratic gubernatorial candidate Wes Moore. The event, which is hosted by the Maryland Democratic Party, will take place at the Cahill Recreation Center in west Baltimore. It will run from 9:15 a.m-1 p.m

Twelve bears were killed on the fourth day of Maryland's annual black bear hunt Thursday, according to the Department of Natural Resources. That brought this year's hunt total to 72 bears, which included 27 males and 45 females. The county breakdown of bears checked in was 50 in Garrett, 12 in Allegany, six in Washington and four in Frederick. The hunt began Monday and continues through Saturday.

The  Governor’s Highway Safety Program (GHSP) is teaming up with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to remind everyone that Buzzed Driving is Drunk Driving. Drivers should be extra cautious on Halloween, as more pedestrians are out at night on the hunt for candy. If your night involves drinking at a Halloween party or elsewhere, make sure you plan for a sober ride home. Remember: It’s never safe—or legal—to drink and drive.  Because of the parties, trick-or-treating, and other festivities, Halloween night can be especially dangerous on our nation’s roads. Between 2016 and 2020, there…

The Allegany County Health Department has released the latest COVID-19 data as of October 28th CDC COVID-19 Community Level: Low • Percent of Allegany County Population Fully Vaccinated (based on CDC data): 56.8% • New COVID Cases This Week: 134 (cumulative total 20,435) • Additional Deaths This Week: 0 (cumulative total 378) • Cases Per 100,000 People: 14.61 (Maryland: 10.54) • Positivity Rate: 7.49% (Maryland: 7.05%) Daily statistics can be found at https://coronavirus.maryland.gov/. Counts are updated by 11 a.m. each day. The Allegany County Health Department continues to offer free drive-thru COVID testing at the Allegany County Fairgrounds on Mondays…

WBAL reports the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Commission announced it has approved licenses for 11 different companies to operate mobile sports betting sites in Maryland. Rocky Gap Casino has not sought a license. The licenses need final approval from the sports wagering commissioner. The following business entities will go before the Maryland Sports Wagering Application and Review Commission for mobile license awards: (Business entities/trade names) – Arundel Amusements Inc./Bingo World – BetMGM Maryland Sports LLC/ BetMGM – Crown MD Gaming/Draft Kings – CZR Maryland Mobile Opportunity LLC/Caesars – Greenmount Station – Live! Casino and Hotel – Long Shot's LLC -…

Game Wrap 

Game Wrap

The State Board of Elections reported as of Thursday night that nearly 605,000 mail-in ballots have been requested and more than 218,000 have been returned. Some of the returned ballots will be counted ahead of Election Day. A judge approved the measure to count mail-in ballots ahead of Election Day in September. The state has nearly 300 drop boxes to collect the mail-in ballots.

 Rock pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis, known for hits like "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" and "Great Balls of Fire," died Friday morning. He was 87 years old. Lewis taught himself to play piano when he was 9 and sang in church, drawing inspiration from preachers and musicians that traveled through his hometown of Ferriday, Louisiana, according to the biography on his website. At 10, Lewis' father mortgaged their family farm to buy him his first piano, his bio says, and he performed for the public for the first time at a local car dealership when he was 14. In 1956, Lewis signed with…