July's Top 5: Derecho, Development and Deadly Fire

Wow, what a busy month. We entered July recovering from a major storm, and there were plenty of news stories to follow.

Here's a look at the biggest stories of the month in Odenton and Severn.

We'll be writing about this for a while. Developers want to build 2,060 homes down near the south edge of Odenton. They also say they'll And It's a complex story with a lot of moving pieces. Pay attention to with the Piney Orchard Community Association and the school board, among other groups.

The second floor of a duplex caught fire and one woman did not escape. Firefighters said there were no working smoke detectors in the house. The incident prompted the fire department to into homes in the neighborhood.

The derecho storm hit at the end of June, but its effects lasted for days, as hundreds of residents   Some communities , but local officials on utility companies. 

There's been a lot of buzz (no pun intended) about the new cheese shop and specialty store. Owner Barret Lang opened the new spot on July 21 and

It was an crazy evening on July 19 when a man fled police in Baltimore and made his way south to Severn, eventually crashing his car just north of the intersection of Telegraph Road and Reece Road. Police eventually found him in a vacant house and charged him with a lot of traffic offenses.Thankfully, no one was hurt.