Here's your local news at a glance for Thursday, the 20th of August.
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🎓 Education
Charles Crum, an HVAC and plumbing instructor at the Frederick County Career and Technology Center, said his first-year student won a national sheet metal championship—marking the school’s second consecutive title.
US News and World Report released its 2026-27 Best High Schools rankings on Tuesday, Aug.
18, with DC's School Without Walls leaping from 69 to No. 5 + Virginia's Thomas Jefferson High School finishing No. 6 while nearly 43% of Maryland high schools ranked in the top quarter nationally.
🏛️ Government
Historic property owners in unincorporated Frederick County can apply for up to $50,000 in grants to stabilize and restore buildings.
The Rural Historic Preservation Grant Program opens Sept. 1 and runs through Nov. 30 with workshops this fall and awards announced early spring.
Utility relocation work for the long-awaited U.S. 15 widening project will begin by the end of the year in Frederick—official plans indicate the effort will support key highway improvements.
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