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A local artist has painted a Carroll County town red - and yellow, blue, green, and all the other colors of the rainbow. Sykesville is bursting with pride

The Board of Carroll County Commissioners unanimously approved the purchase of four new trucks that will help to prepare roads for inclement weather during the winter months. The four trucks will replace vehicles that are old and costly to maintain, according to Reid Oliver, of the Bureau of Fleet Maintenance and Warehouse. The cost of the four trucks is $1.188 million; they will be delivered ...

Four municipalities in Carroll County are slated to receive an equal share of $603,675 in state grants to be put toward recreational and park projects. The Board of Carroll County Commissioners will vote at its meeting Thursday on allocating Program Open Space funding in the amount of $150,918 each to New Windsor, Taneytown, Union Bridge and Westminster, in fiscal 2024, which begins July 1. ...

HILLSVILLE — The Carroll County school system is eliminating positions and programs to make up for $800,000 that was cut out of their budget request for the next fiscal year. This comes at a time when Carroll County Public Schools is dealing with increased costs due to inflation and...

Carroll County will induct 16 lieutenants into the new Department of Fire and Emergency Medical Services Thursday during a commissioning ceremony that county officials are calling historic. The induction comes three years after the county created its first combination fire and EMS department. “It’s extremely important,” District 5 Commissioner Ed...

TJ Develin has stepped down as coach after leading the Francis Scott Key girls basketball team to the Carroll County championship this past season. Liberty JV coach Mitchell Walther has been named his replacement. Source: The Baltimore Sun High School Sports.

Traffic diversions and a shelter-in-place alert in Hampstead ended Sunday evening after Carroll County authorities say they took a person into custody following a barricade situation in the Small Crossings neighborhood that lasted over nine hours. Hampstead Police responded to the 1400 block of Fairmount Road and McAllister Lane at about 6:24 a.m. Sunday to respond to a call thatthe Carroll ...

The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a woman they say has stolen thousands of dollars from people after deputies said she posted fake listings on Zillow. Deputies said they are looking for Kelly Moss. Over the past two weeks, they claim Moss used fake names and phone numbers “to scam multiple people out of $7,600,” claiming to own a property in Bremen.

Hampstead community members are alerted to shelter in place due to heightened police activity at the 1400 block of Fairmount Road and McAllister Lane due to a barricade situation. Cpl. Jonathan Light of the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office said police responded to a 6:24 a.m. call, and a person barricaded...

BALTIMORE - A Maryland Midland Railway train derailed Thursday morning in Carroll County, according to officials.Two of the railcars on the 31-car train carrying stone came off the tracks near Wesley Road in Finksburg. The crossing is expected to be blocked for several hours.Railway officials said there were no hazardous materials involved, and there were no reported injuries.The cause of the derailment is under investigation.

A relaxing day on the water can be healing for veterans who struggle to open up and talk about their experiences. The Carroll County-based group Heroes on the Water offers veterans the chance to relax and share, on their own terms. The nonprofit supports veterans, first responders and their families by providing no-cost therapeutic kayak fishing trips. “We tend to wall ourselves off even from ...

This summer four Chevy Tahoes will be fitted with the latest equipment and accessories needed for use by Carroll County’s new Department of Fire and Emergency Medical Services. Commissioners unanimously approved the installation of new lighting, sirens, graphics, safety equipment, and cabinetry for the vehicles, for a total of $142,382.20. This amount includes all parts, labor, installation, ...

There are robots on Main Street in Westminster, and many of them are controlled by tiny humans inside an old automotive service center. In a bid to promote technological advancements and create a hub for collaboration, the Autonomous Robotics Innovation Center (ARIC) recently opened its doors in Westminster, Maryland. The center, developed through a partnership between the Mid-Atlantic Gigabit Innovation Collaboratory (MAGIC) and various stakeholders, aims to revolutionize the robotics industry and provide a platform for growth and learning.

The driver of the vehicle sustained injuries. Carroll County, Md. (BW)- One person was killed in a single vehicle accident in Carroll County on Sunday, May 21. Around 11:30 p.m., a 2018 Mercedes Benz was travelling north on Route 97 when it struck a guardrail on the side of the road, then crossed the southbound lanes and continued off the roadway, striking an embankment south of Old Hanover Road.

Inmates housed in the Carroll County Detention Center in Westminster will be getting daily meals from a new food vendor. The Board of Carroll County Commissioners unanimously approved awarding a $580,400 one-year contract to Summit Food Services, a company that contracts with correctional facilities throughout the country to provide food services. The detention center, which is part of the ...

The Westminster Rescue Mission is looking for a new property for an addiction recovery house for women with children, after neighbors objected to the proposed location at 327 Crowl Road in Westminster. The rescue mission asked commissioners to accept withdrawal of a grant application it had filed to purchase the Crowl Road property. At their meeting May 18, all but one commissioner voted to ...

Police say that shortly before 11:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 21, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania resident Antonio Jhamel Farmer, 37, was ejected from a Mercedes E400 that was involved in a single-vehicle crash into an embankment alongside a Carroll County road. The initial investigation determined that 27-year-old Elizabeth Nicole Jones, also of...

UNION MILLS, Md. — A Pennsylvania man died late Sunday night after he was ejected in a car crash in Carroll County. Maryland State Police said troopers were called around 11:23 p.m. to Littlestown Pike near Old Hanover Road, where a car struck the guardrail, crossed the center line, struck an embankment and overturned.