Hughesville News

Last fall, woodwright Jeff Thompson began restoring Linden's original outbuildings.

Just 24 months ago, the name "The Boxcars" meant nothing. Two years later the name is synonymous with the five guys that make up this ground breaking bluegrass music band.

The Homeowners Tax Credit-Enhanced Supplement for Qualifying Seniors became available to Charles County seniors starting in fiscal 2012, which began July 1. The Homeowner's Tax Credit is a state program that limits the amount of property taxes due based on the owner's income.

The Davidsonville owner of several real estate title companies and two of his employees pleaded guilty in federal court this week to a wire fraud scheme that defrauded lenders and another title insurance business of hundreds of thousands of dollars, federal prosecutors said.

Staff photo by EMILY BARNES Tri-County Animal Shelter kennel attendant Kristy Anderson pets a 10-month-old German shepherd mix as she takes him out for some fresh air Thursday at the shelter in Hughesville.