Company tapping in county’s natural resource reserves

By Don Rutledge
FPS Associate Editor
February 2, 2010

Coal apparently isn’t the only natural resource that is plentiful in Carroll County.

Exploration for natural gas is underway south of Carrollton near the site of the proposed Rosebud Coal facility.

Union Drilling of Punxsutaway, PA., is drilling for natural gas on the Stanley and Diane Miller property along SR 332, just south of Carrollton. Full story

Martin named director of county child support agency

FPS staff report
February 2, 2010

Carroll County Prosecuting Attorney Donald R. Burns Jr. has announced the appointment of Shelley A. Martin as Director of the Carroll County Child Support Enforcement Agency.

According to Burns, she began employment for the Bureau of Support in 1983 as a case worker and has served as Assistant Director from 1984 to 2009 when she was named interim director upon the retirement of former director Karl T. Wells. Full story

Sheriff seeking voter support

By Carol McIntire
Editor
February 2, 2010

Carroll County Sheriff Dale Williams is asking the public to boost his department’s budget by a half million dollars per year.

Williams asked for, and received, approval to place a 1 mill levy on the May 4 primary election ballot for the purpose of providing police protection to residents.  Carroll County Auditor E. Leroy VanHorne said a 1 mill levy will generate about $541,000 per year.

“It’s not easy for me to ask people for money,” Sheriff Williams said while making the request to commissioners Monday. Full story