Education 

Events at Walkersville High School This Week

The following events will take place at Walkersville High School this week. Be sure to come support the community in these various activities! Monday, 2/2/15 – Boys Basketball – Home – OHS – 9th @ 4:00/JV @ 5:30/Varsity @ 7:00 pm Tuesday, 2/3/15 – Boys Basketball – Away – MHS – 9th @ 4:00/JV @ 5:30/Varsity @ 7:00 pm Wednesday,  2/4/15 – Girls Basketball – Home – MHS – 9th @ 4:00/JV @ 5:30/Varsity @ 7:00 pm – Wrestling – Away – Smithsburg HS – 6:00 pm Thursday, 2/5/15 –…

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Patient Remains in Serious Condition and Police Still Seeking Information

It seems like an average day at the Discovery Crossing Shopping Center, today. The parking lot was full of cars as patrons shopped, saw their eye doctors, dined in the restaurants, or saw an accountant. A week ago tonight, this location saw a horrific crime. A still unknown assailant shot Gerald Campbell, a Goodwill security guard, multiple times. Mr. Campbell, aged forty-two, remains in serious condition at R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland. Maryland State Police flew Mr. Campbell to…

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Crime headline 

Robbery in Woodsboro Investigation Continues

The Frederick County Bureau of Investigation continues to investigate the armed robbery of the Woodsboro Liquor Store. On January 24, 2015 at approximately 9:45 p.m., the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Woodsboro liquor store, located on South Main Street in Woodsboro, for a report of an armed robbery. Through its investigation, the Frederick County Bureau of Investigation learned the suspect entered the store, displayed a handgun and demanded money from the clerk at the cash register. The suspect left the area on foot with an undisclosed amount of…

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Shooting Victim’s Condition Upgraded

Gerald Campbell, the Goodwill security guard shot multiple times Thursday night, remains at the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma in Baltimore. His condition has been upgraded to “serious” according to Chris Lindsey of the University of Maryland Medical Center Public Affairs. According to the HIPAA Updated Guidelines for Releasing Information on the Condition of Patients (provided by the American Hospital Association), Serious condition means that the patient’s vital signs may be unstable and not within normal limits; Patient is acutely ill; Indicators are questionable. In contrast, critical condition means vital signs…

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