In Washington County, getting from here to there isn’t so simple
The far-flung county with high poverty rates is searching for solutions to a lack of a comprehensive public transportation system.
Washington County condo complex near Cutler Navy base deals with water pollution by “forever chemicals”
The homeowners and town of Cutler will soon learn the results of Department of Defense water testing on a nearby former Navy facility.
A landscape dotted with pastures, grazing sheep … and self-storage facilities
Washington County is part of a self-storage trend that’s helpful to consumers and profitable to owners.
Ham radio operators air a grievance: Leave our hobby alone
The construction of several antennas in Jonesboro stirs up some controversy among ham radio operators, and so does a proposed bill in Augusta.
Demand is up at Washington County food pantries after federal benefits cut back
The county’s ten food pantries say they’ve been swamped, with most reporting that the numbers of clients doubled in just one month.
For those in need, in-person therapists are hard to find
Teletherapy is one option, but for some, including small children, it’s not the best solution.
Wheels on the bus still go round and round, even as schools struggle to find drivers
As the problem intensified in Washington County the past two years, parents and administrators have been forced to step up, filling in or taking students themselves.