The Frederick County Commissioners decided Thursday that 9.5 acres in Jefferson should not be rezoned in the county's draft comprehensive plan to allow a supermarket.

Friday a Frederick County Grand Jury indicted an Adamstown man, said to be responsible for setting an acquaintance on fire.

A Frederick County grand jury Friday indicted a Knoxville man accused of shooting his younger brother to death on a charge of first-degree murder, State's Attorney Charlie Smith said.

Frederick County Government will be closed on Monday, January 18, for the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., holiday.

A new statue at the Frederick County Courthouse is on track, even though lawmakers made a mistake on the proposed location on a bill granting funding to the project.

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The discoloration was due to the buildup of sediment. Officials with the Frederick County Division of Utilities and Solid Waste Management have been working diligently to solve the water problems in the Adamstown and Ballenger Creek areas.

When Bryan Hissey got out of bed Sunday morning, he looked out his window at a yard filled with debris blown in by a windstorm.

The Dec. 23 story about a new 4-H club forming in the Adamstown area failed to cause a stir.

A 27-year-old man who authorities say set another man on fire is back in Maryland after being extradited from Arkansas.

A local graphic design artist is launching an online store to promote the Frederick County Animal Control and Adoption Center.

Drifting snow is making some county roads difficult to traverse. Frederick County highways assistant superintendent Donnie Crum asked drivers to stay off the roads to help plows do their job.

An Adamstown girl is helping to make other kids' Christmases bright. Becca Nylec, 12, is organizing a toy drive for the second time this year in her neighborhood, Green Hill Manor.

Albert Luhn of Frederick drops off yard waste as Phillip Lee of Adamstown picks up mulch Tuesday at the composting facility at the Frederick County landfill on Reich's Ford Road in Frederick.

Sabillasville - At the Sabillasville Elementary School cafeteria, 16201B Sabillasville Rd.

Scott Barao sold 420 pounds of ground beef one day last week at his Frederick County farm store, up from the 100 pounds he moves most weekdays.

Convinced the Frederick County Board of Education is too "out of control" to self-regulate, Adamstown resident Jerry Jongerius has filed a complaint with the Maryland state superintendent of schools.

The Greene Turtle Sports Bar and Grille on Citizens Way was robbed Monday, according to the Frederick Police Department.

A Sheriff's Office k-9 unit assisted with a scan of the car. Two Adamstown, Md., residents were charged with possession of marijuana by the Frederick County Sheriff's Office over the weekend.

Steve Stoyke, right, of Frederick County Department of Aging, talks with seniors about the importance of flu vaccinations at the Urbana Senior Center.