287(g) Steering Committee Meeting
The Frederick County Sheriff’s Office is pleased to announce that it will hold its annual 287(g) Steering Committee meeting on June 14, 2017, at 7:00 p.m.
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Rutter’s Presents Plan for Old Exxon Property in Walkersville
Rutter’s Farm Store, a convenience store providing food and fuel, plans to move into Walkersville. Representatives from Rutter’s presented plans at the Town of Walkersville’s Planning Commission Public Hearings the past two months. They have not submitted site plans for approval, but concepts for feedback from the Town. The proposed store would be Rutter’s Farm Store’s only Maryland location. The closest stores to Walkersville are over thirty miles away in Waynesboro and Hanover, Pennsylvania. Rutter’s Farm Store states on its web site that it offers, “Fresh made food prepared just…
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Walkersville and Oakdale Students Discover Asteroids
Two students in this year’s Frederick County Public Schools’ Asteroid Hunters program discovered asteroids never before catalogued and earned rights to name them! The only other schools in the U.S. with students achieving this honor are in Hawaii and Texas. The FCPS students are 11th grader Susanna Chen from Walkersville High and 10th grader Kaitlyn Murray from Oakdale High. “This is a REALLY big deal,” says Lisa Bruck, who co-directs the ESSL with Jeff Grills. Asked what the students will name their asteroids, Ms. Bruck said she doesn’t know yet.…
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Kirby Delauter Raising Funds for County Executive Run
Glade Valley’s County Council Representative, Kirby Delauter makes no bones his disdain for County Executive Jan Gardner. He has stated before that he plans to run for County Executive, but pen has now been put to paper. His supporters are rallying others to join the cause. They are sharing a letter Mr. Delauter wrote inviting supporters to a campaign kick-off event and gun raffle, and to share the invitation with “any friend you feel would be interested.” Mr. Delauter served as a member of the Board of County Commissioners before Frederick County…
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Schools Opening Two Hours Late
Frederick County MD public schools will open 2 hours late Wednesday, March 15, 2017 due to the weather. AM pre-k* and Career and Technology Center (CTC) start 2 hours late and dismiss 1 hour later than usual. PM pre-k* starts 1 hour later than usual and dismisses at the regular time. PM CTC starts 40 minutes later than usual and dismisses at the regular time. Employees: CODE GREEN *Except at FCPS charter schools, where pre-K classes are canceled
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