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Carroll County schools plan to award bonus pay to all system employees for going “above and beyond the normal call of duty” while dealing with challenges of COVID-19 this school year.
- Carroll County Public Schools reported 946 positive COVID-19 cases Wednesday. It was the first time case numbers dropped below 1,000 in nearly four weeks. Positive cases include 74 staff members and 872 students, according to the CCPS COVID-19 dashboard.
- Save Point Arcade has become the go-to spot for video game enthusiasts in the region. Located in Union Bridge, Save Point features a donation-driven free-play arcade with more than 20 rotating games, and also buys, sells and refurbishes video games from every era.
The snow forecast has been downgraded, and the Baltimore area is likely to receive less than an inch of snow Thursday, according to the National Weather Service.
- The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration is launching a $2.5 million project to upgrade the aging storm drain system on MD 851 in Sykesville.
- Century boys basketball clinched a 63-57 victory over Liberty behind a strong third quarter as coach George Wunder earned his 300th victory.
A roundup of high school sports action on Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022.
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan on Wednesday laid out details of his final budget as he finishes his second term in office, a plan that proposes generous tax breaks for retirees and some of the working poor.
- Eight Carroll County residents died this past week from in the last week due to the coronavirus, according to data from the Carroll County Health Department.
- Over the past three games, Century, which is 9-1, has beaten its opponents by an average of 25.3 points and is limiting opponents to just 29.9 points per game.
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- Two Ravens assistants will coach in next month’s East-West Shrine Bowl, a showcase for NFL draft prospects.
- Democrats in the Maryland Senate signed off on a new map of General Assembly districts for future elections Thursday, sending the once-a-decade reworking of the state’s legislative map to the House of Delegates for final approval.
