Sherry Greenfield

Chaberton Solar Beartooth LLC, has applied to the state to construct a 2.67-megawatt solar photovoltaic farm on approximately 13.4 acres of a 21.68-acre property at 1410 Old Westminster Road in Westminster.

Westminster residents urged Carroll County commissioners not to approve a proposal to open a recovery house for women and their children in a Westminster neighborhood.

A handful of bills that would affect Carroll County have been given the OK to move on to the next steps in the Maryland General Assembly session in Annapolis.

Work has been added to construction plans for a new 3,500 square-foot reception pavilion at the Carroll County Farm Museum in Westminster.

The Carroll County Administrative Charging Committee, which has been tasked since 2022 with reviewing allegations of police misconduct, received 20 complaints involving local law enforcement last year, according to its year-end report.

Carroll County has been a major recipient of grants from the Maryland Rural Legacy Program, totaling more than $23 million since 2000.

Officials are starting to plan for expected growth by updating the Carroll County Master Plan through 2035.

Carroll leaders will start discussions on the fiscal 2026 operating budget in March. It is unclear how that budget will be crafted without the federal grants.

Carroll County State's Attorney Haven Shoemaker issued a news release Wednesday listing all the ways that local law enforcement can cooperate with federal immigration officials.

A handful of locally focused bills that impact Carroll County have been introduced to lawmakers in the Maryland General Assembly.