http://www.times-news.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 23:32:00 +0000 http://www.times-news.com/local/local_story_185233247.html http://www.times-news.com/local/local_story_185233247.html Local residents celebrated Independence Day in traditional fashion Saturday with picnics, fireworks and Frostburg’s annual Derby Day. Sat, 04 Jul 2009 23:29:00 +0000 http://www.times-news.com/local/local_story_185233018.html http://www.times-news.com/local/local_story_185233018.html Soapbox racers Zack Hager, left, and Austin McKenzie coast down Main Street during the 33rd Elks Derby Day Saturday afternoon. Sat, 04 Jul 2009 23:21:00 +0000 http://www.times-news.com/local/local_story_185232114.html http://www.times-news.com/local/local_story_185232114.html A federal grant will pave the way toward improved emergency communications in outlying areas of Allegany County and, in the future, could lead to a new revenue source. Sat, 04 Jul 2009 23:13:00 +0000 http://www.times-news.com/local/local_story_185231509.html http://www.times-news.com/local/local_story_185231509.html After 77 years in business, the Dingle Exxon is up for sale. Sat, 04 Jul 2009 23:10:00 +0000 http://www.times-news.com/local/local_story_185231112.html http://www.times-news.com/local/local_story_185231112.html Sometime this fall and with the help of Frostburg’s citizenry, Public Works Commissioner Susan Keller hopes to have a new road map for dealing with solid waste management in the Mountain City. Sat, 04 Jul 2009 23:09:00 +0000 http://www.times-news.com/local/local_story_185231004.html http://www.times-news.com/local/local_story_185231004.html New income guidelines are in effect for households to apply for energy assistance through the Allegany County Office of Home Energy Programs. Sat, 04 Jul 2009 23:08:00 +0000 http://www.times-news.com/local/local_story_185230835.html http://www.times-news.com/local/local_story_185230835.html The Allegany County Historical Society recently held a French and Indian War camp at the Gordon Robert House for fifth- and sixth-graders. Sat, 04 Jul 2009 22:51:00 +0000 http://www.times-news.com/local/local_story_185225136.html http://www.times-news.com/local/local_story_185225136.html The New Creek Volunteer Fire Department is waiting to receive bids for a new Ford F-450 4-by-4 to replace an aging ambulance it purchased in 2006. Sat, 04 Jul 2009 22:49:00 +0000 http://www.times-news.com/local/local_story_185225051.html http://www.times-news.com/local/local_story_185225051.html City to discuss plans and zoning issues Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:50:00 +0000 http://www.times-news.com/local/local_story_183224508.html http://www.times-news.com/local/local_story_183224508.html A Cumberland woman was fatally injured in a head-on collision Wednesday afternoon on state Route 28 that seriously injured her mother and the other driver, according to the Mineral County Sheriff’s Department. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:51:00 +0000 http://www.times-news.com/local/local_story_183225157.html http://www.times-news.com/local/local_story_183225157.html Volunteers remain the backbone of Allegany County emergency medical services, officials said Wednesday, but six months into an agreement with the city of Cumberland on how advanced life support is provided, volunteers and five county-paid paramedics appear to be working together seamlessly. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:49:00 +0000 http://www.times-news.com/local/local_story_183225046.html http://www.times-news.com/local/local_story_183225046.html It’s not news that the number of volunteers available in Allegany County has been in a gradual but steady decline for the past 15 years. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:47:00 +0000 http://www.times-news.com/local/local_story_183224808.html http://www.times-news.com/local/local_story_183224808.html Joan Fitzpatrick arranges Independence Day decorations outside her home in Moscow. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:42:00 +0000 http://www.times-news.com/local/local_story_183224325.html http://www.times-news.com/local/local_story_183224325.html It might have been a day late, but it was not a dollar short. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:41:00 +0000 http://www.times-news.com/local/local_story_183224223.html http://www.times-news.com/local/local_story_183224223.html Allegany County Human Resources Director Brian Westfall said he is unable to answer questions about the county’s search for a new county administrator for “at least a couple of more weeks.”