Walkersville News

David Hoang has expanded his Walkersville salon with five stylists. From left are Kissy Birch, Courtney Nalburrczyk, Melissa Gulli, Pat Anderson and Valerie Droneburg.

Churches are normally a refuge for those who have run up against bad luck, but a Walkersville church has now found itself the victim of a crime.

Walkersville 's town election isn't scheduled until Sept. 14, but town commissioners and Burgess Ralph Whitmore are beginning to make their decisions about running for re-election. The deadline to file a certificate of candidacy for the election is Aug.

How fast can you eat a medium cheese pizza? Several panels of Frederick County residents set to find out Saturday at the first pizza pie-eating contest at Frederick 's Fourth of July celebration in Baker Park.

Walkersville -- Walkersville Town Commissioner Chad Weddle joked that he is not a native Walkersvillian.

The Frederick County Commissioners are offering Walkersville a new avenue to discuss their anger regarding the suburban fire tax rate.

Eric Campbell admits his involvement in the shooting death of David Lee in 2005.

Maggie Ballantyne,15, of Walkersville, left, and Emily Grove, 14, of Frederick, are whipped around on the "Round-Up" amusement ride at the Walkersville Volunteer Fire Company carnival.

Bidders from 12 states are expected to attend the Maryland auction of rare dairy supplies, unique milk bottles and cream separators.

Walkersville's 70th annual carnival will feature the fire company's signature crab cakes, as seen in this file photo from the 2008 carnival.

Patrick Dorsey, 12, peeks into the lunch bag just handed to him by Meghan Miller, outreach worker at the Community Action Agency on Wednesday at Hill Street Park.

Walkersville potter Justin Windsor places a fired clay pot into a trash can filled with newspaper to create a unique finish to his work.

Free State secondary schools rank very high in Newsweek's annual 'America's Top High Schools' edition.

Marge Lyburn isn't wasting any time before she starts enjoying a well-earned retirement from Frederick County Public Schools.

Two and a half years ago, William Lohr started Boy Scout Troop 1812 with the aid of a couple of other dads and sponsorship by the Evangelical Lutheran Church on East Church Street in Frederick .

Walkersville -- Calvary Assembly in Walkersville threw a party to benefit the Walkersville High School stadium project, and performed some community outreach at the same time.

Fire/Rescue is conducting a presentation on Senior Safety at the Victoria Park Senior Apartments on June 17 at 2pm in Walkersville.

A historic 19th century Rockville building that once housed a famed psychiatric hospital has been destroyed by fire.

In May, Walkersville town commissioners requested a meeting with Frederick County officials to talk about cutting the suburban fire tax rate, citing a $4 million surplus in the county fire tax budget projections for fiscal 2010.

While Libertytown , Twin Ridge and Green Valley parents continue to voice opposition to the new school redistricting plan, some Spring Ridge parents worry they are portrayed as the bad guys in the process.