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Lyons Den Pictures Opening

Michael Kuster, , ,

Local photographer, Stephanie Lyons, will soon be opening a studio on West Pennsylvania Avenue in Walkersville. With a lifelong passion and ten years experience in photography, Mrs. Lyons started her photography business, Lyons Den Pictures. “I have had a passion for photography most of my adult life; from the picture of the smallest butterfly on a flower to the beautiful smile on my children’s face. This led me to start my own photography business,” explained Stephanie Lyons. The business will now open a physical studio at 21 West Pennsylvania Avenue, which…

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Early Morning Police Chase

Michael Kuster

Thursday morning turned out to be a very busy morning in Walkersville. An accident on Maryland 194 at East Frederick Street caused a disruption to traffic. Not long after that and just as elementary school students were making their way to bus stops and walking to school this morning, police converged upon Walkersville from all directions. Police cruisers and unmarked cars ripped down Pennsylvania Avenue just as the children along the street were about to cross the street to their bus stop. Overhead, Maryland State Police searched the area with…

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MVA with Entrapment on Rt.26

Walkersville Rescue Company News Articles

At 20:38hrs. Co.24 & Co.11 were dispatched to Rt.26 and Latham Dr. for a vehicle accident with entrapment. C24 arrived on scene and advised that he had one car into the guardrail with driver trapped and established Rt.26 command. A247 arrived on scene to begin patient care. RS24 arrived on scene and went to work stabilizing the vehicle and using the side wench pulling the guardrail away and then cutting and removing the guardrail. Once the guardrail was removed, the rescue crew went to work removing the driver side door. The patient was extricated in ten minutes and transferred to A247. E111 arrived on scene to assist with the squad crew and pulled 1” front bumper line for precaution. The driver was then transported to Meritus Hospital. Command was terminated and all units went in service as ready.

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Glade Valley Government headline 

Walkersville Talks Business, Trash, and Crime

Michael Kuster,

The Town of Walkersville’s Burgess and Town Commissioners met last night. After voting to support Frederick County’s Annual Road Priorities which places MD 194 as its top priority for secondary highways, trash and crime took up a lot of the discussions. Commissioner Gary Baker brought up the Town’s Economic Development Commission’s report. He went over a few highlights and asked Town Manager Gloria Long Rollins to post the report online. Over the past year, the EDC updated the Town’s web site and social media presence, and started a community shred…

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Walkersville Supports MD 194 As Top Priority

Michael Kuster, ,

After several weeks of discussion, the Town of Walkersville voted Wednesday night to support the county’s proposed annual transportation priorities which put MD 194 at the top of its list for secondary highways.  The issue first arose during a visit by County Executive Jan Gardner’s visit to a Walkersville Town Meeting earlier this year. Since then, the community and county as a whole have been debating the issue. The last time the Burgess and Commissioners discussed the proposal, they could not come to a consensus. Burgess Ralph Whitmore communicated that…

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