Lawrence “Tommy” Dorsey, Jr.

Mr. Lawrence “Tommy” Allen Dorsey, Jr. 72 a lifelong resident of Woodsboro, Maryland passed away on Monday, March 16, 2015 at College View Nursing Home. Always a friendly face to be seen in Woodsboro, the community will miss Tommy. “He was an unbelievably kind soul that helped me get my start in local politics,” remembered Ryan Trout. Born September 11, 1942 in Frederick, Maryland he was the son of the late Lawrence A. Dorsey, Sr. and Pauline Bussard Dorsey. He was a member of the Woodsboro Lutheran Church. Tommy was…

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MD 194 Widening Top Priority

The Frederick County Council discussed and reviewed county staff’s recommendations for Frederick County’s Annual Transportation Priorities. While many projects appear on the list, the widening of MD 194 to and through Walkersville drew much of the discussion. The staff proposed priorities under consideration listed the upgrade of MD 194 as the county’s number one priority for secondary highways for county. They listed heavy congestion during rush hour and a higher than average rate of collisions as reasons for the priority. The area under consideration is the stretch of MD 194…

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Vehicle Fire At Whimsey Court

At 07:20 hrs. Co.11 and Co.24 were dispatched to Whimsy Ct. for a vehicle fire. A249 arrived on scene and confirmed a working vehicle fire with everybody out of the vehicle. ET114 arrived on scene and stretched a 1-3/4 hose-line and extinguished the fi…

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