Thurmont News

Registration is OPEN for H1N1 flu vaccination appointments and can be made on-line or by phone.

Washington County residents Pam and Mark Henry talk about the assistance they received from the U.S. Department of Agriculture during an event Monday in Thurmont that marked the 60-year anniversary of the USDA Rural Development Program.

It's an observation her sister Betty Rippeon Gruber, 66, validates. "The family keeps her on the go," Gruber said.

Karl started a career in law enforcement with a major metropolitan police department where he was a police cadet, patrol officer and detective.

A line forms Tuesday across the parking lot outside Hillside Turkey Farmsa Thurmont shop as hundreds of customers wait to purchase their Thanksgiving turkey Four generations of the Smith family have operated the family business on Elm Street since 1939 and many of those in line have returned each year for the fresh birds

Walkersville -- Two Walkersville fire companies will canvass its first-responder area beginning this weekend with a petition to lower local fire tax rates.

NBC 25 The second in a three-part series, NBC 25 explores the lives of two immigrants who have settled in the Four-State Region from distant lands.

"A treasure that will last forever." "The two best months of life." "Thanks for a memorable experience." Those were the words written by a few of the recruits describing 10 weeks of training as part of the 32nd Frederick County Corrections Academy.

Thurmont -- The Catoctin Iron Furnace was in business for more than 100 years, supplying weapons for three wars and helping to fuel the Industrial Revolution.

The Community Foundation of Frederick County 2009 Wertheimer Fellows for Excellence in Volunteerism from left, Eugene Long, Miriam Lane, and Frank Parsons sit on stage after receiving their awards Saturday night at the Holiday Inn.

The Shumaker Roofing Company of Frederick filled a dining room Friday at the Mountain Gate Family Restaurant in Thurmont.

Ceramic artist Judy Ott sits in her home studio in Thurmont. Behind her is her bulletin board for inspiration, covered in clippings of pottery ideas and photographs of family members working with clay.

To buy a more expensive locally raised turkey or a cheaper bird injected with hormones and antibiotics? That may be the question for some cash-strapped consumers this Thanksgiving.

If you had to request certain police data -- say, drunken-driving reports -- wouldn't you think a law enforcement agency would have that information at its fingertips? A simple push of a button, you might believe, would lead to reams of data -- easily accessible, easily sortable, infinitely pliable.

Elower-Sicilia Productions instructor Kela Sicilia-Marceron works with lyrical dance students at the studio in Thurmont on Saturday morning.

Members of the Elower-Sicilia Productions of Dance and Music cast shadows on a wall between performances of a oeThrillera during Thurmonta s annual Halloween in the Park celebration.

Two trustees sales and a bankruptcy sale are scheduled within the next several weeks.

Hood College will host its annual fall celebration for children in Frederick and surrounding communities from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday.

This Saturday, for the fourth year, the Thurmont Lions Club is coordinating Make a Difference Day in Thurmont .

A few weeks back, the Republican Central Committee came under fire from Democrats and Republicans alike for asking loaded questions about Jason Judd's employment with SEIU and that organization's relationship with ACORN.