A proclamation was made to declare May 7, 2020 as A Day of Prayer in Garrett County Garrett County Community Action Committee, Inc.’s request for Fiscal Year 2021 county property tax abatement (for seven CAC-owned properties) was approved A bid was awarded for the Garrett County Animal Shelter Roof... see more

By Garrett County Joint Information Center Team For the first time in nearly a month, Garrett County Health Department was notified of one additional confirmed case of COVID-19 in Garrett County. This new positive case is a person in her 20s who is employed at an Allegany County facility with a... see more

The Department of Public Works - Roads Division announces that Friendsville Addison Road will be temporarily closed on Thursday, May 7, 2020 from 7 a.m. until completion. The closure location will be approximately 2 miles from the PA line toward Friendsville. An alternate route of traffic during the... see more

By Garrett County Joint Information Center Team Garrett County is joining the rest of Maryland in celebrating Saturday, May 2, as Healthcare Heroes Day, as initiated by Governor Larry Hogan. “We truly want to thank everyone in healthcare for the outstanding job they are doing during the coronavirus... see more

By Garrett County Joint Information Center Team Garrett County leaders met with local realtors this week to discuss plans for the reopening of local rental units when the time comes. “We had a good meeting, discussing various options to open back up as quickly as we can in a safe way,” said Garrett... see more

From Garrett County Community Action Garrett County Community Action, the Garrett County Health Department, and various local volunteer fire companies, as well as Crossroads Church, have begun a collaborative initiative in response to the Coronavirus pandemic. The new initiative seeks to serve area... see more

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As a result of the COVID-19 crisis our country is facing, the Garrett County Commissioners are indefinitely postponing the tax sale originally scheduled to occur on May 22,2020. This will allow our taxpayers time and resources to address their immediate needs as a result of this crisis. We will be... see more

By Garrett County Joint Information Center Team Garrett County leaders will follow Governor Hogan’s guidance to determine the time to implement his ‘ Maryland Strong: Roadmap to Recovery’ plan which he released on Friday. “The Governor’s plan isn’t designed to open everything at once,” said Garrett... see more

By Garrett County Joint Information Center Team Regular meetings and planning continue for the ongoing local COVID-19 response, but most of this work is behind the scenes. The Joint Information Center team wanted to share some “good news” today. Confirmed COVID-19 Cases First of all, the number of... see more