A Denton man is now facing a federal gun charge. Theodore Harcum, 50, of Denton, is charged with allegedly having a gun and ammunition while being barred by law from owning them. Harcum has a past felony conviction, and because of that, federal law says he cannot have any guns or ammo. According to the indictment, Harcum had a handgun and nine rounds of ammunition on April 13th of this year. The U.S. Attorney’s Office did not say where this happened in Denton or how the gun was found. The Denton Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) worked on the case together, whichis now being handled in federal court. An indictment means a grand jury decided there was enough evidence to bring charges. It isn’t a finding of guilt, and Harcum is presumed innocent unless he is proven guilty in court. If he is convicted, Harcum could get up to 15 years in federal prison. That is the most the law allows for a felon caught with a gun and ammo.

Talbot County Public Schools is about 12 bus drivers short, and the gap is delaying pick ups and drop-offs, as well as stretching ride times for some students. Kevin Shafer, the district’s director of operations, said Talbot has 32 drivers, full and part time combined, and is budgeted for 44.  Because of this, the district has had to consolidate routes or double up buses on a little under half of the school days this year. He added that the shortage is worse than it was a few years ago. In the 2021-22 school year the district was short on substitute drivers but not enough to affect routes. The district is considering several solutions including hiring contract drivers, and bringing back driver incentive programs which all must be negotiated due to the schools budget.