The Sykesville Fire Department along with fire departments from Carroll and three other counties fought a two alarm apartment building fire in Sykesville Saturday morning.

The original dispatch was at 4:25 am with reports of a working fire with rescue. First arriving units from Sykesville found heavy fire showing from a single bedroom basement apartment.

The first alarm fire dispatch included ... (Full Story & Photos)

Congratulations to the winners from the Sportsman Giveaway held on March 20, 2021

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The “Big Money Give-A-Way” originally scheduled for Oct 10, 2020, was postponed and rescheduled to April 10, 2021, has once again been postponed due to COVID-19.
The new scheduled date is Oct 9, 2021. The yellow ticket, ”15*h Annual $30K Big Money Give-A-Way” with a date of Saturday Oct 10, 2020 is now the valid ticket for the Oct 9, 2021 event. The format of the event and menu are subject to change ... (Full Story & Photos)

The Sportsman Giveaway that was originally scheduled for March 21, 2020 and postponed due to COVID-19 has been rescheduled for March 20, 2021.
After some discussion with the Board of Directors, we have decided to go virtual with this fundraiser. The Raffle will go virtual on March 20, 2021 at 5:00pm via Facebook Live.
All previously purchased tickets are still valid for this drawing. If anyone would ... (Full Story & Photos)

Gene Raymond Whiteman, age 83, of Sykesville, passed away on Monday, September 28, 2020, at Carroll Hospital.

Born July 22, 1937, in Flintstone, MD he was the son of the late Raymond E. Whiteman and Rosalie Marion Garlitz Whiteman. He was the husband of the late Patricia Ann Carr Whiteman who died April 23, 2017.

Gene was a life member of Sykesville-Freedom District Fire Department and had served ... (Full Story & Photos)