Westminster High graduate will represent US in German exchange program • Mount Airy voters to choose new mayor in November special election
Carroll County Daily Headlines Saturday, August 1, 2026 | | |
| | | | | Good morning. Today’s top stories focus on new development, local achievement and municipal leadership. Sheetz has proposed a new gas station and convenience store on Liberty Road near Eldersburg, at the site of the former Vanessa’s Corner Pub, which was destroyed by fire last year. ... We also highlight a Westminster High School graduate who will represent the United States in a prestigious exchange program with Germany. ... Plus, Mount Airy residents will head to the polls this November to elect a new mayor following the announced resignation of Mayor Larry Hushour. — Todd Karpovich | | | | Sheetz wants to build a gas station and convenience store on Liberty Road just west of Eldersburg, at the same corner occupied by the longtime Vanessa’s Corner Pub that was destroyed by fire last summer. | | | | | Joseph L. Stein Jr., a recent graduate of Westminster High School, will take on a unique role to represent the United States, and will meet with German and American government officials. | | | | | Mount Airy has set a November special election date to choose a new mayor after Larry Hushour announced that he will resign Aug. 31. The town will hold nomination meetings in September ahead of the election. | | | 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 […] | | | | | Animals and their owners and handlers arrive on the opening day of the 129th Carroll County 4-H & FFA Fair on Friday, July 31. | | | | | “Every day is definitely very different. You come in with a plan that, it almost always changes,” Carroll County Administrator Roberta Windham said. “I like variety and I like a challenge.” | | | | | A federal lawsuit against Workday alleges its AI hiring tools unfairly screen out older, minority and disabled applicants as major Maryland employers, including Johns Hopkins, adopt the platform. | | | | | Maryland lawmakers will consider a constitutional amendment this week that could clear the way for them to reshape congressional redistricting and limit future court challenges. | | | |
