Garrett County Government Public Works Department – Roads Division Public Service Announcement Brookfield Renewable will be performing maintenance on overhead communications and distribution lines crossing Oakland Sang Run Road. Maintenance will be performed from 12/6 to 12/17 during the weekday... see more

The upcoming sesquicentennial, or 150th anniversary, commemorates the incorporation of Garrett County on December 4, 1872. Garrett County was formed from neighboring Allegany County and was the last county to be created in the state of Maryland. On Monday, December 6, 2021, a sesquicentennial events... see more

Proclamation – 150th Anniversary Kick–Off Event Robert Boal – Garrett County Historical Society Albert Feldstein – Historian see more

By Diane Lee, Public Information Officer, Garrett County Health Department The Garrett County Health Department is partnering with the Ruth Enlow Library of Garrett County to provide At-Home COVID-19 Rapid Test Kits across the county. The BinaxNOW COVID-19 test kits are provided by the Maryland... see more

Cases Per 100,000 Population: 64.5 (Maryland: 15.38) Positivity Rate: 18.95 % (Maryland: 3.62%) Total Positive Cases: 3,675 Total deaths from COVID -19 and its complications: 85 see more

Mr. Null will review a number of administrative and managerial matters under his authority and jurisdiction with the Board of County Commissioners see more

By Diane Lee, Public Information Officer, Garrett County Health Department The Garrett County Health Department, along with Maryland Department of Health are currently making plans for the administration of COVID-19 vaccines to 5-11-year-olds. Garrett County County Public Schools (GCPS) in... see more

Brookfield Hydroelectric facility has agreed to lower the Deep Creek Lake water levels near the lower end of the “Rule Band” for several month during this winter. The lower rule band lake level for December and January is set at 2,455 feet. The lower lake levels during the winter months will have... see more

The Board of Garrett County Commissioners will conduct a public hearing on Thursday, November 4, 2021, starting at 6:00 pm at Garrett College - GIC - Room 111, 687 Mosser Road, McHenry, Md. 21541. The Board will review the proposed amendments to the Deep Creek Watershed Zoning Ordinance concerning... see more

By Diane Lee, Public Information Officer, Garrett County Health Department Garrett County’s COVID-19 rates continue to go up as the rates of all other counties in Maryland are trending down. “In fact, Garrett County’s rates are higher than any of the counties that surround us,” said Garrett County... see more