Frostburg News

November 20 - Country House at 2;00 p.m. November 24 - Deadline for Musically Speaking .

CUMBERLAND -- All four members of the District 1 delegation to Annapolis arrived early to prepare for their annual pre-legislative meeting at Allegany College of Maryland on Willowbrook Road.

Jim Stakem broke character - and his silence - on the still controversial issue of having two police agencies in one of the least populated, most economically stressed jurisdictions in the state.

An Oklahoma company with ties to Pennsylvania and Virginia has applied for four natural gas well-drilling permits on sites in Allegany and Garrett counties to begin the "exploration phase" of the Marcellus Shale.

The Mountain City will once again be transformed into a holiday winter wonderland, as local organizations come together to present the sixth annual Frostburg Storybook Holiday, a daylong event of seasonal activities, on Dec.

It's cheaper to go to college in-state, especially if you live in Maryland. Average in-state tuition and fees for this academic year at Maryland's public universities is lower than the national average by more than $220, according to a report by the College Board released last month.

Western Maryland Food Bank's 22nd Annual Bags of Plenty Food Drive will begin Wednesday.

Leaders of Allegany County and municipalities from one end of the county to the other hammered home on Friday to all four members of the District 1 legislative delegation the importance of highway user funds from state government.

Sheetz will expand its presence on Virginia Avenue next year with a bigger store to be built directly behind its existing one.

The chirp of a telephone makes Lou Femi's day. It's not necessarily retirement that's allowing Femi, a retired Frostburg StateUniversity police officer, to enjoy a simple pleasure or preferred sound.

For Walter Moore, Westernport resident Mary Jane GA1 4lck's late brother, the chance to attend Frostburg State University was a dream come true for a child who had fought a number of serious physical difficulties since birth and whose family was told he was unlikely to even finish high school.

Wantz Distributors expanded its business operations earlier this month with the purchase of Price Beers in Frostburg, Md.

Frostburg, Md. - THREE hours by bike from Cumberland, Md., on the Great Allegheny Passage, I rode into the mouth of the abandoned Borden Tunnel near here, where freight trains once rumbled, hauling coke, steel and coal.

Charges are pending against a Mount Savage man in connection with a high-speed chase early Saturday that occurred before the driver lost control of his vehicle a short time later on Parkersburg Road.

No souls were bet, or fiddles of gold won, but people of all ages came out for the 16th Annual Fiddle Championship to compete in fiddle, banjo and mandolin.

A young Midand man operating an all-terrain vehicle was arrested early Friday after he allegedly failed to stop for police, rammed a police cruiser during the pursuit and then was arrested after he struck a parked vehicle on McCulloh Street.

Maryland State Police continued the investigation into Wednesday night's head-on collison on U.S. Route 40 in LaVale that claimed the lives of three Mount Savage residents, including a mother and her 11-year-old son, and severely injured a Frostburg man.

Three people were killed in a head-on collision in the Allegany County community of LaVale.

I used to donate to St. Jude's Children's Research. They sent back some items with pictures that children drew.

A Virginia man was arrested early Saturday after being involved in an altercation on East Mechanic Street.