Two men disrupt Frederick District Court hearings
In Frederick County District Court on Wednesday, two men caused disruptions. Michael Patrick Mehaffie, 22, hurled a heavy table and chair at the witness box and an assistant state’s attorney, then was wrestled to the floor. Thomas Kevin Ehrig slashed himself with a hidden razor-like object and threatened self-harm as deputies restrained him.
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Frederick
Frederick J. Bower
Michael Patrick Mehaffie
Bower
Mehaffie
David Daggett
Jay Godlove
Thomas Kevin Ehrig
Ehrig
Funerals Held for Three Local Residents
Funeral services were held for Mrs. Hilda B. Askins Myers who died Sept. 3 at Friendship United Methodist Church with Rev. James Archibald officiating. Interment was at Bushey Park Cemetery in Cooksville. Also honored were Mrs. Fairy B. Ward of Westminster and Mr. Manuel B. Vilas of Frederick, with services at Olin L. Molesworth Funeral Home in Damascus and Resthaven Memorial Gardens respectively. The Myers and Ward families were connected to Maurice Myers and Clay E. Ward. Graveside rites for Mr. Vilas were conducted by Rev. Wayne G. Funk. Arrangements were coordinated by Stauffer Funeral Home in Frederick.
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Hilda B. Askins Myers
Friendship United Methodist Church
James Archibald
Walter Edmonds
Ricky Brown
Darren Anderson
Damon Jackson
Thomas Williams
Bernard Ambush
Ronnie Smith
Bushey Park Cemetery
Cooksville
Fairy B. Ward
Westminster
Lewisdale
Olin L. Molesworth
Damascus
Henry C. Buller Jr
Bethesda United Methodist Church
Browningsville
Michael Bell
Gary Bell
George Wood
Jeffrey Rittase
Edsel Watkins
Dennis Watkins
Bethesda Methodist Cemetery
Manuel B. Vilas
Resthaven Memorial Gardens
Wayne G. Funk
Vilas
Anthony
Delores Munafo
Stauffer Funeral Home
Opossumtown Pike
Frederick
Countdown toward Saturday shuttle launch at Cape Canaveral
NASA advanced toward liftoff of the space shuttle Endeavour for a weekend mission focused on Japanese research. It is the 50th shuttle mission overall and the second flight for Endeavour. Liftoff is scheduled for 10:23 a.m. EDT Saturday with an 80 percent weather forecast. Shuttle test director Al Sorge said the team remains optimistic and focused on the moment.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
NASA
Endeavour
al Sorge
Baltimore funding sparks debate over city commission
Frederick city officials and CCRJ members spar over funding for a new commission. CCRJ led by Nickens says workshop consensus can shift policy overnight, while mayor and aldermen consider the idea and await CCRJ outreach. CCRJ includes NAACP and Peace Resource Center members, formed after the spring riots.
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Gordon
CCRJ
Frederick City
Nickens
NAACP
The
Peace Resource Center
Los Angeles
Commissioners weigh handling of Adcock concerns
Sundergill says avoid discussing Adcock in a workshop but supports a private meeting with Ford and Adcock to air concerns. A hearing to determine Adcock’s status was tentatively planned for Monday’s workshop, but may be delayed since Reeder cannot attend.
United Way drives $1.4 million goal with 14 pace setters
United Way leaders urge community support to meet a $1.4 million target for Frederick County. They report no fat in agency budgets, costs rising about 5 percent, and a local service area of about 100,000 residents via 22 agencies. Fourteen businesses were named pace setters for strong backing, while more than 300 volunteers supply about one million hours annually.
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Remsberg
United Way
Frederick County
Fawley couple marks 67 years amid rural pride on corner stand
Aug. 1 marked the Fawleys 67th wedding anniversary. They discuss family, with seven children and many grandchildren, and their life on the Lander and Point of Rocks corner stand. He notes a long, simple life, no alcohol, no cigarettes, and pride in their seven-decade union. They declined offers to sell the stand while they live there.
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Mr. Fawley
Fawleys
Lander
Point of Rocks
Lumber prices rise after Hurricane Andrew impact
Lumber prices jump to about 11 dollars per sheet as roofing felt shingles and framing lumber rise. Mills faced thin inventories after 1991 housing slowdown and Hurricane Andrew amplified demand. Experts foresee a month of price adjustment as production increases.
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Turner
Charles Bowers
Bowers Lumber Co
Woodsboro
Florida
Bowers
American Plywood Association
Takoma
Wash
Jack Merry
New Market OKs water system plan after heated meeting
New Market council votes to build a municipal water system amid sharp exchanges and a petition for a referendum. Residents accuse town officials of withholding cost estimates and seek public meetings, while the planning commission backs a municipal option for Royal Oaks development.
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Howard Wilson
Council
Planning Commission
Royal Oaks
Frank Smith
Bucker
Wilson
Frank Shaw
Shaw
Frederick man held on arson charges in 1992 case
A Frederick County man, James W. Harley Jr., 45, of Hamburg Road Frederick, is jailed on arson charges after an arrest at his home Wednesday night by the state fire marshal. He faces arson and related counts for allegedly setting fire to the estranged wife Pam Harley’s Rocky Ridge home on March 11 1992, with potential to reach 55 years in prison.
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Frederick County
James W. Harley Jr
Hamburg Road
Frederick
State Fire Marshal’s Office
Harley
Bob Thomas
Pam Harley
New Cut Road
Rocky Ridge
Jim Woods
Carriage House Automotive
Worman’s Mill Court
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Manuel Vilas
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Fawley
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Yarratan
Nedten
Sam Sherrill
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