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Firefighters from Carroll and Frederick counties worked to extinguish a barn fire Monday on a farm in the 7300 block of Middleburg Road in Keymar. The blaze was reported at about 12:10 p.m., and was controlled after about two hours.
Mount Airy Elementary School fifth graders are working on a collage project inspired by the book "Change Sings" by poet Amanda Gorman Friday, Jan 14, 2022 as part of the school's recognition of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Art teacher Karen Langevin said part of the assignment is for students to share collage pieces with one another to reinforce the importance of working together as artists.
- The National Weather Service issued a Winter Weather Advisory for Carroll County over the holiday weekend, warning citizens of impending snow, sleet and rain.
- After several inches of snow followed by a wintry mix, the Baltimore region is getting doused with rain and officials are warning of potentially slick roads due to possible icy conditions.
- As the omicron variant continues to spread in communities, the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office and other staff worked to secure additional COVID-19 tests for deputies and the county’s detention center.
- Jeanyne Gembarski of Hagerstown is a regional manager for Guiding Eyes for the Blind, overseeing puppy trainers in the Montgomery, Catoctin and Baltimore regions, which includes Carroll and Howard counties. Currently, she is overseeing the training of 50 dogs, though that number could be greater.
Letters to the editor of the Carroll County Times.
Data and projections show there is reason to be optimistic the worst of the coronavirus pandemic may almost be over.
- For over 25 years, one of the more frequent reader questions I get is how certain streets, places and towns in Carroll County got their names. On several occasions in recent memory, however, the question has been how Carroll County got its name.
- Linda DeCarlo is a partner at Off Track Art Gallery Cooperative in Westminster. Her first memories of making artwork were in kindergarten. She folded papers to make fans. “I thought it was so clever,” DeCarlo said.
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