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Susan Merle Lee and Samuel Lide Wheeler were united in marriage on Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012, at 6 p.m. at Trenholm Road United Methodist Church in Columbia, S.C. The ceremony was officiated by the Rev. Wayne Horne. Music for the ceremony was provided by...

Nicholasville Elementary first-graders receive awards from DAR The local Trabue Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, awarded Nicholasville Elementary students Caitlyn Puckett first place, Serenity Rust second place and Gabrielle Proffitt...

Dr. John Gray and Dr. Anita Gray of Winchester announce the engagement of their daughter, Dr. Mary Katherine Gray, to Dr. Matthew Tyler Lee, son of Rudy and Wanda Lee of Scranton, S.C. The bride-elect is a graduate of George Rogers Clark High School...

HARRISBURG — Republican Gov. Tom Corbett came into office in 2011 as an unabashed supporter of school vouchers, charter schools and other forms of school choice. When it was time to name an education secretary, he picked someone with the same mind-...

The 106th Bethlehem Bach Festival continues through this weekend, highlighting two works not by Bach, but celebratory in their own right. Beethoven's joyous "Choral Fantasy" will be performed 4 p.m. Friday at Packer Memorial Church, followed by Morten...

Winning Law Day Essay: "Equality in College Admissions" By Elizabeth Sherwood North Central Michigan College student There are many people who have played an important role in the journey to equality for all. The most notable of those people...

Saunders Tax & Accounting This year marks Nancy Saunders’ 40th year preparing tax returns. A Washington County native and part of the team at Saunders Tax & Accounting in Hagerstown, Saunders prepared her first tax return in 1973, when taxes...

When the Major League Baseball season starts March 31, Brett Harman won't be on a pitcher's mound. Instead, the 23-year-old Westminster resident will be preparing for a career as a physician assistant. But Harman, who had a standout career at...

Black History Month 2013 In honor of Black History Month, the Doleman Black Heritage Museum recognized the following athletes during a program Feb. 23 at The Maryland Theatre: Tom Parson Jr. Parson played basketball at North Hagerstown High School and...

The following students from Laurel were named to the dean's list for the fall semester at McDaniel College in Westminster: Brett Haas, honors; Gregory Nolen, honors; Shannon Nolte, highest honors; Mara Seibert, highest honors; and Samuel Whitfield,...

Sometimes, headlines alone can tell a story. Start with this one from The Times: “Baby boomers may live longer, but their elders were healthier.” And while you’re pondering that, check this one out: “Sperm count low among couch...

At midlife, the nation’s 78 million baby boomers appear to be in worse health than the generation that preceded them, a new study finds. Researchers from West Virginia University School of Medicine and the Medical University of South Carolina knew...