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Author: GladeValley.net Staff

John grew up on a farm in Frederick County, Maryland. He studied at Frederick Community College and University of Maryland Baltimore County. He writes as a freelance writer while raising his children in Walkersville.
Government 

Frederick County Sheriff’s Office Adds Three New K9 Teams

GladeValley.net Staff,

The Frederick County Sheriff’s Office recently increased the size of their Canine Program with the addition of three single purpose narcotic detection canine teams. The canine teams are assigned to the Patrol Operations division of the agency, and will be readily available to assist deputies as well as allied agencies as a tool in locating and seizing illegal narcotics within Frederick County. After the handler and canine selections were made, the teams underwent an intensive initial training period directed by Sheriff’s Office canine trainers where they learned basic obedience and…

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Glade Valley Sports 

Lions Pick-Up Win by Forfeit

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Walkersville Lions Varsity Football team was scheduled to play Governor Thomas Johnson High School’s Patriots Friday evening. For the third week in a row, the Patriots forfeited their varsity game. TJ’s Varsity team is down to fourteen players, which their coach and athletic director deem too few players to play safely. With so few players, students play in positions with which they are not familiar. Players also do not get rest, because they play every single play. These challenges make players more susceptible to injuries. Some parents of the Patriot…

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Glade Valley Government 

Rock Creek School, African Hair Braiding, and Lonza Driveway

GladeValley.net Staff

The Town of Walkersville announced that this meeting has been postponed to October 8, 2019 due to a lack of quorum. Planning Commission member Ray Santullo was called away for the birth of a grandchild. Several other members of the commission already had scheduling conflicts. The Walkersville Planning Commission will hold it’s monthly public hearing on Tuesday, September 24, 2019 at 7:30 p.m. in Town Hall. Lonza, a biotech and pharmacological company on Biggs Ford Road, will seek approval for an expansion of it’s driveway to loop around it’s facilities.…

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