Sykesville News

SALISBURY -- The city police department celebrated the accomplishments and efforts of its officers during an award ceremony Thursday.

It is time once again for some ripe, juicy citrus fruit from Florida! The Marriotts Ridge High School music department invites you to purchase grapefruit, navel oranges, tangerines, or a variety pack while helping the music students raise funds for their annual spring trip.

Visitation for Robert Tinsley Jr., 88, of Mayfield, Ky., formerly of Sykesville, Md., father of Robert L. Tinsley of Somerset, Ky., will be held Tuesday, Oct.

Baltimore police arrested a Sykesville man Saturday in the hit-and-run death of a Johns Hopkins University student eight days ago.

Share + Oct 24, 2009 5:23 pm US/Eastern Police have made an arrestA in theA hit-and-run accident thatA killed a Johns Hopkins student.A Police say theyA arrested Thomas Meighan, 39,A Saturday afternoon.A He isA from Sykesville, Carroll County.

Share + Oct 22, 2009 5:52 pm US/Eastern Reporting Gigi Barnett SYKESVILLE, Md. 1 of 1 Thanks to a Facebook page, hundreds of Internet users and two determined dog owners, a Rhodesian Ridgeback is safe at home.

Maryland State Police have arrested a state hospital patient who allegedly attacked three workers with a butter knife in Sykesville.

Maryland State Police are investigating a crash that sent a mother, her 6-month-old child and a third person to local hospitals.

Shannon Burdette tried to pay with her Shell Mastercard after filling up her gas tank this weekend but found the card rejected.

Fire officials say 45 show-quality rabbits were killed in a barn fire in Sykesville.

By Mike Santa Rita msantarita@patuxent.com Posted 10/15/09 An 88-year-old man suffering from dementia was indicted by a Howard County grand jury on manslaughter and assault charges Wednesday for killing a fellow resident at a Columbia assisted living facility in August.

Fire officials say 45 show-quality rabbits were killed in a barn fire in Sykesville.

10, 7-10 p.m., at the Eubie Blake Jazz Institute and Cultural Center . The CD is a collaboration with Larry Willis , an international jazz icon and three-time Grammy Award nominee who has been featured on more than 300 albums.

Date: October 6, 2009 Description: These official Gazette photographs are being made available only for personal use printing.

Most county residents instantly recognize the green Choose Civility car magnets distributed community-wide through the Howard County Library.

About 25 third-graders at Woodmont Academy in Cooksville eagerly raced to get their weight of choice at the beginning of class and immediately began their 10-lap warm-up run inside the school's gym.

Although we often encourage children to "reach for the stars," Charis Smith, a sixth-grader at Mt.

Astronaut Buzz Aldrin and Washington Week" TV host Gwen Ifill will be just two of the big names who will appear at this year's Baltimore Book Festival, happening Friday-Sunday, Sept.

Autumn has arrived on our calendars, signaling the fast approach of brightly-colored leaves and bustling wildlife.

The Frostburg State University Foundation Inc. welcomed four new members to its Board of Directors, one being local resident Diane Carter-Richardson, of Ellicott City.