Judge rules car search illegal in Prather case
Frederick City Police coerced a motorist into permitting a vehicle search, leading to the dismissal of Kenneth Eugene Prather’s drug charges. Officers used a routine traffic stop to prompt searches, with crack cocaine evidence deemed unusable. Prather denies knowledge of the drugs as supporters stage a peaceful courthouse demonstration.
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Frederick City
Frederick
Mary Ann Stepler
Kenneth Eugene Prather
Stafford Drive
Nanci O'Brien
Prather
Jack Blomquist
Smoke factor in Jakarta crash investigated
Indonesian jetliner crash near Medan in smoky Southeast Asia areas killed 234 people. Recovery teams pulled bodies from wreckage as investigators examined whether thick smoke from forest fires contributed to the Garuda Airlines Airbus A 300B4 disaster. By day’s end 212 bodies were located with 11 identified, many burned or mangled, brought to Medan hospital morgue for kin identification.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Southeast Asia
Garuda Airlines
Sumatra
Medan
Haryanto Damuirto
John Pieter
Antara
Frederick candidates face tough questions from middle schoolers
Sixth graders at Gary Thomas Johnson Middle School hosted Alderman Frances Baker and incumbent Mayor Jim Grimes for a candidates forum. The students pressed on issues from school board appointments to airport plans, traffic speeds, growth tools, and union timing.
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Frederick City
Gary
Thomas Johnson
Frances Baker
Jim Grimes
Sheila ‘Leatherbury
Patricia Spaulding
Sarah Bernstein
Grimes
Baker
Frederick
Susanna Camalier
Donna Kuzemchak
PTA
Ms. Kuzemchak
Fall Home Show Opens at Great Frederick Fairgrounds
The 1997 Fall Home Show opened at 9 a.m. at the Great Frederick Fairgrounds and runs until 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The ribbon cutting featured Miss Maryland Jamie Fox who sang the National Anthem. Also present were local officials and business leaders including Roscoe Bartlett, Terre Rhoderick, and Joe Leichert among others.
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Great Frederick Fairgrounds
Maryland
Jamie Fox
Roscoe Bartlett
Frederick County
Terre Rhoderick
Carrol Jones
Tom Smith
Brunswick
Mount Airy
Jerry Johnson
Bev Shelton
Frederick County Home Builders
Miss Maryland
Bruce Reeder
Frederick City
Fran Baker
Joe Baldi
Jim Grimes
Oona Hogan
Anita Stup
Kitty Reed
George B. Delaplaine
The
Frederick News-Posts
Great Southern Printing and Manufacturing Company
Joe Leichert
Frederick County Chamber of Commerce
del. Louise Snodgrass
John Johnson
Pave Gn Prey E
Frederick hosts forum to boost minority business contracts
A Friday event sponsored by Frederick city Frederick County and Farmers Mechanics National Bank drew participants who called it a positive first step to involve disadvantaged businesses in local government contracts. Some attendees hoped it would lead to actual contracts rather than a year end political ploy, with several speakers addressing the issue.
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Frederick City
Frederick County
Farmers & Mechanics National Bank
A perfect weekend for New Market Days
New Market hosts its 40th fall festival weekend with sunlit Main Street scenes and a harvest vibe. Visitors stroll past Fleshman's Antiques as Indian corn gourds and pumpkins decorate storefronts while demonstrators showcase chair caning and wood burning. Organizers report steady crowds and fewer weather disruptions, celebrating a tradition strengthened by craftspeople who could attend without rain concerns.
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Garden Club
Jane Hammond
Mount Airy
Troy
Devon
Fleshman
Jesse Sutton
Dan Fout
Mr. Fleshman
New Market Days Committee
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