In accordance with the approved 2026-27 calendar, Garrett County Public Schools (GCPS) will be closed on Monday, September 7, 2026, in observance of Labor Day. All schools and offices are closed. Regular operations are scheduled to resume on Tuesday, September 8, 2026.
All 2026-27 GCPS calendar information is available on our website at www.gcps.net/calendars.
The Garrett County Health Department is sponsoring a Bike Rodeo on October 27 from 4 to 5:30 p.m. at Grantsville Town Hall, 171 Hill Street, Grantsville. According to the health department, the event will teach and encourage kids to ride bikes safely. Participants...
The Greater Oakland Business Association is still untangling the legal steps needed to break away from the Town of Oakland, council members learned at the Oct. 5 Mayor and Town Council meeting. GOBA requested earlier this year to be released from the town's oversight...
Full-time Garrett County Public Schools employees will receive a one-time $384 stipend to help offset rising health insurance premiums, following the Board of Education's approval of the payments on Oct. 13. Health care premiums are set to rise 9.2% for the 2027...