The weather today will be a slight chance of showers, thunderstorms also possible after 2pm, and a slight chance of thunderstorms before 8pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 71 and a low around 54. Light east wind becoming southeast 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Make your guess for this month’s “Where Am I?” contest, too! Shoutout to Dr. Ryan H! He told me he reads DCT regularly… any guesses?
The Garrett County Department of Planning and Land Management is updating the Land Preservation and Recreation Plan. You can help shape the future of recreation in Garrett County, please take their short survey: garrettcounty.org/RecSurvey
Mariah Klotz was named the Garrett County Farm Queen! Congratulations!
WalletHub released its report on the Most and Least Equitable School Districts in Maryland. According to the “equitability scores”, Garrett County is number 20 of 24. Feel free to make your own judgment after reading the study.
Garrett County’s June 2021 Unemployment Rates a 6.2% (June 2020 was 7.4%).
Congratulations and Best Wishes to Dennis Gibson! Dennis retired as Garrett College’s head men’s basketball coach after guiding the Lakers to 714 victories and four national tournament appearances during 36 seasons as head coach.
It’s Senior Citizen’s/Veteran Day at the 64th Annual Garrett County Agriculture Fair. View the complete fair events schedule on this page.
A selection of fair events are as follows: Pet Show, 4-H Robotics Challenge, Heavy Weight Tractor Pull and the featured entertainment tonight at 7:30: Thomas Gabriel (Mr. Johnny Cash’s grandson).
COVID-19 vaccines are available today at the Garrett County Health Department Clinic in Oakland.
