Garrett County Public Schools (GCPS) has an updated student cell phone policy for the 2026-27 school year, which provides clear expectations for personal cell phone/personal digital device use during the school day. The updated policy was approved during the June 2026 Board Meeting, effective immediately, and builds upon GCPS’s previous expectations regarding student cell phone […]

Garrett County Public Schools (GCPS) is introducing a new cafeteria point-of-sale (POS) system for the 2026-27 school year, providing families with convenient tools to manage student cafeteria accounts and purchases. All students enrolled in GCPS will continue to receive free breakfast and lunch every school day through the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP), a federal program under the […]

Garrett County Public Schools is pleased to announce the appointment of Mrs. Heather Roth as the new Teaching Principal of Friendsville Elementary School, effective for the 2026-27 school year. Roth brings a strong connection to the Friendsville community to her new role, having previously served as the Friendsville Community School Coordinator since 2024. In that […]

A man is facing felony charges following a July fire investigation by the Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal. The accused is identified as Chad Edward Care, 43, of Hedgesville, West Virginia. Care is facing first- and second-degree arson charges and two counts of first-degree malicious burning. All are felonies. Deputy State Fire Marshals […]

Friday, August 14, Saturday, August 15, and Sunday, August 16, 2026: The weather today will be patchy fog this morning. Showers likely, with a slight chance of thunderstorms this morning, then showers, with a chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. South winds of around 5 mph, becoming west this afternoon. The […]

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will conduct Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (SAV) surveys in Deep Creek Lake next week.Operations will begin on Monday, August 17 and conclude in the afternoon on Wednesday, August 19.For everyone’s safety and awareness, please review the attached map of dive locations and familiarize yourself with the image of the […]

Two local winners will be heading into the 2026-27 school year with backpacks full of school supplies, thanks to a special back-to-school giveaway hosted by Garrett County Public Schools (GCPS). As part of GCPS’ Back-to-School campaign, participants had the opportunity to enter a drawing to win a backpack loaded with essential school supplies. Two winners […]

Garrett County Public Schools (GCPS) students demonstrated strong academic growth across several state assessments during the 2025-26 school year, according to results presented to the Garrett County Board of Education (GCBOE) during the August 11th Board Meeting. GCPS recorded the greatest growth in English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency statewide, increasing by 2.8 percentage points and […]

The Garrett County Public Schools (GCPS) Food & Nutrition Services (FNS) Department would like to remind families that next week, August 17-21, 2026, will be the final week for the Summer Food Service Program. To ensure students have meals beyond the program’s end date, FNS will be providing 10 days of meals instead of the […]

The weather today will be mostly cloudy in the morning, then partly sunny, with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. West winds 5 to 10 mph, with gusts up to 25 mph. The chance of rain is 20%. Weekly Fishing Report: Recent rains gave western region […]