Do you believe COVID is a hoax? Don't say that around Frankfort High School teacher and coach Kevin Whiteman, who called into the WCBC Dave Norman Program Monday morning…

West Virginia officials report a very good weekend in getting more residents vaccinated, but admit there is much work to be done in order to protect the Mountain State from COVID-19. Retired Major General Jim Hoyer identified some of the hurdles that have to be overcome to meet that goal…

There will be a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signing ceremony to formalize the working relationship with all the parties involved in the Canal Place River Park Project Tuesday, August 17, 2021 at 3pm at Cumberland City Hall. Those signing will include representatives from Allegany County, The City of Cumberland, Canal Place Preservation and Development Authority, Water Land Solutions (WLS) and M2M Ventures. This signing will allow WLS and M2M Ventures to begin the process of designing, permitting and finding grant funds for the project. Once this signing takes place WLS will prepare a prospectus for submission to the Army Corp…

The Cumberland City Police Department arrested Robert William Harding III, 53, Cumberland MD yesterday. Harding was arrested on an outstanding Arrest Warrant from an incident that occurred on August 14th, 2021. During that incident, Cumberland Police responded to a business in the 700 block of Park St for the report of a hit and run crash. Upon arrival, officers contacted one of the parties involved who advised Harding had struck their vehicle in the parking lot. Harding then allegedly exited his vehicle and fled the scene on foot. Harding was taken before a District Court Commissioner for an Initial Appearance where…

On August 15th, 2021, The Cumberland City Police Department arrested Robert William Harding III, 53, Cumberland MD. Harding was arrested on an outstanding Arrest Warrant from an incident that occurred on August 14th, 2021. During that incident, Cumberland Police responded to a business in the 700 block of Park St for the report of a hit and run m/v crash. Upon arrival, officers contacted one of the parties involved who advised Harding had struck their vehicle in the parking lot. Harding then allegedly exited his vehicle and fled the scene on foot. Harding was taken before a District Court Commissioner…

Although talks about re-opening the downtown mall to vehicular traffic began several years ago- to date still no ground breaking ceremony. Cumberland officials however remain optimistic as they say most of the work at this point is being  done behind the scenes. The renovations will begin with the underground replacement of utility lines followed by the reinstallation of Baltimore Street through the mall. It will run one way from Mechanic Street to George Street. The project will end with design upgrades to the streetscape, including new parklets. An update was provided during the regular meeting of the Downtown Development Commission. Stu Czapski,…

Maryland State Treasurer Nancy Kopp has announced  the Board of Public Works has completed the sale of $852.1 million of General Obligation bonds. The overall interest rate for the bonds was 1.3% and the bonds generated $169.3 million in bond premium, which will be used to support various capital costs, as well as $41.4 million in debt service savings between now and 2029. As is always the case with Maryland’s tax-exempt general obligation bonds, the State will use the proceeds to finance important capital projects and improvements, such as public schools, community colleges, university projects, and hospitals. Governor Larry Hogan…

During the regular public meeting of the  Allegany County Commissioners, one citizen urged the county officials to take a more proactive approach in promoting the health department’s list of strategies to reduce COVID-19 transmission. Case rates are climbing in the county in recent weeks. Commissioners President Jake Shade said that the while the county continues to strongly advocate that all eligible citizens get vaccinated- he doesn’t anticipate  any mandates or incentive programs…

Although the COVID-19 are increasing and the Delta variant spreading- West Virginia Governor Jim Justice said Friday he has no intention of taking any executive action regarding a mask mandate. Justice, while continuing to urge every eligible citizen to get vaccinated, said at this time he is comfortable leaving face covering decisions in the hands of local governments and school boards…

The City of Cumberland was honored to be a stop on the journey of Frank Siller Saturday. Siller, president of the Tunnel to Towers organization, is walking from Washington, to the Flight 93 memorial, and on to the World Trade Center in New York to mark the 20 year anniversary of the September 11 terror attacks on the United States in 2001. Siller's brother was a firefighter with the city of New York who perished while attempting to rescue people who were trapped in the Twin Towers. In Cumberland, he received a hero's welcome, a parade, and his foundation provided…