On Thursday, April 18, 2024 at approximately 9:43 PM, officers of the Cumberland Police Department responded to a business on Greene Street for a shoplifting complaint.  Officers contacted the suspect who was identified as William Wight.  The staff reported that Wight and another suspect did not pay for items and placed them into Wight’s backpack.  After further investigation, Wight was placed under arrest and transported to police headquarters for processing.  Wight was issued a criminal citation and released pending trial.

On Thursday, April 18, 2024, the Cumberland Police Department served a bench warrant on Andrew Donaldson.  The warrant was issued as the result of Donaldson failing to appear in court.  He was originally charged with driving without a license.  Donaldson was arrested and transported to Central Booking.  He was later seen by a District Court Commissioner and remanded to the Allegany County Detention Center on a $1,000 bond.

For a real insider view of WCBC’s 48th anniversary today, what better person to speak with than Marty White?  Our engineer, who has built not one, but two studios over the years for WCBC, has been with the station from almost the very beginning, signing on just 6 months after our start.  Marty remembers the transition from tape and cart machines to digital and the start of station automation as well. What does he think is WCBC’s biggest accomplishment?  The emphasis on being local…

Frostburg State University and the West Virginia School of Pharmacy have a new partnership that will give FSU students a shorter route to a Pharmacy degree. Dr. Matthew Crawford, Chair of FSU’s Chemistry department, says the college has been searching for another school to partner with…     Dr. Crawford explains that the partnership with WVU essentially takes a year off the time required for a Pharmacy degree…    

Allegany College of Maryland will host a spring open house on Saturday, April 20, beginning at 8:30am with registration in the Physical Education building.  A packed day for prospective students will include tours, lunch, and opportunities to connect with representatives from ACM’s majors. Students can also register for Summer or Fall classes. For more information, call 301-784-5124.

Elevator service at Cumberland City Hall is going to be interrupted starting April 22nd through May 31st for replacement. Tax and Utility Customers can make payments online at www.cumberlandmd.gov, a drop box outside of City Hall, a drive-by box at the Chamber of Commerce, or by phone with a credit card by calling 844-984-0459. Citizens coming to City Hall who are unable to use the stairs will be able to utilize a telephone located at the basement entry on Frederick Street to call for assistance.

During the Mayor and Council work session this week, the recently signed agreement with Teabow Residential was reviewed.  Mayor Ray Morriss says that the first step in revitalizing a city is getting rid of blight, and Teabow will be working to fill those empty spaces in town with new construction… For existing housing, Mayor Morriss says work is being done on that front as well…

Senator Mike McKay withdrew his bill in the Maryland General Assembly concerning the reorganization of Canal Place, but he feels the issue hasn’t truly been dealt with.  He feels there are problems that need to be discussed in the open and his bill was an initial way of starting that conversation… McKay wants to bring everyone to the table before the next General Assembly…

Ed Taylor, Jr of the Cumberland Historic Cemetery Organization is inviting the community to the annual observance of National Confederate History Month.  An event will be held on Saturday at 2pm at the Pollack Family Cemetery on River Road in Mexico Farms.  Two family members, James and Sally Pollack, both had roles in the Civil War, James being captured at Gettysburg and Sally as a confederate spy…

The Allegany County Board of Elections is already handling voters for the Primary Election.  While the official in-person polls open at 7am on May 14, voters have other options.  Diane Loibel, County Election Administrator, says early in-person voting begins May 2… Voters can also choose to use the US mail as a voting option…