Knoxville News

The owner of a Knoxville paving business faces a possible sentence of up to three years in prison after admitting he filed false tax returns and diverted funds to pay for such items as a vacation house and a custom-built boat.

Sen. Christopher B. Shank said this week that he is "extremely concerned" about an idea for a 23-mile bike trail from Hagerstown to Weverton that is being considered by county officials.

The Metro Regional Office of the State Fire Marshal has chosen Matthew Wrenn of Knoxville as the Regional Deputy State Fire Marshal of the Year for 2011, according to a press release from the Maryland State Fire Marshal.

A crowded field of 12 candidates has developed to compete for three open seats on the Frederick County Board of Education.

Five candidates, three of them incumbents, filed to run for four open seats on the Washington County Board of Education as Wednesday's 9 p.m. deadline approached, according to the county Board of Elections.