The Women's Forum at Essex Community College has given Peggy Hayeslip of Eldersburg the "Unsung Hero Award" for service to the college and the community.

Ms. Hayeslip is an educational specialist at the college working with students who have learning disabilities. She recently has been acting director of the Office of Special Services at Essex.

She has worked at the college for 12 years. She has a bachelor's degree from Marquette University and a master's degree from Duquesne University. She will leave Essex in September to establish and coordinate services for learning-disabled students at the University of Maryland College Park.

"Unsung Heroes" are nominated by their colleagues and chosen by a committee of previous winners.

POLICE

* Sykesville: A Sykesville man accidentally shot himself in the ankle with a shotgun Friday morning at his home in the 300 block of Clark Drive, state police reported. He was taken to Carroll County General Hospital, where he was treated and released.

FIRE

* Sykesville: Sykesville firefighters were transferred to Liberty Road station in Baltimore County at 6:15 p.m. Wednesday, and a Winfield unit was moved to the Sykesville station for backup. Sykesville and Winfield engines returned to their home stations about 9 p.m.