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The Carroll County Health Department is now offering appointment only, drive-thru COVID-19 testing at the Agricultural Center in Westminster, allowing them to accommodate more residents in a day.

The water tower that looms above McDaniel College’s campus in the heart of Westminster is getting a facelift this week, complete with a new paint job and fresh logos this week.

Emergency personnel from the Westminster fire and police departments and the Reese & Community Fire Company worked to extricate a person from a vehicle at the intersection of Md. Route 31 and Uniontown Road in Westminster following a crash shortly before noon Tuesday.

A custom pumper truck retired from service at Reese & Community Volunteer Fire Company in Westminster will soon be on its way to Fulton, Kentucky, to help a station destroyed in recent tornados there.

Keith Parrish, 54, of Sykesville received his best Christmas present ever this year. At 7:20 a.m., on Christmas Day, the James Webb Space Telescope blasted off into space after years of delay. Parrish, the telescope’s commissioning manager at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, said now the telescope will be able to carry out its purpose — to help scientists around the world learn how the universe began.

From clean energy to new jobs and land preservation, there's a lot to like about rooftop solar projects like the latest one near Hampstead.

The Carroll County Arts Council has selected Lynne Griffith of Westminster as its new executive director. Former director Eric Kerchner resigned last week after about two months on the job.

The Carroll County Arts Council has selected Lynne Griffith of Westminster as its new executive director. Former director Eric Kerchner resigned last week after about two months on the job.

Chitrachedu died Nov. 18 at the age of 80. Shortly before, he and his wife, Dr. Vimala Naganna, were named Persons of the Year by Carroll Magazine for their contributions to the community.

Carroll County Food Sunday has been fighting food insecurity for four decades, distributing food weekly to those families who need it most.