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Carroll officials restore arts council’s 2025 funding
The Carroll County Arts Council is now slated to get the entire $43,000 in funding proposed in the county’s $541.6 million operating budget for fiscal 2025. Commissioners are set to adopt the budget Thursday. During previous budget discussions, commissioners had reduced the arts council’s funding from $43,000 to $10,000, but at a May 14 budget work session commissioners voted 4-1 to restore ...
Thaddeus Stevens: railroad developer
Besides being a masterful politician and unrivaled lawyer, Thaddeus Stevens was an enthusiastic promoter of railroads, pushing for two early railroads in Pennsylvania and then laying the legislative groundwork in the 1860s for the Transcontinental Railroad. Stevens’s first railroad venture was the Gettysburg Extension of the Pennsylvania Main Line, nicknamed...
New trails to explore at Gettyburg’s Little Round Top
Gettysburg National Military Park (WHTM) – The National Park Service still hasn’t announced an exact date Little Round Top will reopen. “We’re still working within the reopening window of late spring to early summer of this year,” says Jason Martz, Visual Information Specialist for the park.
Jose Manchame Indicted For Murder Of Mauricio Guzman-Leon
Jose Manchame, 41, was charged with second-degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a crime of violence in connection to the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Mauricio Guzman-Leon in April. According to police, shortly after 6 p.m. on Sunday, April 28, troopers were called to investigate a...
West Orange Troop 6 Scouts Place Flags at the Graves of Fallen Soldiers at Gettysburg
GETTYSBURG, PA -- The Troop 6 Scouts were honored to place flags at the graves of fallen soldiers at Gettysburg National Cemetery this weekend. The famous cemetery is where President Lincoln gave his Gettysburg address. Memorial Day has become a long weekend with barbecues and store promotions, but visiting the well-known cemetery reminded the scouts about the true meaning of the holiday: to honor those who sacrificed their lives for us.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER "It was also such an honor for us parents to see our kids embrace the importance of their role, as well as all the history they're surrounded by in this hallowed place. If their respect and interest in our country's history is any indication, our next generation of leaders is going to be alright!" said one of the scouts' parents in a social media post. For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
🏠 Hanover passes rental ordinance
Good morning, Hanover! Enjoy your long weekend! Your Friday Hanover weather forecast: A high of 77, low of 58. Partly sunny. 🌤️ Your Saturday Hanover weather forecast: A high of 65, low of 58. Cloudy with a chance of storms. ☁️ ...
Important choices abound for Walkersville High School graduates
As members of Walkersville High School’s class of 2024 assembled for their commencement ceremony on Wednesday morning, they reminisced about football games, cafeteria lunches with friends and, in the words of student speaker Krisha Patel, “smelling the fresh manure on Walkersville’s farms.”. The celebration of Walkersville High’s...
Body-camera video shows response to deadly crash following police pursuit in Carroll County
BALTIMORE -- The Maryland Office of the Attorney General released body camera video from a tragic crash during a police pursuit in Carroll County that killed a Baltimore County woman last month. The video starts with dash-cam footage from Carroll County deputy Kyle Hessler, who was on patrol when a speeding car passed him. He attempted to stop it, but the driver kept going.As the deputy continues to drive, he realizes the car got into a head-on crash with another. A woman who was not involved in the pursuit was killed in the collision.The deputy approached the suspect's car first...
Crash reported in West Manheim Township
WEST MANHEIM, Pa. — A crash was reported between the intersection of Baltimore Pike and Shermans Church Road in West Manheim Township around 2:30 p.m. Video above: Headlines from WGAL News 8 Today. No injuries or road closures have been reported. Crews are responding to the scene. Travelers may...
Fairfield minister receives cochlear implant
Fairfield minister-in-training, young father, and all-around good guy Anthony “Nay” Keller began noticing hearing loss in 2020 during the start of COVID. Once masks became the norm, Nay quickly realized how much he had been relying on lip reading. Over the next three years, Nay’s genetic hearing loss quickly progressed to a profound level of 90+ decibels, essentially deafness. He found himself struggling to communicate at work as the Seton Shrine groundskeeper, having difficulty hearing in his ministry courses at Lancaster Bible College and questioning if he should even continue volunteering in the men’s ministry at his church, Gettysburg Foursquare.
Maryland State Police arrest 5 in alleged Carroll County kidnapping
WESTMINSTER, Md. — Maryland State Police arrested five people in connection with an alleged kidnapping and assault in Carroll County. State police said troopers were called Tuesday to a house in Westminster for a reported kidnapping. Officials said a man and woman were reported missing by the woman's mother.
Faith guides Frederick Christian Academy graduates into their next chapter
Unlike graduating classes of several hundred students, many members of Frederick Christian Academy’s class of 2024 have been together their entire lives. Marcello Villalta transferred to FCA from a public school when he was in the seventh grade. When he graduated on Friday, he said he immediately noticed a difference in the relationships between his peers.
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