Jumbo Yellow Perch

Greetings all! I hope you had a chance to get out and enjoy today’s beautiful weather like I did.  Temps were in the upper 50s, the sun was shining and best of all the wind was light. ...

Tighten Up to the Beach

It was a pretty decent day for February today with warmer than average temps and sunny skies.  The wind did keep temps from getting to what they could have been and they also kept Captain Monty H...

Vanishing Ocean City With Bunk Mann – February 21, 2020

There were several reasons that Caroline Street was Ocean City’s primary swimming beach in the 1920s and early 1930s. The beach was narrow in those days and Caroline Street was its widest part....

County To Spend $57K On Broadband Service Evaluation

SNOW HILL –  County officials agreed this week to spend close to $60,000 to test the broadband service currently available in Worcester County.The Worcester County Commissioners voted unani...

Things I Like – February 21, 2020

No-jacket weather in FebruaryFestive birthday parties for young kidsPlaying board games with my kids without argumentsStaying in a new hotelThick coffee mugsTrying out a restaurant while visiting an u...

Decatur Student Named A National Merit Finalist

BERLIN – A Stephen Decatur High School student has advanced to finalist standing in a national scholarship competition.Earlier this month, the National MeritScholarship Corporation (NMSC) issue...

Energy-Efficiency Projects Expanded In Ocean City

OCEAN CITY — Pleased with the savings from the first phase, Ocean City officials this week approved a request to expand a retrofitting to energy-efficient LED light fixtures at several municipal...

RWWC Send Valentine Cards Veteran Homes, VA Hospitals

The Republican Women of Worcester County collected over 1,400 Valentine cards this month and distributed them to Veterans Homes and VA Hospitals in Maryland. Pictured, from left, are Linda Dearing of...

Judy Boggs Named Woman of the Year By WCCW

The Worcester County Commission for Women (WCCW) has chosen former Worcester County Commissioner Judy Boggs of Ocean Pines as its Woman of the Year. The WCCW will hold its annual Women’s Histor...

Proposed Education Budget Seeks 3.7% Spending Increase

NEWARK – A proposed budget approved by school system officials this week includes raises for teachers, a variety of new positions and $900,000 for one-time capital projects.On Tuesday, the Worce...