All middle school students who reside in Stone Barn Village are now eligible for bus transportation for the remainder of this academic year, thanks to an appeal filed by Beth McKay, community involvement, and a Nov. 13 decision by the…
Before Nov. 16, Laura Dineen, Kate Wills and Ryleigh Jackson had never competed in a scholarship competition before. Once the evening was over, all three—along with Brooke Nixon—walked out of the Jack B. Kussmaul Theater on the Frederick Community College…
Baseball, Urbana Hawks 14U coach Brian Kane said, is one of the best sports for kids to play because it provides a great life lesson in overcoming adversity. And the fall Frederick County Babe Ruth Baseball recreational league season provides…
Fresh energy is everywhere you look at Pumpernickel + Rye, the creation of sister-owners Amy Nesbit, executive chef, and Megan Hook, general manager. Urbana is in for a real treat with this first-of-its-kind scratch kitchen, new school deli and neighborhood…
Entering the Class 4A state competition, hosted by Hereford High on Nov. 9, the Hawks knew the closer they could stay together on the difficult course—allowing as few runners as possible to sneak in between them—the better they’d finish as…
Five days after Urbana’s tight four-set loss to Montgomery County’s Thomas S. Wootton in the Class 4A West Region II final on Nov. 6, senior setter/outside hitter Trinity Burge was honored as Maryland’s Player of the Week by MaxPreps/American Volleyball…
The Girl Scouts of Cadette Troop 81265 hosted the Juliette Gordon Low birthday celebration on Nov. 1. Juliette Gordon Low founded the Girl Scouts USA in 1912. Each year around Low’s birthday, which falls on Halloween, a local teen Girl…
There were many tears of disappointment in the moments immediately following the Hawks 2-1, overtime loss to Westminster in the Class 3A state final hosted by Washington College on Nov. 9. After a scoreless first half, Urbana struck first in…
The YMCA of Frederick County held a groundbreaking ceremony on Monday, Nov. 18 to commemorate construction start on the new South County Family YMCA in Urbana. The site is located between Urbana Middle and Urbana High schools on Md. 80…
The defending Class 4A/3A state champion Hawks beat their team score from last fall’s season-ending tournament by 14 strokes, but ultimately tied for second place with Montgomery’s Thomas S. Wootton, behind 15th-time winner Winston Churchill. All four of Urbana’s golfers—sophomore…
