List of Current Events Articles 

• Community Organizations & Environmental Groups
• Crime & Drug Abuse
• Emmitsburg Ambulance Company
• Emmitsburg Fire Company
• Religion & Schools
• Mount St. Mary's
• Miscellaneous

• Construction begins on new US 15 Interchange at Monocacy Bvld.
• May Edition of From the Desk of County Councilman Kirby Delauter
• April Edition of From the Desk of County Executive Jan Gardner
• Owens as Chief of Fire & Rescue Services Division
• County Public Budget Hearing
• Frederick County Ethics Task Force Members appointed
• Gardner Requests Review of Young's Planning Commission Appointment
• December Edition of From the Desk of County Councilman Kirby Delauter
• December Edition of From the Desk of State Delegate Kelly Schulz

 Article on Frederick County published before 2014
 

• Jan. Edition of From the Desk of County Commissioner Randy Phiel

2015

• Adams County Commissioners candidate forum to be held in Fairfield

Primary

• April Articles
  • From the Desk of: County Commissioner Marty Qually
  • From the Desk of County Commissioners Randy Phiel & Jim Martin
  • From the Desk of County Commissioner Candidate David Bolton
  • From the Desk of County Commissioner Candidate Paul Kellett
  • From the Desk of County Commissioner Candidate Bruce Hollinger
  • From the Desk of Christina Simpson, Candidate for Judge
• May Articles
  • From the Desk of: County Commissioner Marty Qually
  • From the Desk of: Commissioner Candidate Harry Stokes
  • From the Desk of County Commissioners Randy Phiel & Jim Martin
  • From the Desk of County Commissioner Candidate David Bolton
  • From the Desk of County Commissioner Candidate Paul Kellett
  • From the Desk of County Commissioner Candidate Bruce Hollinger
  • From the Desk of Christina Simpson, Candidate for Judge
  • From the Desk of Matthew Teeter, Candidate for Judge
  • From the Desk of Shawn Wagner, Candidate for Judge

• Summer fun and the South Mountain Fair go hand in hand
• Criminal Justice Advisory Board receives award
• Annual Adams County Land Conservancy Art Auction set for April 26
• March Edition of From the Desk of County Commissioner Jim Martin
• Candidates line up for commissioner’s race
• Adams County home builders set to show skills
• January edition of From the Desk of County Commissioner Marty Qually

• Phiel and Martin announce bid for re-election
• Marty Qually announces bid for second term as County Commissioner
• December Edition of From the Desk of State Senator Richard Alloway
• December Edition of From the Desk of State Representative Dan Moul
• December Edition of From the Desk of County Commissioner Jim Martin
• Boyer’s Nursery preserves 900-acre family farm in Franklin Township
• Land Conservancy Road Rally offers fun, friendly competition
• 23rd annual Adams County Heritage Festival
• Award winning folk and dance duo to perform for Music, Gettysburg!
• From the Desk of County Commissioner Randy Phiel - August
• Land Conservancy’s annual summer picnic set for August 17
• Land Conservancy's 16th Annual Road Rally Ready to Roll
• County looking at regional trail system
• Preservation For Civil War Buffs
• Regional comprehensive plan released
• Land Conservancy meets to recognize preservation-minded landowners
• Moul Seeks Fifth Term in House of Representatives
• County reassessment process amended

2013

• Humanity Celebrates 25 Years in Adams County
• Commissioners seek to ‘fix’ reassessment laws
• Land Conservancy of Adams County Earns National Recognition
• 91st South Mountain Fair coming
• State appropriates $450,000 for 150TH Anniversary Commemoration events
• May edition of From the Desk of County Commissioner Jim Martin
• Habitat for Humanity Kicks off 25th Anniversary with Open House
• Commissioners discuss ‘State of Adams County’
• Feb Edition of From the Desk of County Commissioner Jim Martin
• Dayton Seeks GOP Nomination for Adams County Sheriff’s Race

• Get ready for the South Mountain Fair!
• Adams stormwater plan off to DEP
• Feb Edition of From the Desk of County Commissioner Jim Martin
• August edition of from the Desk of State Representative Dan Moul

• Back-to-back fires rattle Emmitsburg
• Town Council approved Doughboy repairs, keeps original plaque
• Second woman dies from injuries in second fire
• Fire destroys apartments above Paul's Pit Stop, displacing residents
• Emmitsburg's Comprehensive Plan approved
• Recommendations from the Citizens Advisory Committee
• Emmitsburg reelects town commissioners
• Residents reject changes to Doughboy plaque
• Emmitsburg considers adopting noise and nuisance ordinance
• Square revitalization takes a hit
• Wastewater treatment plant, now on-line
• VHC to hold open house
• Town receives report of Doughboy damage with suggested repairs
• Emmitsburg prepares for election
• 10th Annual Scotty’s Ride ready to roll
• Veterans reject changes to Doughboy statue
• Planners green-light funding for Emmitsburg, Mount path
• Trail system to open!
• Farmers Market Returning in June
• Proposed Town budget averts tax increase
• Carnival fun has begun!
• South Seton sidewalk renovations to begin
• Town Comprehensive Plan update
• Emmitsburg Ambulance reinstated - Again
• An open letter to the Community of Emmitsburg on EMS services
• Changes coming to RT 76 and US 15 intersection
• James Edward Houck Jr., former Emmitsburg mayor, dies
• Fire of Sixes Road, Emmitsburg - 3/12
• Bill Boyd named VHC Member of the Year
• State considers sign removals on Route 15
• Citizen's Advisory Committee Meets
• Town construction updates
• Clock to Adorn Town Square

2014

• Substance abuse recovery center to open
• Solar ‘phase II’ to be completed by June
• Mount Announces Selection of New President
• Dr. Portier recognized for tireless service
• December Edition of From the Desk of Mayor Don Briggs
• Emmitsburg Early Learning Center closes
• Report recommends Emmitsburg employees receive 15% pay raises
• Scotty's Ride 2014
• East End Garage comes down
• Emmitsburg readies for annual Evening of Christmas Spirit
• Code of conduct could come to Emmitsburg
• State to replace Flat Run bridge
• Emmitsburg ambulance back in operation
• Don Briggs re-elected mayor, Joe Ritz elected town commissioner
• October Edition of From the Desk of Emmitsburg Mayor Don Briggs
• Dollar General, Town Square projects proceed forward
• Disorderly properties back on town radar
• Town to help combat ‘gateway’ drug use
• Scotty’s Ride readies to roll
• Plans for ‘Community Show’ unveiled
• County still monitoring Engedi wedding venue site
• Neighbors raise concerns over continued Engedi wedding venue operations
• Emmitsburg's to vote for mayor, commissioner
• Emmitsburg's five-year voting record ‘lackluster’
• Emmitsburg ambulance suspension continued
• Waste water treatment plant benefited from timing
• Main Street properties upgrading facades
• Park and Recreation Committee minutes ‘improperly’ filed
• Solar ‘Phase II’ about to begin
• Proposed budget averts tax increase
• County suspend Emmitsburg ambulance company
• Town to look into improving how gym use is scheduled
• County suspend Emmitsburg ambulance company
• Association seeks to defund Ambulance Co. amid management complaints
• ‘Maryland Storm’ baseball league to contract ball field
• Dollar General subdivision conditionally approved
• Plans for proposed Dollar General store released
• Town staff duties reorganized
• Town increases fees for late payment of utility bills
• Town Square plan update presented
• Board gets heads-up on ordinance updates
• Planner reviews grant money status
• Dollar General seeking Emmitsburg site
• Sewer plant exceeds permit 12 times in December
• Mayor seeks Flat Run flooding resolution

  Complete list of all Emmitsburg related Current Event Articles (2013 -> 2000)

• January edition of From the Desk of Carroll Valley Mayor Ron

2015

• Fairfield swears in new school board members
• Carroll Valley adopts 2106 budget
• Carroll Valley & Hamiltonban News Briefs
• December Edition of From the Desk of Carroll Valley Mayor Ron
• November Edition of From the Desk of Carroll Valley Mayor Ron
• Penn DOT choosing "profit" over public safety for Muddy Run Bridge
• Annual Fall Festival at Camp Eder
• October Edition of From the Desk of Carroll Valley Mayor Ron
• RT 116 to be shut while Muddy Run Bridge is repaired
• September Edition of From the Desk of Carroll Valley Mayor Ron
• Pippinfest promises something for everyone
• Hamiltonban short term debt is approved for bridge and road repairs
• August Edition of From the Desk of Carroll Valley Mayor Ron
• Kugler hired as Superintendent; board approves no tax increase budget
• July Edition of From the Desk of Carroll Valley Mayor Ron Harris
• Inter-community youth baseball returns
• Chain declines joinder - lawsuit dismissed
• Community Rec Park not seeking public funds
• Reid's Bridge closes for repairs
• Former school superintendent gets a new job
• June Edition of From the Desk of Carroll Valley Mayor Ron Harris
• Fire and EMS Open House a big success
• May Edition of From the Desk of Carroll Valley Mayor Ron Harris
• Liberty Estates begins to make progress
• May Carroll Valley and Fairfield area news briefs
• County Commissioners approve Knouse Foods tax settlement
• Carroll Valley Citizens Association dissolves
• April Edition of From the Desk of Carroll Valley Mayor Ron Harris
• March Edition for From the Desk of Carroll Valley Mayor Ron
• Carroll Valley approves new Borough center
• School Board calls for dismissal of suit
• Candidacy announcements for the Fairfield School Board
• Liberty Mountain construction update
• Maple syrup madness at Strawberry Hill
• February edition of From the Desk of Carroll Valley Mayor Ron Harris
• Iron Springs Plaza coming to fruition
• January edition of From the Desk of Carroll Valley Mayor Ron Harris
• From the Desk of Charles Hatter - Fairfield School Board President

• Fairfield School Superintendent Resigns
• Waynesboro man found guilty in Hamiltonban robbery
• Proposed new municipal building cost increase
• Landowners choose preservation over development
• December Edition of From the Desk of Carroll Valley Mayor Ron Harris
• Fairfield School Board promises more transparency
• Recreation Commission moves forward on community park
• Carroll Valley Police Officers receive unit citation
• November Edition of From the Desk of Carroll Valley Mayor Ron Harris
• School Board leadership survives no-confidence vote
• State bulks are fully funding waste water pumping station
• October Edition of From the Desk of Carroll Valley Mayor Ron Harris
• Regional trail system ‘at a stand-still’
• Fairfield library to relocate if new office built
• September edition of From the Desk of Carroll Valley Mayor Ron Harris
• ‘Iron Springs Plaza’ denied highway money
• Carroll Valley planners briefed on feral cat colonies
• August, Fairfield area news briefs…
• August Edition of From the desk of Carroll Valley Mayor Ron Harris
• County unloads Carroll Valley land holdings
• Hamiltonban rejects road bids
• July edition of From the Desk of Carroll Valley Mayor Ron Harris
• Lavender Festival hold final event
• 'Iron Springs Plaza’ road money sought
• Fairfield to confer with Hamiltonban on proposed future road map
• June edition of From the Desk of Carroll Valley Mayor Ron Harris
• June edition of From the Desk of County Commissioner Jim Martin
• Cluster development amendment rejected
• Land preservation resolution defeated
• May Edition of From the Desk of Carroll Valley Mayor Ron Harris
• School tax increase a divisive issue
 
• Carroll Valley looking at $2 million boro hall
• Hearing slated for zoning changes for proposed housing development
• April edition of From the desk of Carroll Valley Mayor Ron
• Quarry operation granted conditional use
• Club house demolition to begin at Liberty
• Hamiltonban says ‘no’ to recreational district
• Loan for new Hamiltonban pumping station approved
• March Edition of From the Desk of Carroll Valley Mayor Ron Harris
• Carroll Valley turns down developer's hearing request
• Fairfield considers new 'connector roads'
• Carroll Valley fails to adopt recreation district plan
• February Edition of From the Desk of Carroll Valley Mayor Ron Harris
• Well ordinance referred to council
• Unlawful vegetation regulations adopted
• Quarry operation seeks condition use
• January Edition of From the Desk of Carroll Valley Mayor Ron Harris

  Complete list of all Fairfield & Carroll Valley Articles (2012 -> 2003)
 

• Jeffrey Fahnestock & James Hontz Warm the House - Music, Gettysburg!
• 20th Annual Gettysburg Music Muster set for August 14 and 15
• Birds with a Gettysburg Address — the 2015 Edition
• Gettysburg Festival’s winter fundraising event

• Nicaragua Night & Auction Slated for January 17th
• Eighth Annual Salsa on the Square in Gettysburg set for October 3
• Acts of Kindness Theatre Company Presents Tarzan the Stage Musical
• Gettysburg Reenactment To Be Held At "Gettysburg" Movie Site
• Gettysburg's 151st - the armies collide again
• Nicaraguan Ambassador To Give Blavatt Lecture at Gettysburg College
• Project Gettysburg-León to hold 11th Annual Soirée
• Gettysburg embraces dog park
• Adams County reassessment amended
• Nicaragua Night and Auction Slated for January 18
• 150th Anniversary of President Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address
• World War II Weekend at Eisenhower National Historic Site
• Six Non-profits receive donations of nearly $45,000 from St. James
• Gettysburg Battle Anniversary Events
• Gettysburg artist Wendy Allen to exhibit Lincoln paintings
• Music Gettysburg! presents Pianist Brian Ganz's Chopin Festival
• Gettysburg Festival – at the Crossroads of History and Culture
• Spiritual Prayer Retreat Offered at St. James
• Convention & Visitors Bureau seeks volunteers for 150th anniversary
• Seminary Ridge Plans Expansion and Restoration of Historic Grove
• Fastnacht Fundraiser Benefits St James’ Youth
• The Majestic Theater presents Western Adams County Photography

   Complete list of all Gettysburg related Current Event Articles (2013 -> 2003)
 

• Harney VFW honors veterans
• ‘Little Shop of Harney’ features hand-made wares
• Haney announces baseball Tournament winners
• Harney to hold second Ball Field Tournament

2012

• Harney: Sense of ‘community’ still alive
• Harney VFW honors veterans
• Harney remembers fallen warriors
• Harney VFW honors Veterans

• Taneytown hosts Harvest Fest
• Third Annual Taneytown Family Fun Days
• Mayor’s State of the City Report, 2014
• Taneytown Fire Company toy auction set for March 14
• Mayor Jim McCarron's Mayor's Message - Feb 2015
• From the Desk of County Commissioner Robin Bartlett Frazier
• Taneytown Wine, Fine Art and Jazz Fest
• Mayor Jim McCarron's Annual State of City Report
• Mayor Jim McCarron's Mayor's Message, December, 2013
• Taneytown Lions to hold Family Fun Days
• Mayor Jim McCarron's Mayor's Message - June 2013
• Mayor Jim McCarron's Mayor's Message - April 2013
• November edition of From the Desk of Mayor James McCarran
• ‘Harvest Fest’ another Taneytown success
• 'Pumpkin people’ invade Taneytown
• Taneytown forges a come back
• From sidewalk sales to puppy dog tails
• Taneytown celebrates summer
• Road work paves way for business
• Thousands attend Taneytown carnival

• Thurmont celebrates completion of revitalization project
• Options on alcohol use policy considered
• Thurmont hosts art and wine walk
• Alcohol use questioned on town owned properties
• Thurmont Main Street Center opens
• Thurmont holds first Think Pink 5k
• Think Pink paint night held at Main Street Center
• Thurmont to study electrical system
• Thurmont to hold elections for commissioner's seats
• Thurmont receives grants for revitalization project
• Thurmont to enforce temporary parking restrictions
• Town Budget approved
• Cozy era ends – Cozy’s eyes open
• Thurmont Phase III of the Sewer Project Advances
• Main Street website up and running
• New Thurmont Police Officer sworn in
• Thurmont Main Street Update
• Roddy Creek Bridge repairs to begin
• New truck regulation sign approved by SHA
• Thurmont is going green
• Thurmont sidewalk program update
• Mid-year Town budget report received
• Sabillasville Elementary facing possible closure
• Abandoned car storage under review
• Hoovers Mill Bridge closed for repairs

2014

• Town considers emergency notification system
• Thurmont welcomes Advance Auto Parts store
• Farewell to the Cozy Caboose
• Advanced Auto Parts store set to open
• Antique Fireback to be Donated to Catoctin Furnace Historical Society
• Purchase of park land finalized
• Thurmont readies for Festival of Trees
• Thurmont Gallery Stroll is back again!
• Gallery Stroll to feature works of art
• ‘Iconic’ Thurmont water tower demolished
• New film documents history of Thurmont
• Thurmont to ‘Think Pink’
• Town reviews Food Bank move
• Murals celebrating Thurmont history unveiled
• Lions club unveils plans for historical murals
• Plans for ‘Community Show’ unveiled
• SHA begins ADA compliant sidewalk work
• ‘Cozy’ closes doors after 85 years
• Cozy closes it’s doors - Thurmont in shock
• Decision on $80 thousand transformer postponed
• Historic Collier’s Log House to be Dedicated in Memory of Clem Gardiner
• Thurmont Little League welcomes more players, upgrades
• April edition of From the Desk of Town Commissioner Marty Burns
• Food bank moving to town office
• Inspection finds Moser Road Bridge structurally "deficient"
• Catoctin Mountain Park Announces 2014 Youth Conservation Corps Program
• Amish Assist with Cabin Preservation at Catoctin Mountain Park
• Board briefed on ‘Main Street’ efforts
• March edition of From the Desk of Town Commissioner Marty Burns
• Thurmont ‘Business expo’ to be held
• Town to tap into tourism to boost town's economy
• Citizens challenged to volunteer to fill commission positions
• Jim Humerick named new town manager
• February edition of From the Desk of Town Commissioner Marty Burns
• Colorfest sustains $7,500 loss in 2013
• Handicap access improvements for town office approved for bidding
• Hamrick wins special election for open Commissioner seat
• January Edition of From the Desk of Town Commissioner Marty Burns

 Complete list of all Thurmont related Current Event Articles (2013 -> 2003)

• Woodsboro Memorial Day parade and memorial service
• Woodsboro honors fallen in annual parade
• Winners, losers in Woodsboro determined by two votes
• Trout’s Towne Restaurant donated $373 to United Way
• Spruill takes oath as new Commissioner
• Trimmer won't seek re-election as burgess
• Woodsboro’s disc golf course nearly ready for players
• Woodsboro’s rapid growth likely to slow
• Trouble finding a quorum in Woodsboro
• Commissioner-elect, 25, ready to serve Woodsboro
• Woodsboro elects two new Commissioner
• Three plan to run in Woodsboro’s May election
• Woodsboro horse lover reaches out to neglected
• Woodsboro Town Commissioner Dennis Kline resigns
• State approves grant funds to improve Woodsboro park

    Complete list of all Woodsboro related Current Event Articles