Darlington

The Harford County Sheriff's Office is holding a town hall meeting Saturday morning in Darlington. The doors open at 8:30 a.m. and the meeting starts at 9 a.m. at the Darlington Volunteer Fire Company at 2600 Castleton Road, according to a news release. Topics at the meeting include crime statistics and trends in the Dublin/Darlington community and an opportunity to bring up any concerns or issues. The meeting is to develop partnerships within communities and address concerns.

Minor storm damage was reported from the remnants of Tropical Storm Andrea in Harford County, where it rained steady most of the day. As early as 7 a.m., Carsins Run in the 600 block of North Gate Road in Aberdeen was reported to be overflowing, according to a damage summary report from the Harford County Emergency Operations Center. Also Friday morning, the 700 block of Girard Street in Havre de Grace was flooded and inaccessible, and trees were reported down on Furnace Road a half mile from Route 152 and at Franklinville Road and Sycamore Drive in Abingdon, closing the road.

Another black bear sighting in Harford County was reported in the Darlington area Friday afternoon. This time the bear was seen at the home of Cal and Pat Gilbert in the 1900 block of Nobles Mill Road around 1 p.m. Pat Gilbert got several sharp photos of the bruin, who appears to have found a few snacks on his visit to their home, which is near Deer Creek. The latest sighting was the third since last Wednesday, when a black bear was seen in the Webster Village area. A bear was also seen at a home in Susquehanna State Park on Thursday morning, a few miles east of where Friday's sighting was. The bear photographed by Pat Gilbert Friday is very similar in appearance to the one photographed near Quail Way in Webster Village last Wednesday.

Aberdeen William Thomas Cody, 24, of the 800 block of Shirley Drive, was charged Wednesday with second-degree assault and reckless endangerment. Fraud was reported Tuesday in the 4400 block of Kildare Court. Carlos Miguel Cortez III, 30, of the 300 block of Heron Street, was charged Wednesday with possessing a drug other than marijuana. Elliott Colin Gladden, 18, of the 1400 block of Cranberry Road, was charged Tuesday with violating probation in a case in which he was charged with second-degree assault.

Ramblewood in Darlington has hosted a broad variety of events over the years, ranging from marching band camps to nudist conventions. The latest booking, however, may be the most unusual yet for the secluded 200-acre facility near the Conowingo Dam. This one, scheduled for Oct. 22, is a 5K race in which faux-zombies chase the participants over and around a dozen obstacles. And the inaugural event is being organized by a local company, Reed Street Productions LLC, started specifically to put on this race.

Harford County sheriff's deputies and Maryland State Police report: Aberdeen Alexa J. Felts, 22, of the 700 block of Cronin Drive, was arrested on a bench warrant Tuesday in a case in which she was charged with theft less than $100. Edsel Robert Merkley, 61, of the 1900 block of Carsin Run Road, was charged Tuesday with second-degree assault. Latia Maria Williams, 22, who has addresses in the 1400 block of South Philadelphia Boulevard and the 3900 block of Hilton Road in Baltimore, was arrested on a bench warrant Wednesday in a case in which she was charged with marijuana possession.

It took only a few words of warning from Dale Earnhardt to get Davy Jones' attention.Prior to the International Race Of Champions series opener last month at Daytona, talk among drivers turned to the first-ever IROC event at Darlington Raceway, scheduled for Saturday.Five-time NASCAR Winston Cup champion Earnhardt told Jones that most of the tales about the old South Carolina track's treachery and toughness were true. Coming from a driver normally as dauntless as Earnhardt -- Darlington's leading active victor with seven major triumphs -- the affirmation proved plenty enough for Jones.

Early in the 19th century, Maryland encouraged a movement to establish academies to "prepare students for entrance into institutions of higher learning and for public life." One such academy was the Darlington Academy. Building began in June of 1841, and the first floor was opened in December. John M. Cooley was the headmaster. The state donated $150 annually but though the academy was a "public" school, tuition was required. Financial help was provided to some students by donors. An early photograph suggests that, at least until 1867, black and white students attended the academy together.

Despite threatening skies and occasional showers, visitors crowded the streets of Darlington yesterday to pay tribute to their favorite fruit at the rural Harford County village's ninth annual autumn apple extravaganza.The Darlington Apple Festival has become a regional rite of fall where the apples are red and golden, fresh and crisp, dipped in caramel and rolled in nuts, baked in pies and cooked in cakes.Visitors attend the festival for the apples as much as the small-town atmosphere kept alive by village residents.

On Dec. 13, 1841, the first building of the new home for Darlington Academy was ready for occupancy. Darlington Academy was founded with the help of a $150 state appropriation and governed by a board of trustees that held its first meeting on May 21, 1836. In 1877, the academy became jointly run with the public school system. By 1891 the original stone building was in significant disrepair. A new two-room frame structure was built on the site, using the original stone for the foundation.

The Harford County Sheriff's Office continues to seek information in connection with an attempted armed robbery at the Darlington Pharmacy earlier this month. The Sheriff's Office released store surveillance photos of the robber on Monday morning. On Saturday, April 6, shortly after 1 p.m., a suspect described as a white man, 5 feet, 10 inches tall with a medium build, attempted to rob the Darlington Pharmacy on Main Street in Darlington. The robber displayed a knife during the robbery attempt and demanded prescription medications from the pharmacist; however, the pharmacist told him they did not have any and the robber did not persist, according to the Sheriff's Office.

Aberdeen Shimron S. Brooks, 26, of the first block of West Inca Street, was charged Friday with two counts of possessing a drug other than marijuana, possessing drugs with intent to distribute and possessing drug paraphernalia. Aberdeen Police report: A bat was flying around an apartment last Thursday in the 300 block of Stevens Circle. A man was harassing customers in a drive-through at McDonald's, in the 3000 block of South Philadelphia Boulevard, last Thursday.

Maryland State Police and Sheriff's Office reports: Aberdeen Dwayne Webb, 44, of the 500 block of Pleasantwind Drive, was charged Sunday with second-degree assault. Shelby Barnes, 24, of the first block of Church Green, was charged Sunday with failing to display a registration card on demand, driving an uninsured vehicle, resisting arrest, failing to obey a reasonable police order and disorderly conduct. Aaron Lee, 31, of the 300 block of South Law Street, was charged Friday with possessing marijuana and drug paraphernalia.

On a recent red-white-and-blue autumn day, Chesapeake Harley-Davidson of Darlington received a certificate of award from DAR's Flag of the United States of America Committee for proper use, correct display and patriotic presentation of the flag of the United States. The award was presented by Joy Hare, regent of the Carter Braxton Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution, to Mike Nobile, general manager of Chesapeake Harley-Davidson. Regent Hare congratulated Chesapeake Harley-Davidson for flying the 20-by-40-foot United States flag above its Thunder Court entrance, illuminated 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Maryland State Police and Harford County Sheriff's Office report: Aberdeen Sherman Anthony Huff, 40, of the 1400 block of Wilshire Drive, was charged Saturday with possessing marijuana, possessing drugs with intent to distribute, distributing narcotics and possessing drug paraphernalia. Nathan Gregory Dibuono, 24, of the first block of Lewis Drive, was charged Tuesday with following a vehicle too closely, possessing a drug other than marijuana and possessing drug paraphernalia.

The 1904 vintage National Bank building will be transformed Oct. 13 into the Graw Days' History @ the Bank. From 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., The Bank will have an array of horse racing artifacts, prints, racing silks and artwork. In addition, the Graw Days Speaker Series will feature authors, historians and ghost stories. Following a 10 a.m. opening ceremony, the Speaker Series begins at 10:30 a.m. with Grand Marshall Martha Hopkins and J. William Boniface, who will be sharing the podium.

Old-time food wagons, an apple pie contest with the winning entries auctioned off, fire-safety exhibits, live entertainment, country markets, arts and crafts, helicopter rides, stamp exhibits, hay rides anddelicious food are just part of a long list of activities scheduled for the sixth annual Darlington Apple Festival.The event will be celebrated from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5, throughout the northern Harford village -- rain or shine.Special parking will be available on U.S. 1, near Route 161, withshuttle buses to the festival.

DARLINGTON, S.C. -- Davey Allison boosted his bonus possibilities in the Southern 500 to $214,000 yesterday, putting his Ford on the pole with a sizzling lap of 162.506 mph at Darlington Raceway.If Allison takes the NASCAR Winston Cup Series classic Sunday at the 1.366-mile track, he'll earn $114,000 for starting first/finishing first, and another $100,000, the Winston Million consolation prize. The latter goes to a driver winning two of stock car racing's Big Four events in the same season.

As of 9 a.m. Thursday, traffic was slow on the outer loop of I-695 near Harford Road, due to an accident. In the Darlington section of Harford County, near Conowingo Dam, U.S. 1 was closed between Castleton Road and Shuresville Road, due to a fatal single vehicle accident that was reported around 2:30 a.m. Thursday. An on-duty Harford County Sheriff's deputy was killed in the accident, which occurred in the 4700 block of Conowingo Road, also known as U.S. 1. The deputy's identity has not been released pending notification of his family, according to a spokesperson for the sheriff's office.