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A renowned historical sculptor approached the Taneytown in October, proposing that the city be home to his masterpiece: a National Civil War Memorial. Here are five things you should know about the sculptor, the project and what the city thinks about it.

A guide to area locations where you can stand where the presidents stood, in honor of Presidents’ Day.

June 14 was National Flag Day. The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6918, together with the Littlestown Boy Scout Troop 501 hosted an American flag retirement ceremony on the grounds of the VFW Post, 5801 Conover Road, Harney.

Old Glory was adopted as this nation’s flag by a resolution of the Continental Congress on June 14, 1777, and Flag Day has been officially recognized as June 14 since 1949. The holiday was celebrated with a number of ceremonies across Carroll on Thursday.

Why we should and do celebrate Flag Day every June 14.

This Thursday Boy Scout Troop 393 will host a Flag Day ceremony at the Carroll County Farm Museum and invite the public to join them. Flags in need of proper retirement will be decommissioned at 6 p.m. June 14 at the museum’s 500 South Center St., Westminster, location...

Monocacy Valley Memorial Post 6918, together with the Littlestown Boy Scout Troop 501, will host an American Flag Retirement Ceremony on the grounds of the VFW Post, 5801 Conover Road, Harney, on Thursday, June 14, at 6 p.m.

As an attorney engaged in general practice for 25 years, I would ask folks in Carroll to consider casting their votes in the upcoming primary for two

Recently, many of us received a postcard in the mail from David Ellin, candidate for House of Delegates in District 5. It stated in bold, bright-red letters,

Arthur G. Feeney Jr., 77, a retired moving company executive, died June 14 from bile duct cancer at the Delaware Hospice Center in Milford, Del.

As part of the Laurel Museum's Letters for the Military project, students from seven classes at Bond Mill Elementary School created hundreds of letters and artwork for active-duty military members.

Join Boy Scout Troop 393 at the Carroll County Farm Museum on Wednesday, June 14 for a Flag Day ceremony.

Westminster Elks Lodge to host Flag Day ceremony

Robert Gillette remembers how deeply affected he was during his years in the Navy each time he watched a shipmate lay eyes for the first time on a baby born

The Harford County Council and county executive honored Sam Fielder as an honorary poet laureate and Marvel Winskowski, both of Jarrettsville, as a Harford Living Treasure Tuesday.

The Morning Report is a quick roundup of links to stories that Carroll County residents are talking about for June 13, 2016. Read our eNewspaper, a PDF

More than 40 people came together to pay tribute and recite the Pledge of Allegiance during Westminster Elks Lodge 2277's Flag Day ceremony Sunday afternoon.

The Town of Bel Air held its annual Flag Day ceremony Saturday, with a poetry reading, keynote speech and performances by the Bel Air High School Band and Chorus.

Maryland Sings is inviting the community to celebrate Valentine's Day with music and dinner at its event A Little Night of Romance Feb. 12.

Maryland Sings, a regional nonprofit musical ensemble based in Reisterstown, will perform at the Town Mall in Westminster Oct. 20.

In the seemingly continuous and contentious kerfuffle between the secular and religious segments of society, the "under God" phrase of the Pledge of Allegiance is repeatedly raised. Today there are bumper stickers that state emphatically "One nation under God," and the point is frequently made that the phrase is from the founding fathers and has always been part of the pledge. Wrong and wrong.

Boy Scouts of America Troop 393 instruct the community on how to retire the flag in the correct way each year.

Deer Creek Fiddler's Convention, Flag Day educational seminar and Strawbridge Shrine open house celebrate American history.

Bel Air's annual Flag Day ceremony on Saturday morning provided an opportunity to commemorate a special anniversary for the defense of all the flag holds dear to generations of Americans.

The Town of Bel Air began a new recognition program at the most recent town meeting, honoring all the Boy Scouts who have achieved the rank of Eagle Scout in the last year.

Those who frequent Bel Air's Main Street may be familiar with the town's Hometown Heroes banners, which have decorated downtown lampposts with the faces and names of local veterans for the past two years.

. Do you know the importance of Mary and Caroline Pickersgill? The fourth grade students at West Friendship Elementary do; they learned in a very hands-on manner this year.

The Perryville Farmers Market is open every Friday from 3 to 7 p.m. at the corner of Broad Street and Roundhouse Drive in Lower Ferry Park downtown Perryville. Vendors are selling produce, crafts, baked goods and more.

Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley was in New Hampshire on Friday to rub shoulders with influential Democrats in the early-voting state as he begins to test the waters for a presidential run in 2016.

A Flag Day commemoration will take place at St. Pius X Church, 6428 York Road, Saturday, June 14, noon to 4 p.m. Events include a flag ceremony, blessing of bikes and retiring of old flags.

Enjoy a concert in Tydings Park tonight (Friday) at 7:30 p.m. as part of the HdG Arts Commission's Friday Concerts in the park

Pickersgill Retirement Community is marking Flag Day, June 13 by flying more than 200 American flags and songs and readings by West Towson Elementary School students.

Bel Air residents who were willing to get up early on a Saturday morning and come out to Shamrock Park were treated to a morning of music, poetry and patriotic speeches that were part of the town's annual Flag Day celebration.

Mark June 14 down as the last breakfast until September at Harmony Lodge in Port Deposit. All you can eat from 7 to 10 a.m. The Lodge is on Tome Highway

The Town of Bel Air will be celebrating Flag Day on June 7th, at 8 a.m. at the William A. Humbert Amphitheater in Shamrock Park. Traditionally, Flag Day is recognized on June 14th; however, the Town coordinates the scheduling of this ceremony with Bel Air High School's band & chorus to ensure that their participation in this event does not interfere with their final studies and exams.

this summer, the original manuscript of "The Star-Spangled Banner," the poem Francis Scott Key wrote about a certain inspiring morning in September of 1814, will be the centerpiece of a sprawling, multimillion-dollar statewide celebration.

Federal employees do not deserve all the anger and misinformed attacks