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Garrett County Local Management Board Community Partnership Survey and Session Results Recording Now Available
Here is the PowerPoint Presentation from the Recording.
Deep Creek Lake Lions Club Celebrates Successful 2024 Blind Skier
By all accounts the 2024 Deep Creek Lake Lions Club blind skier program was a rousing success. This 51st year of the program instructed 20 skiers who are visually impaired plus family members who also participate in activities. This year’s program ran during four...
Garrett County Public Schools: Inclement Weather Update – March 11, 2024
Garrett County Public Schools will open two (2) hours late today, Monday, March 11, 2024.
Chamber Now Accepting 2024 Autumn Glory Royalty Applications
The Garrett County Chamber of Commerce is currently accepting applications for the 2024 Autumn Glory King and Queen. Students may download applications on the 57th Annual Autumn Glory Festival page of visitdeepcreek.com. Students are required to submit a 300-word...
POA Creates Digital Archive of Historic Deep Creek Lake Visitor’s Guides
In preparation for the Deep Creek Lake Centennial celebration in 2025, the POA has sponsored the development of a digital archive of Garrett County and Deep Creek Lake Visitor's Guides dating back to the 1950's. With financial assistance with a grant from the Garrett...
Garrett County Couple Arrested for June 2023 House Fire
A Garrett County man and woman were charged after a grand jury handed up indictments for an arson fire last summer that killed two cats and almost a kennel of puppies at their home. Christopher J. Baker, 36, and April J. Fazenbaker, 41, both of Friendsville, were...
I Can Swim! Grads are now CARC Lifeguards
Twin sisters who were part of I Can Swim! (ICS) during its inaugural year are now the first I Can Swim! graduates lifeguarding at the Edwards Community Aquatic & Recreation Complex (CARC). “We’ve been going to the CARC forever,” said Katie Allen. “I think we even...
Health Department Reports First Case of Lab-confirmed Rabies for 2024
Environmental Health Services of the Garrett County Health Department reports the first case of laboratory-confirmed rabies for 2024. The raccoon and dog encounter occurred on February 29, 2024, near the Grantsville area. The dog, whose rabies vaccination was current,...
Garrett County Democrats Come Together to Meet Candidates and Gear Up for This Year’s Elections
The Garrett County Democratic Central Committee announces that they will host their annual Roosevelt/Kennedy Democratic Dinner on Thursday, March 28, at 5:00 PM. at the Performing Arts Center at Garrett College. The event will be a little different from previous years...
Record of River and Climatological Observations for February 2024
Arrowhead Cove Dredging Report
Project Background Deep Creek Lake is an approximately 3,900-acre lake in Garrett County, Maryland. The lake serves as a public water supply and provides extensive recreational opportunities. Since the lake’s construction in 1925, no major sediment removal activities...
First United Bank & Trust’s Online Banking Update Coming Soon!
Online Banking enhancements and upgrades. First United Bank & Trust is excited to announce that our online banking platform will soon have a brand-new look and feel. The new design is modern, sleek, and responsive. It can be accessed from any device using a...
Board Meeting Update: Superintendent’s Contract
During the February 28, 2024, Special Work Session of the Garrett County Board of Education (GCBOE), the Board voted to award Dr. Brenda McCartney, GCPS Interim Superintendent, with a four-year contract as the Superintendent of Schools. "I am honored to be offered the...
Library Hosts Lynne Dale, Celtic Harper, in Recognition of Irish American Heritage Month
The Ruth Enlow Library invites the public to celebrate Irish American Heritage Month with a Celtic Harp concert on Monday, March 18, from 3:00 – 4:00 PM. at the Friendsville Library. The concert will feature harper Lynne Dale performing a selection of Celtic and...
Rotary Club of Oakland Supports Suicide Prevention in Garrett County
At the opening of the 2023 Rotary International Assembly, Rotary International President-Elect Gordon McInally announced the Rotary Theme for 2023-24: Create Hope in the World! He explained that the goal is to restore hope to help the world heal from destructive...
Anne Arundel County Public Schools (MD) is the 40th Most Envied School District in America Among Parents
Originally published by Test Prep Insight. School zoning is a term that parents in particular know all too well, as it determines the school their children will attend and the quality of education they will receive. This arrangement often seems like a lottery, heavily...
Garrett County Government Team Raises Over $7,800 for Special Olympics Maryland
In the spirit of community and generosity, 15 Garrett County Government employees took the plunge at the first-ever Community Dunk event, collectively raising an impressive $7,827 for Special Olympics Maryland. The first-ever Community Dunk drew new participants from...
Garrett County Family Fun Festival & Health Fair Scheduled for April 6
The Garrett County Steps to Better Health Committee announced that the 2024 Family Fun Festival and Health Fair will be held on Saturday, April 6, 2024. The event will take place from 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM at the Community Aquatic & Recreation Complex (CARC) at...
Maryland State Board of Education, Blueprint AIB to Hold February 27 Joint Meeting
The Maryland State Board of Education and Blueprint Accountability and Implementation Board (AIB) will meet jointly on Tuesday, February 27, 9:00 AM, at the Nancy S. Grasmick State Education Building, 200 W. Baltimore St., in the Board Room (7th floor). The joint...
Garrett College Extends President to 2029
The Garrett College Board of Trustees announced Tuesday it has reached an agreement with Dr. Richard Midcap that will keep the College’s president at GC through June 2029. The College’s second-longest-serving president, Midcap has been at GC since 2017. Midcap, whose...
Special Olympics Maryland is BACK in Garrett County, with the 25th MSP/NRP Deep Creek Dunk Week and the 2024 Winter Games
WHAT- Special Olympics Maryland (SOMD) will be in Garrett County once again for a fun and competitive jam-packed SOMD weekend! To kick off the weekend is the Deep Creek Dunk hosted by Maryland State Police and Natural Resources Police is celebrating its 25th...
Local Entrepreneurs Publish Book on Service Excellence
Two local entrepreneurs have published a book, The Service Solution, designed to help business owners, managers, and others utilize service excellence to better meet their customers’ needs while also building competitive advantage and performance for their...
Increased Number of Flu Cases in Schools
Garrett County Public Schools (GCPS) has noticed an increase in the number of flu cases in our schools. We are urging parents to be vigilant and take necessary precautions to help prevent the spread of the flu. Symptoms of the flu include fever, cough, sore throat,...
Cities Where High Earners Pay the Most (and Least) in Taxes
Originally published by Flippa. Residents in the U.S. are subject to vastly different tax liabilities depending on where they live. And for high earners, these variations can add up to tens of thousands of dollars in savings—or additional costs—on an annual basis....
February 28, 2024 Board of Education Meeting (Special Work Session)
The Garrett County Board of Education will hold a Special Work Session on Wednesday, February 28, 2024. The purpose of the Work Session is to discuss the proposed FY2025 operating budget and for the Board to take action on the Superintendent Contract for SY2025-2028....
Heckman: AI “is here to stay”
While that phrase is most prominently associated with the Borg collective of the Star Trek universe, Kurt Heckman appropriates it during his Artificial Intelligence in Society presentation Thursday night in the recital hall at the Performing Arts Center at Garrett...
Garrett Regional Medical Center earns ACR Accreditation in Ultrasound, CT, and Nuclear Medicine
Garrett Regional Medical Center (GRMC) has been awarded a three-year term of accreditation in multiple imaging modalities, including ultrasound, computed tomography (CT), and nuclear medicine as the result of an extensive review by the American College of Radiology...
Deep Creek Watershed Foundation Efforts to Support Management of SAVs
Efforts to try and control Subaquatic Vegetation (SAV) growth in Deep Creek Lake have come down to legislation written by State Senator Mike McKay (SB837) and our Delegate Jim Hinebaugh (HB910). If you are a Maryland Resident or care about Deep Creek Lake, please...
Update on Proposed Legislation – YOUR HELP NEEDED
Efforts to try and control nearshore grass growth have come down to legislation written by State Senator Mike McKay( SB837) and our Delegate Jim Hinebaugh (HB910). These bills will have hearings in Annapolis on Feb 20 and 23rd respectively. They will require...
Be the Change Project Benefits Early Care Program Participants
Be the Change – The participants of the Garrett County Health Department Early Care Programs are receiving the benefit of a Be the Change project from Mrs. Josephine Fuente’s 4th-grade classroom at Broadford Elementary School. Gracie Stewart collected blankets,...