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Three Republican hopefuls are running to unseat incumbent Anne Arundel County Sheriff Jim Fredericks in the July 19 primary.

The Board of Education of Anne Arundel County unanimously appointed Mark Bedell to the position of superintendent Friday during a special meeting where he was introduced to school and county leaders.

The Board of Education of Anne Arundel County unanimously appointed Mark Bedell to the position of superintendent Friday during a special meeting where he was introduced to school and county leaders.

In the crowded race for Anne Arundel County executive, two Republicans and the Democratic incumbent have separated themselves from the pack financially with a month to go until the July 19 primary.

Deputy First Class Glenn Hilliard was trying to arrest a suspect who was wanted on multiple felony warrants in multiple jurisdictions, police said.

The $2.16 billion operating budget and $571 million capital spending plan got “yea” votes from two Republican council members who had never previously voted in favor of Pittman’s budgets.

Bedell worked as assistant superintendent in charge of high schools for Baltimore County Public Schools before leaving for Kansas City Public Schools in 2016. He will start his new role Aug. 8.

Conservative council members presented amendments to cut a proposed diversity, equity and inclusion position, free menstrual products in library bathrooms, and the department budgets for public works and planning and zoning. They also supported an amendment restricting undocumented immigrants from accessing county services.

The Patuxent River has stood in the way of joining up the WB&A Trail for decades, but on Friday local officials and advocates gathered to break ground on the bridge that will close the gap.

The program is planning to announce a new partner organization later this month and a new executive director to head the effort.