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11/16/2024

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11/16/2024

Get a jump start on holiday shopping with the Town's annual Holiday Preview event on Saturday, Nov. 16 from 5 to 8 p.m. along Downtown Main Street!

There will be free horse drawn carriage rides, live music, artisans, a fire pit and much more! If you make a purchase from a Downtown business during the event time frame, you can receive a free gift! Just come to Town Hall (110 S. Main St.) to show your receipt and redeem that evening.

This event is a great way to get in to the holiday spirit! We hope to see you there!

11/16/2024

The Mount Airy Volunteer Fire Company will be hosting a big country breakfast buffet on Sunday, Nov. 17 from 7:30 to 11 a.m. at the MAVFC Reception Hall, 1008 Twin Arch Rd.

The buffet will feature scrambled eggs, smoked sausage, bacon, French toast, pancakes, biscuits, home fries, sausage and chipped beef gravies, baked applies, make your own waffle bar, coffee, orange juice, milk, tea and hot chocolate.

The cost is $14 for adults, $9 for children ages 6 to 12 and free for children ages 5 and under with a paying adult.

Proceeds from the event will go toward the fire company.

11/16/2024

The Town will officially ring in the holiday season with its beloved annual event -- A Main Street Christmas -- on Dec. 7. The tree lighting ceremony will start at 5:30 p.m. and parade kicks off at 6:30 p.m.

The Mayor and Town Council along with several specially selected local students will light the Town Christmas tree in the Railyard. Then get ready as the annual holiday parade makes its way down Main Street with nonprofits, local businesses, community organizations and a very special appearance by Santa Claus! The parade starts at Mount Airy Elementary School and runs to Calvary United Methodist Church.

The event is one of the best ways to spread holiday cheer so dress warmly and come join us for A Main Street Christmas!

11/16/2024

Westwood Unique, Cultivate Garden & Goods, Revive Collective, Twin Thrift and Grand Millennial Antiques are co-hosting a Makers Market with local artisans on Small Business Saturday—Nov. 30. Even Santa will be there!

If you don’t know, all these shops are in the church building over the bridge from Royal Farms at Glenelg circle.

11/16/2024

Spot the ISS tonight! Use a compass to find WSW. It will be a bright light moving straight and steady. You won't be able to miss it! Travelling 5 miles per second. Show your kids. Read about the crew living and working in space.

Time: Sat Nov 16 5:54 PM, Visible: 6 min, Max Height: 59°, Appears: 10° above WSW, Disappears: 16° above NE

See the International Space Station! As the third brightest object in the sky the space station is easy to see if you know when to look up.

11/15/2024

11/15/2024

11/12/2024

Maryland wrestling’s dual against American on Saturday has been moved to South Carroll High School.

Doors will open at 5 p.m. with the dual starting at 6 p.m. Admission is free and both teams will participate in an autograph signingafter the dual.

South Carroll wrestling has been the premier public school program in the state in recent years, finishing fifth in the final Baltimore Sun wrestling poll in 2024 after going 29-0, winning a fourth straight Carroll County championship and the program’s third straight Class 1A dual state title last season.

South Carroll has produced 11 state wrestling champions over the past three years. A number of the wrestlers who contributed to that total will make a homecoming for Saturday’s dual.

Maryland’s roster features two South Carroll graduates in redshirt freshman Michael Pizzutto and sophomore AJ Rodrigues.

A change in location sets the stage for three of South Carroll’s best to return home when Maryland and American wrestle on Saturday.

11/12/2024

Carroll County residents will have an opportunity to comment on the chosen proposed path for the Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project at a public hearing on Wednesday.

Public Service Enterprise Group, the contractor for the Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project, will hold a public hearing from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Carroll County Agriculture Center in Westminster.

The proposed 70-mile transmission line through Carroll, Frederick and Baltimore counties is on track to be operational by June 2027. The Public Service Enterprise Group has been contracted by PJM, the organization that operates and plans Maryland’s electric grid, to build the $424 million powerline.

PSEG released 10 possible paths earlier this year. Rout H was selected because it would affect fewer homes and buildings, crosses fewer conservation easements, and because it is shorter with fewer turns, PSEG officials have said.

“Route H was selected as it performed well in the land use, social and engineering criteria categories,” PSEG’s website states. “For example, Route H impacted fewer conservation easements, had fewer residences and community facilities in close proximity to the Right-of-Way, and it was shorter and had fewer hard turns which reduces cost and complexity.”

Carroll County residents will have an opportunity to comment on the chosen proposed path for the Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project at a public hearing Wednesday.

11/12/2024

A discount furniture chain with nearly 200 locations around the country now has a store open near Frederick

11/12/2024

11/11/2024

Mount Airy town officials got approval this week to use savings from a state-funded playground project to fund additional improvements in the town’s Rails to Trails project.

The Board of Carroll County Commissioners at their meeting Thursday unanimously approved the town’s request to take $37,731.76 left over from a playground equipment project at Summit Ridge Park, and put it toward Rails to Trails.

The funding comes from the state’s Program Open Space for fiscal 2024. The program provides financial and technical assistance to local jurisdictions for the planning, acquisition and/or development of recreation land or open space areas.

“Back in (fiscal 2024) they were allocated $138,687 to complete a playground project at their Summit Ridge Park,” said Bob Hicks, director of the county’s Department of Recreation and Parks. “Their project has been completed and it came in under budget, so they have a remaining balance of $37,731.76. They want to reallocate it toward some improvements to their Rail and Trails project that they’re doing at the east side of Main Street.”

Mount Airy town officials got approval this week to use savings from a state-funded playground project to fund additional improvements in the town’s Rails to Trails project.

11/11/2024

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11/11/2024

Glenelg field hockey coach Martie Dyer found herself getting emotional during a fourth-quarter timeout. The No. 2 seed Gladiators maintained a one-goal lead inside of eight minutes remaining over No. 3 Queen Anne’s in Wednesday’s Class 2A state semifinal at Glen Burnie.

Choking up, Dyer told her girls, “Girls, you’ve got seven minutes left. You’ve got to get out there and give it everything you have.” Several Gladiators responded to her plea saying, “We got this, coach.”

In a critical moment, Glenelg turned to its leading scorer — senior Brinkley Eyre. She meandered around several defenders and was awarded a penalty stroke with 4:15 remaining.

The four-year varsity starter buried the shot past a diving Cassidy Alexander. That insurance goal boosted Glenelg’s confidence as sophomore Meghan Walker added another goal less than three minutes later, sealing the Gladiators’ 4-1 win.

Glenelg (16-0) advances to Saturday’s 2A state championship game for a fourth straight season. The three-time defending 2A champs will face top-seed Manchester Valley at 11 a.m. Saturday at Stevenson University.

Glenelg field hockey coach Martie Dyer found herself getting emotional during a fourth-quarter timeout. The No. 2 seed Gladiators maintained a one-goal lead inside of eight minutes remaining over No. 3 Queen Anne’s in Wednesday’s Class 2A state semifinal at Glen Burnie. Choking up, Dyer told her...

11/10/2024

A yard waste pick up date is set for Saturday, Nov. 16.

11/10/2024

The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10076, in partnership with the Town, will be hosting a Veterans Day Ceremony on Monday, Nov. 11 at 11 a.m. in the Main Street Plaza by Town Hall (110 S. Main St.).

There will be an A-10 flyover as well as a guest speaker and a three-volley salute offered by the Marine Corps Honor Guard.

All are welcome to attend the ceremony to help pay tribute to those who volunteer their life in service to our nation. Veterans are invited to visit the Post’s headquarters across the street immediately after the ceremony.

Main Street will be closed from Center Street to Hood Street for the event.