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Carroll County (Maryland)

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    May 24, 2013 |Story| Patuxent Homestead

  1. Carroll unemployment rate drops for third straight month

    Carroll County's unemployment rate has dropped for the third straight month, according to information from the Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation.
    Carroll County's unemployment rate has dropped for the third straight month, according to information from the Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation. The county's unemployment rate was 5.4 percent in April down from 6.1 percent in...

    Tags: Unemployment Rate, Employment Opportunities, Employment, Unemployment

    2. May 24, 2013 |Story| Patuxent Homestead

  2. Carroll commissioners pass resolution opposing gun control bill

    Carroll County became the third county in the state this month to pass a resolution stating their opposition to the Maryland Firearms Safety Act of 2013 Wednesday.
    Carroll County became the third county in the state this month to pass a resolution stating their opposition to the Maryland Firearms Safety Act of 2013 Wednesday. The Carroll County Board of Commissioners unanimously voted to approve a resolution...

    Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Annapolis, Newspaper and Magazine, Local Government, Interior Policy

    3. May 23, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  3. Carroll County's gun law nullification fantasy

    Nullification fever is spreading across the rural counties along the Mason-Dixon Line, with Cecil, Harford and Carroll counties passing resolutions in the last month declaring their view that Maryland's new gun control law is unconstitutional. Cecil's council kicked off the trend with a resolution stating its intent that no county resources be used to enforce the law. Harford took a more moderate tack, with its councilmen merely urging more study of the constitutionality of the law.
    Nullification fever is spreading across the rural counties along the Mason-Dixon Line, with Cecil, Harford and Carroll counties passing resolutions in the last month declaring their view that Maryland's new gun control law is unconstitutional. Cecil's...

    Tags: Judges, Personal Weapon Control, Antonin Scalia, Civil Rights, United Nations

    4. May 23, 2013 |Story| Patuxent Homestead

  4. Eagle Archives: Standard, aka junk, mail goes back to 19th century

    The nation's first countywide free rural postal delivery service got off to a shaky and contested start Dec. 20, 1896, in Carroll County.
    The nation's first countywide free rural postal delivery service got off to a shaky and contested start Dec. 20, 1896, in Carroll County. According to multiple media accounts, including the Baltimore Sun, "One of the first pick-ups postal clerk Edwin...

    Tags: The New York Times, Westminster (Carroll, Maryland), Mail Order Industry

    5. May 22, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  5. Carroll Community College to arm safety officers

    Some safety officers at Carroll Community College will be armed as a result of a memorandum of understanding signed this week between the college and the Carroll County Sheriff's Office.
    Some safety officers at Carroll Community College will be armed as a result of a memorandum of understanding signed this week between the college and the Carroll County Sheriff's Office. The May 20 memorandum outlines the policies and responsibilities...

    Tags: Colleges and Universities, Maryland State Police

    6. May 21, 2013 |Story| Patuxent Homestead

  6. In May 1979, a tornado battered Westminster [Eagle Archive]

    On May 23, 1979, a tornado struck Westminster and left a path of destruction 150 yards wide for over 2 miles.
    On May 23, 1979, a tornado struck Westminster and left a path of destruction 150 yards wide for over 2 miles. Since Feb. 19, 1893, there have been more than 20 weather events in Westminster and surrounding Carroll County areas, which historians have...

    Tags: Tornadoes, JC Penney Company Inc., National Weather Service, Maryland State Police, Westminster (Carroll, Maryland)

    7. May 16, 2013 |Story| Patuxent Homestead

  7. Carroll Sheriff Tregoning will not seek reelection in 2014

    Longtime Carroll County Sheriff Ken Tregoning announced Thursday that he will not seek reelection in 2014 after completing his 16th year in office.
    Longtime Carroll County Sheriff Ken Tregoning announced Thursday that he will not seek reelection in 2014 after completing his 16th year in office. Tregoning said a combination of factors led him to decide against running for reelection in 2014,...

    Tags: Law Enforcement, U.S. Marine Corps, Local Elections, Government, Safety of Citizens

    8. May 16, 2013 |Story| Patuxent Homestead

  8. Vounteers pour into Wine in the Woods this weekend

    Inge Crist plans to volunteer at Wine in the Woods this weekend, just as she has most years since the popular Columbia festival began 21 years ago.
    Inge Crist plans to volunteer at Wine in the Woods this weekend, just as she has most years since the popular Columbia festival began 21 years ago. The Germany native and 54-year resident of Ellicott City, who "picked grapes as a child and grew up...

    Tags: Wines, Ellicott City, Festive Events, Grapes, Germany

    9. May 15, 2013 |Story| Patuxent Homestead

  9. Carroll parents file complaint after teacher placed on leave

    The Maryland State Department of Education plans to launch an investigation into a complaint filed by the parents of nine New Windsor Middle School students earlier this week, department spokesman Bill Reinhard said Wednesday. Parents filed a...

    Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Mount Airy, Teaching and Learning, Autism, Students

    10. May 17, 2013 |Story| Patuxent Homestead

  10. Delegate urges Carroll residents to oppose rain tax, gun control measures

    Carroll County residents can expect to see the county's proposed "rain tax" structure within the next month-and-a-half, but Del. Justin Ready urged residents to support their local officials as they fight the new fee and regulations from the Firearm...

    Tags: Litigation, Personal Weapon Control, Trials, National Rifle Association of America, Gun Control

    11. May 7, 2013 |Story| Patuxent Homestead

  11. Carroll high schools ranked among America's best

    Century, Liberty, and South Carroll high schools have been named to Newsweek's List of America's Best High Schools for 2013.
    Century, Liberty, and South Carroll high schools have been named to Newsweek's List of America's Best High Schools for 2013. The three schools were among 68 Maryland high schools to earn a spot on the list of the 2,000 best in the nation that have...

    Tags: Colleges and Universities, High Schools, Schools

    12. May 7, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  12. Carroll County deputy in shock trauma after collision

    The Carroll County Sheriff's Office said a deputy was taken to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma on Tuesday after his patrol car collided with another vehicle on Route 140 west of Westminster.
    The Carroll County Sheriff's Office said a deputy was taken to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma on Tuesday after his patrol car collided with another vehicle on Route 140 west of Westminster. Master Deputy Matthew Wilson, a five-year veteran of...

    Tags: Westminster (Carroll, Maryland)

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