Carroll County Daily Headlines newsletter
Sykesville launches run free downtown weekend shuttle program • Carroll commissioners mull formal effort to fight Piedmont project
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Carroll County Daily Headlines

Saturday, July 5, 2025

Carroll community rallies around fire-stricken Vanessa’s Corner Pub, ‘a town icon’

Known for its family feel, fundraising events with live music, and long history, Vanessa’s Corner Pub is reeling after a devastating Tuesday fire.

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Sykesville launches run free downtown weekend shuttle program

Downtown Sykesville Connection Executive Director Julie Della-Maria said the shuttle aims to relieve parking constraints caused by ongoing construction on Baldwin Avenue.

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Carroll commissioners mull formal effort to fight Piedmont project

“They are going to move quickly… so what can we do to try to help fight this?” – Carroll County Commissioner Kenneth Kiler

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8 Maryland sheriffs’ offices now partner with ICE, saying it protects communities. Immigrant advocates say the opposite.

Harford County Sheriff Jeffrey Gahler, who signed the county’s 287(g) agreement with ICE in 2016, called it “good public safety” when speaking to The Sun.

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Federal judge allows Ocean City’s lawsuit over wind project to move forward

A federal judge has allowed key portions of Ocean City and Fenwick Island’s legal challenge to US Wind’s offshore wind turbine project to proceed, denying the developer’s request for a full dismiss…

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Gov. Moore announces new energy assistance benefits

Households in Maryland struggling with utility costs will receive more energy assistance benefits this year, Governor Wes Moore announced.

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Allegany latest Maryland county to partner with ICE on immigration enforcement

The Allegany County Sheriff’s Office became the eighth Maryland agency to join what is known as the 287(g) program in June, agreeing to serve warrants on immigrants on behalf of ICE.

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Maryland Medicaid recipients fear loss of coverage, though it won’t happen for years

Marylanders on Medicaid fear they could suffer significant health setbacks under the “big, beautiful bill” that President Donald Trump signed Friday.

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As RFK Jr. pushes to limit vaccines, MMR pioneer defends their lifesaving power

For decades, one of the world’s most contagious diseases was considered eradicated in the U.S. But today, measles is roaring back with more than 1,267 cases reported this year in the U.S., in…

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Trump signs his tax and spending cut bill at the White House July 4 picnic

President Donald Trump signed his package of tax breaks and spending cuts into law Friday after his cajoling produced almost unanimous Republican support in Congress for the domestic priority that …