Honeygo Elementary School students complete 2025 Patriots and Defenders Program

NOTTINGHAM, MD—This week, parents and educators honored several students at Honeygo Elementary School who participated in the Patriots and Defenders program. The Patriots and Defenders program tests pupils on history, citizenship, and geography. Councilman David Marks helped start the program as a parent in 2018. “The students completing the Patriots and Defenders program at Honeygo Elementary School must learn important […]

Suspicious package prompts police response at Festival at Perry Hall shopping center

NOTTINGHAM, MD—A suspicious package resulted in a heavy police response in the Nottingham area on Thursday afternoon. At just after 12 p.m. on May 22, 2025, officers responded to a reported suspicious package at the Festival at Perry Hall shopping center, located in the 4100-block of E. Joppa Road (21236), according to Councilman David Marks. A heavy police presence was […]

Ribbon-cutting ceremony held to celebrate renovations at Pine Grove Middle School

CARNEY, MD—A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held at Pine Grove Middle School on Wednesday morning. The event marked the completion of a three-year, $47.2 million project at the Carney-area school that added 16,787 square feet of state-of-the-art learning space, increasing the school’s capacity by 158 seats. “Pine Grove Middle School has served students in Perry Hall, Carney, and Parkville since 1974,” […]

Officer Caprio’s parents attend Unity Day at Gunpowder Elementary School on fateful anniversary

PERRY HALL, MD—On Wednesday, Principal Wendy Cunningham and students from Gunpowder Elementary School invited Baltimore County Police Department officers to Unity Day. The special day was created in memory of Officer Amy Caprio, who died in the line of duty in the Perry Hall area on May 21, 2018.  Additionally, Unity Day acknowledges the sacrifices that first responders make on […]

Oliver Beach Improvement Association to celebrate grand reopening of community hall

MIDDLE RIVER, MD—The Oliver Beach Improvement Association will celebrate the grand reopening of its community hall this month. The hall sustained heavy damage in a fire back in March 2024.  Since then, the community has rallied to support repairs to the hall, including a bull roast fundraiser last summer. The grand reopening and ribbon-cutting ceremony will take place at 11 […]

Councilman Marks: Funding secured in Baltimore County budget to upgrade Soukup Arena

PERRY HALL, MD—Baltimore County Councilman David Marks has announced the inclusion of more than $162,000 in the proposed Fiscal Year 2026 budget to replace the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning at Soukup Arena in Perry Hall. “This project will help Soukup Arena to remain a modern athletic facility here in Perry Hall,” said Councilman Marks. The park on which Soukup […]