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The new platform will provide access to training mandated by the state as well as the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and other required training. It will also allow the department to track its training compliance.

The Board of Carroll County Commissioners unanimously approved Thursday a $48,020 purchase for training and record-keeping software from Lexipol, LLC.

The Taneytown Volunteer Fire Company received a $400,000 loan from the county to fund part of the purchase of a new Seagrave Engine Tanker, while the Lineboro Volunteer Fire Company was given a $350,000 loan to purchase a new ambulance.

Grant funds will cover the purchase of body-worn cameras, in-car cameras, video storage, hardware, software, licensing, training, installation and related equipment for deputies for the next five years.

Grant funds will cover the purchase of body-worn cameras, in-car cameras, video storage, hardware, software, licensing, training, installation and related equipment for deputies for the next five years.

Carroll County officials hope to use a grant from a Taneytown-based foundation to help veterans and older adults struggling to make ends meet.

According to the Carroll County Health Department, through July, there have been 32 deaths in the county attributed to overdose this year and 386 nonfatal overdoses. In 2021, 60 Carroll County residents died due to overdose, and “countless others have been forever affected by these losses,” according to Commissioner Eric Bouchat of Woodbine.

According to the Carroll County Health Department, through July, there have been 32 deaths in the county attributed to overdose this year and 386 nonfatal overdoses. In 2021, 60 Carroll County residents died due to overdose, and “countless others have been forever affected by these losses,” according to Commissioner Eric Bouchat of Woodbine.

The Carroll Board of County Commissioners approved multiple expenditures this month for vehicle purchases and county road repair.

Carroll County commissioners unanimously approved a $127,230 contract with Henry Adams LLC, of Baltimore for design and engineering services on a new HVAC system.