Students at Perry Hall High School are planning to join in the national walkout being planned for Wednesday, March 14. According to The Action Network, “Women’s March Youth EMPOWER is calling for students, teachers, school administrators, parents and allies to take part in a #NationalSchoolWalkout for 17 minutes at 10am across every time zone on March 14, 2018.” The National […]
Councilman David Marks is calling for the creation of an Inspector General within county government to investigate waste and fraud. Right now, Councilman Marks says, there is no unit within Baltimore County government with broad powers to investigate such abuses. The County Auditor, who works for the County Council, functions as a legislative research office and can only make requests […]
UPDATE: The lucky winner has claimed her prize – details here. Original story below… —— Maryland Lottery officials may be looking for you. If you purchased a Bonus Match 5 ticket in Parkville for the drawing on Friday, March 9, you may be $100,000 richer. The Maryland Lottery is looking for the player holding a ticket that has two lines […]
The Gators have done it again. On Saturday night, the Perry Hall High School boys’ basketball team successfully defended their class 4A championship. The Gators defeated the Bladensburg Mustangs, 56-52, in Saturday’s Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association (MPSSAA) state championship game at the Xfinity Center. This marks the second consecutive state title for Perry Hall, who also won the […]
On Saturday, March 10, volunteers cleaned Perry Hall’s Indian Rock Park, picking up enough garbage to fill more than 15 trash bags. The volunteers also repainted benches that had been marred with graffiti. Councilman David Marks organized the second annual clean-up of the park, which stretches between Silver Spring and Ebenezer Roads west of Perry Hall High School. A big […]
UPDATE: Police have revealed that the victim died as a result of an accidental, self-inflicted gunshot wound to the upper leg. The victim has been identified as Tyron Aldo Vice, 28, of Edgewood. Original story below… —— One person is dead following an overnight shooting in Edgewood. At just after midnight on Friday night/Saturday morning, police responded to the 900 […]
On Friday, Governor Larry Hogan reappointed Baltimore County Fifth District Councilman David Marks to the Chesapeake Bay Critical Area Commission. Created in 1984, the Critical Area Commission for the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays reviews development proposed near wetlands and the shorelines of the Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic Ocean. Much of the commission’s work involves evaluating local government plans. “I […]
A Nottingham man is facing upwards of 2 decades in prison after being convicted on drug charges this week. On Thursday, March 8, a federal jury convicted Corey Hammond, 30, of Nottingham, of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine. Evidence presented at the four-day trial included intercepted coded cell phone calls […]