Galesville News

Each year members of the Woodland Beach Volunteer Fire Department spend an evening in December driving their fire trucks around the neighborhoods they serve, not to put out fires, but to collect wrapped gifts - both toys and clothing - for families in need.

The county's first formal strategy to improve energy use would convert methane gas from the Millersville landfill into electricity and seek to cut energy consumption by 30 percent in both government and the private sector.

The Twin Beeches alpaca farm in West River hosted an open house on Sunday, showcasing their small herd of alpacas as well as products made from the fleece.

The American Legion Post 226 on Mayo Road in Edgewater hosted nearly two dozen veterans on Sunday for a quiet afternoon of football, free barbecue and drinks at the third annual "Football with Friends" Veterans Day event.

Reflecting its beautiful setting on the West River, the Inn at Pirates Cove has a menu bursting with seafood.

The Four Rivers Heritage Area honored exemplary people and projects that enrich the area's historic and cultural life at its sixth annual awards celebration held last week at Historic London Town and Gardens.

Despite the cold and soggy conditions, the West River Heritage Day Oyster Festival in Shady Side brought in a crowd on Sunday at the Capt.

The Shady Side Rural Heritage Society recently sponsored a photography competition, "Local Lens: Images of South County and the Bay." The contest was open to any photographer, but the photographs were to have been taken over the course of the 2009 summer.

Last week the South County Lions Club honored two outstanding public servants: A county police officer from the Southern District Station in Edgewater, and a firefighter/EMS from the Harwood Fire Station.

It's a perfect summer day. It is, in fact, a roll-down-the-windows-and-turn-up-the-music type of day for this drive along Muddy Creek Road into south county.

A Chestertown man was found aboard a ransacked local tourist cruise boat early Thursday morning, apparently having fallen asleep after drinking some of the liquor aboard, city police said.

City police arrested four people following an armed robbery early Tuesday morning at the BP gas station in the 1200 block of Forest Drive.

With the hope of helping local residents earn money and clear out unwanted items, the South Anne Arundel Lions Club is busy planning a fall service event to include a flea market on Oct.

This week's opening of county schools means more than just sharpening pencils and filling backpacks.

A 23-year-old Churchton woman was in serious condition after being struck by a vehicle in Galesville Thursday morning, county police said.

Summer keeps rolling on by and the fun in Annapolis never stops. All over town, many of the restaurants and bars are handling the woes of the economy by offering great happy hour specials to try to attract some new customers.

Michael James Day of Galesville received a Bachelor of Science degree in environmental science from Juniata College.

Two adults suffered serious, life-threatening injuries in a single-vehicle crash yesterday afternoon in Galesville, county fire officials said.

The sinking economy has thrown another variable into the annual summer equation that determines what Marylanders pay for the time-honored tradition of crabs and beer.