🌱 Horror Story Writing Contest + Excellence In Education Award

Happy Tuesday, neighbors! Let's get you all caught up to start today off on an informed note.

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First, today's weather:

Variable cloudiness. High: 70 Low: 60.

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Here are the top stories in Catonsville and nearby communities today:

1. The Baltimore County Public Schools Superintendent, Darryl L. Williams, has received the 2021 Excellence in Education Award from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. The award was presented on Oct. 10 during the NAACP's Freedom Fund Awards Banquet, which was held virtually this year. Williams was appointed BCPS superintendent in May 2019 and prior to this appointment, served as an administrator in Montgomery County Public Schools for 25 years. (Catonsville Patch)
2. A Parkville Middle School student won first place in the Baltimore County Public Library's horror story writing contest. Polly Sloan won first place in the "under 21" category of the library's Tales of the Dead Short Horror Story Contest for "The Letters from No One," a story about a man receiving mysterious and terrifying letters predicting his imminent death. In an unprecedented turn of events, Polly Sloan's father, David Sloan, took first place in the "over 21" category for "A Hole at the Edge of the Woods," a story about a young fox whose curiosity gets the better of him on Halloween night. (nottinghammd.com)
3. SECU, a Maryland credit union, held a SECU Day of Kindness to say thank you to health care workers at Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore. (Wbaltv)
4. Authorities are investigating an officer's actions after gunfire was exchanged with a suspect at the corner of Englewood and Gilmore St. (Press Release Desk )

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— Nicole Fallon-Peek

About me: Nicole Fallon-Peek is a journalist and copywriter with a degree in Media, Culture and Communication from New York University. She has served as a freelance reporter, managing editor, copy editor, and editorial director for a variety of B2B news outlets. She currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.