Garrett County News

The Allegany Arts Council has finalized plans for its 2009 Mountain Maryland Artists Studio Tour.

Mr. Moe is headed to Washington. David Moe, a key member of a regional organization attempting to secure funding for improvements to U.S. Routes 219 and 220, is expected to be part of a group of stakeholders who travel to the nation's capital later this month to discuss with federal lawmakers the importance of both projects.

Celebrating a safer AmericaThe Navy float at the Armistice Parade through Downtown Memphis in October of 1948 gives a hint of the future.

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

Maryland's black bear hunt in the western part of the state has ended. Officials with the Department of Natural Resources announced the end of the hunt in Garrett and Allegany counties late Thursday.

Even in the best of times, it is often difficult for the American Red Cross to keep adequate blood supplies on hand.

ANNAPOLIS - While snowfall to some means outdoor winter fun and time off from school, to county governments it requires big spending on equipment and overtime pay to clear roads and ensure safety.

MSP says the two were picked up in Washington County. Two teenagers who fled from a youth facility in Garrett County Monday morning are back in custody.

Two youths who reportedly escaped late Monday morning from Meadow Mountain Youth Center at Grantsville were taken into custody about an hour later in Washington County following a high-speed chase, Maryland State Police said.

Two juveniles were taken to Garrett County Memorial Hospital Saturday following a traffic accident at the intersection of Maryland Highway and G Street.

Fairmont Senior's volleyball team fell to Lincoln in three games Wednesday, 25-21, 25-19 and 25-16. Allie Fetty led the Polar Bears with six kills, two aces and an assist.

Marcellus Shale in Garrett County is shaping up to be a goldmine and the Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences Cooperative Extension wants to ensure that exploration of the formation will benefit both energy companies and landowners.

The Garrett County Health Department recently received notification of several laboratory confirmed cases of H1N1 influenza in Garrett County residents.

The Garrett County Jail may be undergoing approximately $431,500 worth of repairs and improvements if a proposal presented during the Tuesday meeting of the Garrett County Commission is approved.

OCEAN CITY - In the first annual convention since its historic name change, the Maryland State Education Association, formerly the Maryland State Teachers Association, will draw thousands of public school teachers and other educators to Ocean City on Oct.

Tips from citizens frequently play an important role in solving crimes. This week, there have been several local and area crimes that police are hoping the public can aid in solving.

Garrett County residents told the Maryland Public Service Commission Wednesday that a proposed wind farm would be noisy, ineffective and potentially put them in danger.

A Baltimore man was found deceased Wednesday in a vehicle parked at the Oakland WalMart parking lot, according to the Garrett County Sheriff's Office.

More affordable housing will be coming to Oakland soon thanks to the Liberty & Mews housing development on Liberty Road.

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