As a result of the number of snow days earlier in the year, Frederick County Public Schools must adjust their calendar for the year. The last day of school for students in Frederick County, Maryland, Public Schools is Thursday, June 18, 2015. On that day, schools will dismiss students 2 hours early. Monday, June 15, Tuesday, June 16 and Wednesday, June 17 are full school days.
Read MoreThe Town of Walkersville’s Burgess and Commissioners will meet this evening to discuss the tax rate and proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2016. During their meeting on May 13, 2016, the Burgess and Commissioners voted to move ahead with a proposed budget and maintaining the current tax rate of $0.15 per $100 assessed value. That vote brought the matter to a public hearing this evening. The current tax rate of $0.15 will generate slightly higher revenues this year as assessments increased overall for properties in the Town of Walkersville. The…
Read MoreThe Town of Walkersville’s Planning Commission will continue discussions to address blight and trash in the town Tuesday evening. The members picked up the matter after the Town’s Economic Development Commission presented ideas to the Burgess and Town Commissioners. The Planning Commission has discussed laws in other jurisdictions and a proposed bill from the Maryland General Assembly. At their last meeting, they met with legal counsel to discuss the issue. Many of the suggestions focused on commercial properties, but citizens attending the meeting raised issues with residential properties, also. The…
Read MoreJAGUAR SPOT WINNERS May 22, 2015 Congratulations to this week’s Jaguar Spot winners for showing SPOT-on behavior. Way to go!!! Drew Albertson Michael Ancruem Nicholas Cutsail Aidan Deusa Carson Gay Joespeh Gessner Aditya Gujalwar Gabriella Lindblade Arios Moraga Nathan Ramsay Shea Richardson Noah Turner Haley Welty Hunter Windsor
Read MoreThe Frederick County Sheriff’s Office handled several abduction scams this week. Several victims reported that an individual called claiming to have been in an accident with someone related to them. The scammer claimed they were illegal immigrants and did not want to go to the hospital or involve the police. The scammers then claimed they were holding the victim’s relative hostage until money was wired to the scammer. In one case the victim heard a female screaming in the background and believed it was his wife, who the scammer said…
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