Glade Valley headline News 

Roll Over Closed U.S. 15

As reported on Wednesday, a vehicle accident at U.S. 15 and Hessong Bridge Road closed the highway. At 12:43 p.m. Walkersville Volunteer Rescue and Fire Companies (Co.24 & Co.11, respectfully) were dispatched to for a vehicle accident with rollover. Chief 11-1 arrived on the scene and confirmed dispatch with one patient ejected. Ambulance 229 arrived on the scene and started patient care. Soon after, Engine 221 arrived on the scene and pulled 1 ¾ line for fire protection from the leaking fluids. Command requested aviation for the two patients, another…

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Glade Valley Government headline 

Walkersville Town Meeting

The Town of Walkersville held its Town Meeting on the evening of June 24, 2015. Burgess Ralph Whitmore was setting up the carnival grounds for next week’s Walkersville Volunteer Fire Company Carnival. Commissioner Chad Weddle ran the meeting in his absence. During the first item of business, Town Manager Gloria Long Rollins informed Commissioners that the owner of Walkers Overlook would not be making the required balloon payment for his loan on the Walker Farm as exepcted on July 1, 2015. The owner misunderstood the contract to have payment due on August…

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Business Glade Valley headline 

Gas Station Re-Opens

Walkersville gained (or re-gained) a second gas station last week. Now re-branded with Liberty logos, the gas station at Sandstone Drive and MD 194 opened with new pumbs, new tanks, televisions at the pump, and a new convenience store. Ahmed Hudhud purchased the fuel station that had been opened and closed many times under different names last year. The station had been abandoned and the State of Maryland denied fuel deliveries to the station for failures to meet environmental standards. Earlier this year, Mr. Hudhud presented his plans for the…

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Glade Valley headline News 

Roll Over on Water Street Road

At 1:13 p.m. on June 21, 2015, Walkersville Volunteer Rescue and Fire Companies were dispatched to the area of 9294 Water Street Road in Walkersville for a vehicle accident with rollover. RS-24 arrived on the scene, confirmed dispatch, and established command. RS24 advised that one vehicle sat in the roadway on it’s side, and that all patients were out of the vehicle. Ambulance 248 arrived on the scene and began patient care. Engine 111 and Ambulance 169 arrived on the scene. Engine 111 controlled fluid from the vehicle. Ambulance 169…

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Glade Valley headline News 

Fall From Horse Flown to Shock Trauma

At 9:26 a.m. on June 19, 2015, Walkersville Volunteer Rescue Company was dispatched to the 8700 block of Liberty Road for an injured person who had fallen off a horse. Duty 24 requested the status of Trooper 3, and Walkersville Volunteer Fire Company was dispatched also. Units arrived on scene and started patient care. Crews quickly requested Trooper 3. B116 arrived on scene to establish a landing zone. One patient was flown to shock trauma.

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