Carroll County Daily Headlines newsletter
Carroll County Public Library begins search for new executive director • Westminster football grinds out 16-0 homecoming win over South Carroll
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Carroll County Daily Headlines

Saturday, October 3, 2026

Good morning, Carroll County. Today’s top stories examine new federal funding for a Sykesville defense program, the search for a new Carroll County Public Library executive director and another football win for Westminster. The Pentagon has awarded additional funding for a Raytheon radar program in Sykesville, where similar work has received federal funding in recent years. ... We also report that the Carroll County Public Library has begun searching for a new executive director to lead the system and work with its seven-member Board of Library Trustees. ... Plus, Westminster football beat South Carroll, 16-0, for its 10th straight Carroll County victory.

Pentagon sends more money to Sykesville for Raytheon radar program

Funding for a Raytheon radar program has been awarded for work in Sykesville at other times in the past few years.

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Carroll County Public Library begins search for new executive director

The director will report directly to the seven-member Board of Library Trustees and will “establishes organizational priorities, develops and implements strategic initiatives.”

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Westminster football grinds out 16-0 homecoming win over South Carroll

Defending county champion Westminster football beats South Carroll, 16-0, for its 10th straight Carroll County victory.

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Baltimore high school sports roundup (Oct. 2)

Here’s a roundup of high school varsity sports action on Friday, Oct. 2.

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Several fire hydrants didn’t work during Westminster battery store fire, report says

Officials say the hydrant problems didn’t slow the response, but no one could say how many failed, where they were or how often they’re inspected.

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Candidate forums to help Carroll County voters decide | READER COMMENTARY

Reader commentary: Voters and the media should tune in to Carroll County candidate forums put on by the Community Media Center and League of Women Voters of Carroll County.

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As pharmacies close, Maryland patients travel farther for prescriptions

National data suggests more than 525,000 people in Maryland live in a pharmacy shortage area and may have to travel 10 to 15 miles to get their prescriptions.

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Carroll calendar (Oct. 4-11)

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A developing story: Exhibit chronicles nearly 200 years of Baltimore photography

Among the exhibit highlights are the earliest known photo of orator Frederick Douglass, along with images from the Freddie Gray protests in 2015/

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Rabbi Chai Posner on grief, joy and Simchat Torah after Oct. 7

“It was done on purpose — there’s no question about that. I think there were two reasons. In a practical sense, Hamas probably knew we would be less on our guard that day.”

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