Today (Monday) marked Carroll County District 5 Supervisor Rich Ruggles’ last meeting before his resignation from county government becomes official. Ruggles has served on the board since 2016 and announced last month he would be stepping away due to a growing number of health issues. County officials invite the public to an open house scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 21 at the courthouse to thank Ruggles for his years of service to the county. The event will be held from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. that morning in the supervisors’ meeting room. The vacancy created by Ruggles’s resignation is to be filled by a special election scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 7.
