Next week, the reconstituted Carver Community Center Board will meet for the first time to begin the process of rehabilitating and restoring the aging and dilapidated facility. In it’s 100 year history, the building, located at 340 Frederick Street,  has served as a  high school; as the orginal Allegany College of Maryland and was targeted to be converted into the Carver Community Center back in 2004- organized by a tax exempt non-profit. That proposal never got off the ground and the facility fell into disrepair and closed in 2011. In the spring of 2020, the Cumberland City Council voted to…

On Thursday,  Governor Larry Hogan announced 10 locations for COVID-19 testing in the state of Maryland- the closet one being at Meritus Health Hospital in Hagerstown. Speaking at the  University of Maryland Laurel Medical Center, the governor announced all sites will be open daily for walk-ups, with no appointment necessary…

No arrests have been made or charges of any kind filed, but an investigation into an incident that saw four Beall Elementary School students transported by ambulance for medical evaluation is continuing by Frostburg City Police. Allegany County Emergency Services reported Wednesday that the students were observed by school officials to be acting in an unusual manner. The students apparently are from the same family. An officer with Frostburg’s Police Department told WCBC News that Allegany County Child Protective Services is involved in the investigation. As part of the initial police response,  the Allegany County Sheriff’s Department conducted a drug…

Allegany County Emergency Services reports a multi vehicle accident on Interstate 68, mile marker 35 eastbound. One vehicle has rolled over. Fire EMS and Police are on the scene.

Governor Larry Hogan today provided an update on the state’s preparations for a winter storm tonight and tomorrow. A winter weather advisory is in effect for much of the state, except for Garrett County and part of Allegany County, which are under a winter storm warning. “As we did earlier this week, we have mobilized our statewide operations center in preparation for this storm, which could have a significant impact on tomorrow morning’s commute,” said Governor Hogan. “We ask Marylanders to avoid travel tonight and tomorrow morning if possible, especially with the possibility of wind gusts that could take down…

Due to impending weather the COVID-19 Testing Clinic on Friday January 7,at the Allegany County Fairgrounds will have a delayed start time.  Clinic will open at 10:00AM and end at the regular time of 2:00PM.

WHAT…Heavy snow. Snow accumulations of 6 to 10 inches. * WHERE…In Maryland, Extreme Western Allegany County. In West Virginia, Western Mineral County. * WHEN…Until 3 AM EST Friday. * IMPACTS…Travel could be very difficult. The hazardous conditions could impact the evening commute. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS…The heaviest snow is expected this evening when when snowfall rates of 1-2 inches per hour are possible. Visibility will be reduced to near or less than one-quarter mile during the heaviest snow. * AFFECTED AREAS: EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY … WESTERN MINERAL

West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice said Thursday he will ask the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for permission to offer a fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccines to residents 50 and older as well as to essential workers. At a news conference, Justice pointed to Israel, which last month became one of the first countries to approve a fourth vaccine dose for people most vulnerable to COVID-19 as it braced for a wave of infections fueled by the omicron variant. “We’ve got to do something,” Justice said. “Either we sit back and just let our people die and we sit back and let…

The Maryland Department of Health (MDH) announced today that the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has approved a five-year renewal of the state’s Medicaid 1115 waiver, which extends its HealthChoice program. The federal Medicaid website describes the conditions under which 1115 waivers are granted: “Section 1115 of the Social Security Act gives the Secretary of Health and Human Services authority to approve experimental, pilot, or demonstration projects that are found by the Secretary to be likely to assist in promoting the objectives of the Medicaid program.” The state will receive federal dollars to use for initiatives that…

Garrett and Hampshire County Public Schools will close two hours early Thursday because of impending winter weather.  Garrett schools will open two hours late on Friday. Mineral County schools are dismissing three hours early today. All after school and extracurricular activities in Allegany County Public Schools are canceled for this evening, Thursday, January 6, 2022, due to predicted inclement weather.    Parents are reminded that announcements concerning school delays or closures will be posted on the school system’s website, www.acpsmd.org, the ACPS Facebook and Twitter pages, and via the Blackboard mass notification system no later than 5:30 a.m.