Community Glade Valley headline Sports 

WHS Graduate Athletes Signed to Colleges

Walkersville High School announced today some athletes who have “signed letters of intent” to play at various colleges. Erin Ashley – Track and Field – Cedarville College Jody Brunty – Soccer – FCC Brendan Cassels – Football – Towson University Patrick Cleveland – Lacrosse – Shenandoah University Auri Dixon-Brown – Basketball – HCC Chloe Ferguson – Track and Field – Bridgewater College Zephan Harnish – Lacrosse – Goucher College Maia Harper – Basketball – Washington College Dominick McVay – Track and Field – Geneva College Tyray Ngoh – Basketball –…

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Glade Valley Government headline 

Walkersville Budgets Increase and Decrease

The Town of Walkersville adopted its 2016 Budgets for Water and General Funds last night with little fan fare. All votes were unanimous and no members of the public spoke in opposition or support. After deciding to keep its tax rate “the lowest in Maryland,” Town Commissioners voted to adopt the General Fund budget present at its last meeting with one minor change. At the urging of Burgess Ralph Whitmore, a parks project mostly funded by Project Open Space was added to the budget. Even with the project added, the…

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Elections Glade Valley headline 

Whitmore Will Not Seek Re-Election

As he wrapped up last night’s Town Meeting, Walkersville Burgess Ralph Whitmore announced that he will not be seeking re-election this year. While there were many rumors that he would not run, this was his first official statement. After the Town Commissioners unanimously approved fiscal year 2016 budgets for the general fund and water fund, Whitmore explained there was a lot to do over the next few months before the Town holds elections. He wants to be sure three specific projects are either done or well on their way to being…

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