Crownsville News

South county residents can't vote for the next County Council member to represent them, but they are brimming with questions.

Eleven people ranging from a former state legislator and school board members to political novices have signed up to fill a vacant County Council seat.

Twenty-two years after a small group of African Americans started the Kunta Kinte Heritage Festival in Annapolis, the annual event has been canceled.

The air was filled with the buzz of small engines and the smell of roasting hot dogs at the Chesapeake Bay Radio Control Club's open house on Saturday.

BREAKIN' THE LAW, BREAKIN' THE LAW: Three Baltimoreans check out Maryland's not-so-thriving nude beach scene.

For those not from Anne Arundel County, Crownsville may represent a crowded, fast-paced community known mostly for the annual Maryland Renaissance Festival.

Packing wind gusts of up to 65 mph, severe thunderstorms pummeled the area late yesterday afternoon, dumping heavy rain and hail, downing trees, cutting power to thousands and slowing traffic.

It seemed, for just a few hours Sunday, the hands of time were reversed by 100 years or so.

Indoor and outdoor vendors will offer household goods, toys, tools, garden equipment, computers, electronics, clothing, antiques and more, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Anne Arundel County Fairgrounds, 1450 Generals Highway in Crownsville.

For the past two years Aaron Hannigan of Pasadena has juggled classes at Anne Arundel Community College, practices with Chesapeake Caledonian Pipe and Drum Corps, and work - about 25 hours a week at the Annapolis Police Department.

This afternoon's storms created a mess for many people throughout the state. Kelly McPherson reports in Anne Arundel County many people were left without power due to downed trees and power lines.

Crowds packed the Chesapeake Arts Center Friday and Saturday to support dancers of all ages in the county Department of Recreation and Parks' Anne Arundel Dance Academy's recital, its culmination of study from January.

A pregnant Glen Burnie teen and her friend are recovering after being hit by a car Saturday night in Crownsville.

TOP: Sitting together are Sgt. 1st Class James Stoddard Jr.'s family, daughter Megan Conley, 16, wife Amy Stoddard and daughter Makenzie Stoddard, 4. BOTTOM: Makenzie Stoddard, 4, wears a "My Daddy My Hero" T-shirt in remembrance of her father and holds a doll that shows her father's image.

On Monday, our community will mark Memorial Day. You hear a lot of hogwash about this holiday, how it's just another day off or how most of us forget its meaning.

A Pasadena man pleaded guilty yesterday to automobile manslaughter in connection with the death last year of a 77-year-old Crownsville resident.

Michael Edward Stelzer planned to spend his most recent birthday with his father.

Two young men played violins Wednesday night in the Arundel Center lobby in Annapolis, while five dozen teachers marched in a separate protest on the sidewalk outdoors.

The Maryland Renaissance Festival is scouting Charles and Calvert counties as possibilities for its new home, the group's general manager said.

The Maryland Renaissance Festival announced last week that it is eyeing three sites in Frederick for the annual event.