Wildfire smoke hits Carroll County farms, hay production • Doctor’s note documents order limiting family updates on comatose Maryland inmate
Carroll County Daily Headlines Saturday, July 18, 2026 | | |
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Good morning. Today’s top stories focus on growth in Carroll County, the impact of wildfire smoke and new developments in a Maryland prison investigation. Mount Airy officials are preparing to vote on annexing land tied to a proposed Elite Baseball sports complex that could reshape part of the town. We also look at how smoke from Canadian wildfires is affecting Carroll County farmers, forcing many to work through unhealthy air conditions during the hay season. Plus, newly released records reveal more about the treatment of a comatose Maryland inmate as state officials discipline correctional officers and medical staff. — Todd Karpovich | | | | The Mount Airy Town Council is expected to vote in August on whether to annex a 51-acre property tied to Elite Baseball’s proposed sports complex. | | | | | Health officials have recommended limiting time spent outdoors. For many people, that’s easier said than done. | | | | | DPSCS is taking disciplinary action against 19 correctional officers and barring eight medical staff members from its facilities, authorities said. | | | | | One 12-year-old camper already knows his dream job: joining a bomb squad. This is the camp designed to help kids like him find out what law enforcement is really like. | | | | | Joe Hylton says the Somerset County school board’s decision to ban him from meetings violated his free speech and reminded him of Jim Crow. | | | To have your in-person or virtual community calendar item appear in this free listing, please go to www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll/events/calendar/#!/ and click on the “+ Add Event” button on the right. Under “5. Descriptions” select the “CCTCalendar” to mark your item to appear in this calendar. If it’s your first time submitting an event with our events […] | | | | | At the premiere of “They Fight,” the focus was on the Baltimore’s Upton Boxing Center’s young fighters, who starred in the Baltimore-shot film as extras. | | | | | A $20 million, 50-unit affordable housing project in downtown Salisbury is stalled as Mayor Randy Taylor and Green Street Housing clash over parking. | | | |
