Farming Archives - Radio Free Hub City

Tag: Farming

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tractor hauling a liquid manure cistern

Maryland Reminds Farmers of Winter Ban on Nutrient Spreading to Protect Waterways

December 7, 2025

corn fields under white clouds with blue sky during daytime

New program aims to encourage farming in West Virginia’s Eastern Panhandle

November 11, 2025

corn fields under white clouds with blue sky during daytime

Washington County Launches Agricultural Innovation Grant to Boost Local Farms

October 13, 2025

entrance to outdoor corn maze in fall

Is Agritourism ‘Double Dipping’ When it Comes to MET Easements? Are Festivals Part of Farming?

October 6, 2025

corn field

Featured, Opinion

Are Conservation Easements Like the One at Green Hill Farm Selling Our Children’s Future? (Opinion)

September 29, 2025

A Sharpsburg resident stares down a tractor on Main Street, blocking its path as it attempts to pull a hay ride through town. Totally not real image.

Featured, Satire

Angry Sharpsburg Representative Armed with Pitchfork Blocks Hayride Shouting ‘Farming Isn’t Fun!’ (Satire)

September 25, 2025

man wearing gray and black camouflage jacket holding rifle walking on grass field

Freedom, farming, and free-time factor into latest Sunday hunting debate in Pa.

little kid sitting near brooder with chicks

Proposed Agritourism Legislation Advances for Washington County, MD

February 25, 2025

Linden Hall Farm, the 2024-2025 Farm of the Year, exemplifies innovation and sustainability in agriculture. Photo courtesy Washington County Government.

Linden Hall Farm Announced as 2024-2025 Farm of the Year

October 8, 2024

panoramic photography of green field

Washington County Secures 267-Acre Farm Easement Through Rural Legacy Program

August 22, 2024

ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Fugitive Operations and Special Response Team members conducted a high risk arrest of a criminal alien in Miami, Florida. The subject, a native of Cuba, had previously been convicted of Burglary and Aggravated Assault with a Weapon - both felonies. Photo from DHS ICE.

Hagerstown Sees Significant Increase in ‘Worst of the Worst’ ICE Arrests, DHS Data Shows

By Site Staff / February 20, 2026 / 1 Comment

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has expanded its "Worst of the Worst" online database, adding an additional 5,000 individuals with criminal histories who are reportedly in the country unlawfully, bringing the total number of entries to over 30,000. This...

A protester holds a sign "Why are you operating in secret?" behind Shaun Porter and Richard Hrabe. Photo courtesy Chris Keane.

Washington County Plays Word Games with Records Requests, Approves ICE Support Resolution Amid Protests

By Site Staff / February 10, 2026 / 0 Comments

"Why are you operating in secret?" read one protest sign today outside the County Commissioners meeting in Hagerstown, Maryland. And while protesters both inside and outside attempt to fight to somehow stop Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from converting a...

16220 Wright Road. Photo copyright 2026 Radio Free Hub City.

Washington County ICE Warehouse Water/Sewer Capacity Woefully Inadequate; $2M Tax Revenue Loss for County

By Site Staff / February 13, 2026 / 0 Comments

A review of wastewater allocation plans for the ICE warehouse located at 16220 Wright Road in Williamsport, Maryland, reveals a significant disparity between its current design capacity and the potential demand if the facility were repurposed as a processing facility...

Unmarked SUVs parked at the 16220 Wright Road warehouse owned by ICE. Photo courtesy Hagerstown Rapid Response

Unmarked SUVs Appear at ICE Facility in Williamsport, Maryland, Additional Information About Facility Plans Surface

By Site Staff / March 1, 2026 / 1 Comment

While questions still linger regarding water/sewer access for the Williamsport facility at 16220 Wright Road in Hagerstown, additional details regarding the facility's future have now emerged. Contrary to previous ICE statements that they had no new detention facilities to announce,...

RFHC Files Public Information Requests to Validate ‘Leaked’ Washington County Documents

By Site Staff / March 8, 2026 / 0 Comments

Recently Radio Free Hub City has been provided from an anonymous source multiple "leaked" partial documents from Washington County Government with serious accusations against a County Commissioner candidate. We understand that these partial documents have now been posted on social...

16220 Wright Road. Photo copyright 2026 Radio Free Hub City.

ICE Seeks Public Input on Floodplain Impacts for Proposed Detention Processing Center in Washington County, Maryland

By Site Staff / March 1, 2026 / 0 Comments

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), through its Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency, is seeking public comment on a proposal to convert an existing warehouse facility in Williamsport, Maryland, into a Detention Processing Center. The facility, located at 10900...

yellow crime tape against police car

Man Fatally Shot in Hancock, Investigation Underway

By Site Staff / February 23, 2026 / 0 Comments

Authorities are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred in Hancock, Maryland, on Saturday, February 21, 2026. Deputies from the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, along with officers from the Hancock Police Department, responded to a call reporting a shooting in the...

16220 Wright Road. Photo copyright 2026 Radio Free Hub City.

Renovation Contract Awarded for Washington County ICE Detention and Processing Center

By Site Staff / March 8, 2026 / 1 Comment

New details have emerged regarding the future of a large warehouse facility in Williamsport, Maryland, with publicly available documents now referring to it as a "processing and detention facility" for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). This designation contrasts with...

Courtesy photo submitted by Hagerstown Rapid Response, photo by Aaron Lennox

Petition to Halt Proposed Washington County ICE Facility Reaches Over 1,000 Signatures

By Site Staff / February 17, 2026 / 0 Comments

A growing opposition from Washington County residents has materialized in the form of a Change.org petition, urging the Washington County Board of Commissioners to "rescind their unanimous February 10 vote supporting a proposed 1,500-bed Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention...

14104 Cearfoss Pike. Photo from Maryland Fire Marshal.

Early Morning Fire Displaces Seven in Hagerstown Residence

By melanara / February 20, 2026 / 0 Comments

An accidental structure fire on Cearfoss Pike in Hagerstown, Maryland, has resulted in seven residents being displaced from their home. The blaze, which occurred on February 17, 2026, at approximately 5:00 AM, caused an estimated $50,000 in damages. According to...