Community Corner
It's Hot!, Education Opportunity Fund and Mercer Runs for Commissioner
Here's five things worth knowing to get through the day in Westminster.
1.) WEATHER » Heat and humidity will be high today. Temperatures will be in the mid- to upper-90s and humidity will range from 55 to 63 percent. There’s a chance for isolated showers and thunderstorms between 1 p.m. and 11 p.m. The evening temperatures will be in the mid-70s but humidity will jump to 78 percent. Children, people suffering from asthma, heart or lung diseases and the elderly should avoid strenuous outdoor activity. The National Weather Service’s code orange air quality alert, as well as its hazardous weather outlook, will still be in effect from yesterday. Cooling Centers in Carroll County are open. Take a look at the week ahead here.
2.) PATCH TIP » Free Classifieds are back! Buy, Sell or Trade on Westminstr Patch
3.) AROUND TOWN » At 10 a.m. today the board of Carroll County Commissioners will discuss the Education Opportunity Fund, among other things. Watch live on cable channel 24 or stream it on the county website. See their agenda here.
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4.) YOU SAID IT » "Let me tell you about public health boards put in place by mandate to protect the public...it's a scam..." -- JoAnn Nicholls commented on Kids First Swim School Files Lawsuit Against Carroll County Health Department.
5.) ICYMI » Kenneth J Mercer, a local business owner, has filed to run in the 2014 election for Carroll County Commissioner District 3. Learn more here.
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