From the North, East, West and South comes the NEWS.That's how we hope you will remember our weekly section called Around Frederick County. AFC publishes each Wednesday with the goal of providing hyper-local news where you live.
We launched the section earlier this year, cleaving Frederick County into four regions:
n The first week of each month belongs to the NORTH portion of the county. The region includes the communities of Emmitsburg , Thurmont , Rocky Ridge, Sabillasville, Lewistown and Creagerstown.
n The second week of the month is the EAST and includes Woodsboro , New Market , Walkersville , Mount Airy , Libertytown and Ijamsville.
n The third week is the WEST and includes Myersville , Middletown , Jefferson , Brunswick and Braddock Heights.
n Week No. 4 is the SOUTH and includes Adamstown , Kemptown, Urbana , Buckeystown , Monrovia and Damascus.
Each year, four months have five Wednesdays. On the fifth Wednesday, we feature a neighborhood in the city of Frederick .
Wednesday's AFC page contains stories from the region and a calendar of events and meetings.
Speaking of the calendar, we want to hear from you. Let us know of events happening in your community. We want more than municipal meetings. Let us know what is happening with your service organization, club, church or fire company.
We archive our stories at www.fredericknewspost.com. Click on Around FredCo at the top of the page for a drop-down menu. From there, select your community or region of North, East, West or South.
You will find a tool to send us news tips and releases from your community.
What's the talk of the town?
What stories are we missing?
Who is an unsung hero in your community?
We want to know it all.
We also made it easy on our website for you to submit photos for display in our photo gallery and for possible publication in the newspaper.
Or feel free to e-mail us at citydesk@newspost.com. Please include the following information: time, date and place of an event; name of a contact person and telephone number; and a telephone number that we can use in print and on the website.
Want to speak to a live person? Call our newsroom at 301-662-1178 and ask for a city editor.
Finally, please look over the AFC page. I would love to hear your thoughts, comments and ideas.
Contact us
Please let us know about commemorations or stories for the eighth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.
E-mail us at citydesk@newspost.com.