What happened on May 27, 2005

NEWS

• Herbie takes a trip through Hagerstown by MALINDA SHAVER

• Tradition prevails at Halfway Park Days by CHRIS COPLEY

• Suns make sure win over Shorebird is no day at beach 

• Crime Solvers offers $1,000 reward for info on robbers 

• 12 students graduate from center by KAREN HANNA

• After Hours 

• What if county folks just ignored the Klan? 

• A1 Correction 

• Man pleads guilty to assault of 7-year-old by PEPPER BALLARD

• Letters to the editor 

• Appeal expected on ethanol plant BY DON AINES

• Found animals 

• Go, Do, Learn 

• Take precautions to keep young children safe at the pool by Lisa Tedrick Prejean

• Smith elected mayor of Charles Town by DAVE McMILLION

• Settle the issue of slots 

• Developers seeking exemption from fee by DAVE McMILLION

• Police briefs - afternoon 

• A contemporary remembrance by JULIE E. GREENE

• North End site plan OK'd by GREGORY T. SIMMONS

• Clear Spring rescuer says training helps get job done by KAREN HANNA

• School board OKs proposed budget by DON AINES

• Mail Call 

• Local teams start out on the right foot by ANDREW MASON

• Governor OKs new excise tax by TARA REILLY

• Out & About 

• A jungle out there ... by JULIE E. GREENE

• Youth Festival set for Sunday in Waynesboro by BONNIE H. BRECHBILL

• Memorial Day closings 

• Without rain, Hubs pour it on Southern by DAN KAUFFMAN

• World of Outlaws heads for Hagerstown 

• Obituaries 

• Magic and Suns owners enter into partnership by ANDREW SCHOTZ and DANIEL J. SERNOVITZ

• Memorial Day observances and events 

• State Champs 

• Police staffing issues discussed in meeting by DAVE McMILLION

• Roundup - Jefferson advances to Region II final 

• 167th project is up, up and away by CANDICE BOSELY

• New judicial center gets thumbs-up from officials by CANDICE BOSELY

• A weekend that will pass muster by JULIE E. GREENE

• Woman faces several charges in theft of dog 

• Jaguar-powered Range Rover goes off-road in style by DAN LYONS/Motor Matters

• Second-generation Xterra gains off-road power by RICHARD RUSSELL/Wheelbase Communications

• Safety essay winner writes from family's experience by BRIAN SHAPPELL

• Spreading the Word by KAREN HANNA

• Parks and Recreation Department to move by GREGORY T. SIMMONS