Paula Langmead, CEO of Sykesville’s Springfield Hospital, tells what it is like working to help the mentally ill.

The ProStart culinary program at Silver Oak Academy in Keymar trains delinquent youths to be professional chefs.

Union Bridge’s mayor, Perry Jones, offers insights into his life, career and personality.

If you thought Fifty Shades of Grey was racy, visit your local beauty parlor for a sample of hot gossip.

Steve Powell, Carroll County Board of Commissioners' Chief of Staff, outlines the rewards and challenges of his job over the past five years.

McDaniel College's art conservator, Katya Dovgan Mychajlyshyn, works like a surgeon to revive the life of a work of art.

Annette Danek-Akey, a senior vice president of Random House, spends her off-hours on her family’s farm, which they call “Green Akeys.”

The 13th annual Taste of Carroll raised more than $12,000 to sponsor children who attend Camp T.R., a free retreat for children who have lost a loved one.

An organization called Paws and People Assisting Wounded Warriors helps train and place Great Dane puppies with veterans who have suffered traumatic brain injuries or post- traumatic stress disorder.