Beechwood will be closed until further notice. This will road closure will affect the following bus stops: Bus #94 for Mountain Ridge High School – stop is Douglas Avenue @ Beechwood Street, 7:02 a.m. pick-up, 3:19 p.m. drop-off Bus #30 for George's Creek Elementary School – stop is Douglas Avenue @ Beechwood Street, 8:23 a.m. pick-up, 3:49 p.m. drop-off
The Maryland Department of Health (MDH) today announced the release of the Maryland Department of Health Facilities Master Plan, a 20-year plan to align MDH’s projected patient care needs with health care services offered or provided by the Department. MDH also submitted the phased plan to the Maryland General Assembly today. MDH has 14 health care facility campuses located throughout the state. Eleven are currently operational and provide Marylanders with multiple health care services across a large number of buildings, many of which are aging and no longer align with evolving patient care models or are reaching or are at…
Congressman David Trone (MD-06) announced that a new report from the Joint Economic Committee found that the American Rescue Plan (ARP) prevented over 729,000 Marylanders from falling into poverty and reduced poverty by 66.3% in Maryland. Trone is a member of the Joint Economic Committee. The report also detailed how the ARP and other bipartisan emergency measures exacted during the COVID-19 pandemic prevented more than 50 million Americans from slipping into poverty this year. You can read the entire report here. “When families and businesses were struggling at the height of the pandemic, President Biden and I acted quickly to…
Governor Larry Hogan today announced the State of Maryland has officially surpassed the major milestone of vaccinating 80% of all eligible Marylanders 12 and older. To date, Maryland has reported 7,567,750 vaccinations. 80.0% of Marylanders 12 and older have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. 81.2% of Marylanders 18 and older have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. 94.8% of Marylanders 65 and older have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. “Maryland has not only already passed our goal of vaccinating 80% of adults 18 and older, we have now surpassed…
The We Are Fort Hill committee is pleased to announce that the Hall Of Fame Luncheon will be held in the newly remodeled courtyard at the school on Saturday, September 11, 2021, at 12 p.m. All inductees, honorees, and guests are asked to park in the rear parking lot near the 1st floor cafeteria door. Greeters will be available to escort you to the courtyard. The cost of the luncheon is $45. For questions or tickets, contact Mark Manges at 240-362-6670 or Sally Shreve at 301-707-6017.
Fans attending the Mountain Ridge at Southern varsity football game on Saturday, September 4 at 4:00 pm. can bring their own chairs as bleachers are only located on the home side.
On Wednesday, September 1st, 2021 the Cumberland Police Department responded to an Ali Ghan Road business for the report of an assault. When officers arrived, they contacted a male victim who advised he had been assaulted by another male, identified as Jason Vance Griffin. The victim was slightly injured but a diagnostic computer valued at approximately $10,000 was damaged as the result of Griffin assaulting him. Griffin was arrested and charged with assault and malicious destruction of property. He was taken before the District Court Commissioner and was released on his own personal recognizance pending trial. Jason Vance Griffin,…
On Tuesday at approximately 11:38 am, a male subject walked into VanMeter’s Grocery in Flintstone, Maryland, brandishing a firearm and demanding cash. He attempted to open the cash register himself but was unsuccessful. The suspect fled on foot and ran north towards the interstate and was spotted getting into a silver or gray sedan by a witness. He then reportedly drove past the store traveling south on Murley's Branch Road. Troopers from the Cumberland barrack and Deputies from the Allegany County Sheriff’s department canvassed the area with negative results. The suspect was reported to be wearing a black "hoodie" with…
Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot is asking the state’s new superintendent of schools to implement a vaccination mandate for teachers and staff. Franchot’s comments come just days after Superintendent Mohammed Choudhury said he expects no public-school building in the state will close this academic year because of COVID-19. Choudhury said he believes local school systems have enough safety protocols in place to keep schools from having to close. Speaking during Wednesday’s Board of Public Works meeting, Franchot says a vaccination mandate will go a long way to help keep the superintendent’s pledge…
West Virginia Governor Jim Justice, after announcing 32 new COVID-19 related deaths, once again sounded the alarm, urging everyone eligible to get vaccinated as soon as possible. Among the statistics released during the governor’s regular briefing on Wednesday, COVID-19 hospitalizations and ICU stays are nearly back to the pandemic peak. Governor Justice said those people choosing not to get vaccinated are literally gambling with their lives….
