Today, we continue our focus on school safety. In an emergency, knowing what a response means can help students, staff, and families understand what is happening and what to expect. The Standard Response Protocol uses five simple, consistent responses: 📍 𝐇𝐎𝐋𝐃 Students and staff remain in their classrooms or current locations and continue normal activities. […]

Friday, August 21, Saturday, August 22, and Sunday, August 23, 2026: The weather today will have areas of dense fog this morning. Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. East winds of around 5 mph. Saturday will be partly sunny. A chance of showers, with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then […]

The weather today will be patchy fog this morning. Showers with isolated thunderstorms this morning, then showers and scattered thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s. South winds of around 5 mph, becoming west around 5 mph this afternoon. The chance of rain is near 100%. Backed by a $6,000,000 Fiscal Year 2027 state […]

People in Africa, Europe, Scandinavia, Iceland, parts of Greenland, Antarctica, most of the Americas and eastern Pacific Ocean will see a deep lunar eclipse overnight on August 27-28, 2026. The eclipse won’t be total. But it’ll be nearly total, with 96% of the moon within the Earth’s dark umbral shadow at mid-eclipse. Lunar eclipses are […]

One of my favorite parts of what I do is that I still get surprised. You’d think after writing about and photographing Deep Creek Lake for years, I’d have experienced just about everything. But, apparently not. When Cheryl invited me to join her for an afternoon sail with the Deep Creek Lake Yacht Club at […]

View the Savage River from a Unique Perspective The bridge over the lake on rt. 219. The bridge on Glandale Road. The Casselman bridge. There is no shortage of bridges in the Deep Creek Lake area, and the average weekend visitor will cross over them in their travels to reach a desired destination. There are […]

The Rural Maryland Prosperity Investment Fund (RMPIF) supports the operating activities of the Rural Maryland Council, including the administration of the Maryland Agricultural Education and Rural Development Assistance Fund (MAERDAF) and funding for the State’s five rural Regional Councils. The RMPIF competitive grant program makes strategic investments in key economic and community development initiatives while […]

The Garrett Regional Medical Center (GRMC) Foundation’s Summer Soiree, held at The Red Barn on August 15th, raised more than $50,000 to support the Foundation’s Radiation Oncology Campaign and Garrett Regional Medical Center’s expansion of cancer care in the region. The GRMC Foundation recently launched the Radiation Oncology Campaign to support GRMC’s efforts to expand […]

The weather today will be mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. West winds of around 5 to 10 mph. Garrett County Public Schools has released bus pass and stop information for the 2026–27 school year, with existing passes remaining valid unless transportation needs have changed. Families are encouraged to check updated route times […]

The Garrett County Public Schools (GCPS) Transportation Department is pleased to announce that bus pass information is now available for the 2026–27 school year. Student bus passes will remain unchanged from last year, meaning families do not need to update their child’s bus pass unless there is a change in transportation needs for the coming school year. […]