Voices From The Readers – April 10, 2020

Voice Of StabilityEditor:The outbreak of Covid-19, better known as the Coronavirus, has been a significant stress on all aspects of life. Millions of Americans have lost their jobs and struggle to op...

Broadband Access Study Participation Urged

SNOW HILL – County officials are asking residents and businesses to take part in an online survey related to broadband access.The Worcester County Information Technology (WCIT) Department announ...

Major OP Construction Projects On Schedule For Completion

OCEAN PINES – Two major construction projects in Ocean Pines remain on schedule and within budget.General Manager John Viola provided progress updates on the community’s new golf clubhous...

County Provides Government Update

SNOW HILL –   Worcester County Commissioner Joe Mitrecic outlined local actions to fight the spread of COVID-19 in a state of the county address Wednesday.Mitrecic, president of the bo...

New Civil Suit Filed Over 2017 Fatal Pedestrian Crash

OCEAN CITY — After a similar suit was dismissed in federal court due to jurisdictional issues, the family of an Ocean City man killed three years ago has filed a new suit in Worcester County Cir...

Worcester Revises Bus Reimbursement

NEWARK –  The Worcester County Board of Education voted to modify its contract with the Worcester County Bus Contractors Association as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.During a special me...

Obituaries – April 10, 2020

Dorothy Ann BrownBERLIN — Dorothy Ann Brown, from Ocean City, went to join our lord in eternal life on April 3, 2020 bravely and peacefully.Mama Dot, as everyone loved to call her, was born in O...

Eastern Shore Criminal Justice Academy Graduates 20 Officers

Twenty-eight jail and correctional officers from Wicomico, Worcester, Somerset, Dorchester, Talbot and Caroline counties graduated in the 107th entrance-level class of the Eastern Shore Criminal Justi...

Cops & Courts – April 10, 2020

Domestic AssaultOCEAN CITY — A local man was arrested last week after allegedly assaulting his live-in girlfriend during an argument over a video game after a day of drinking.Around 2:45 a.m. l...

The Adventures Of Fatherhood – April 10, 2020

Huge kudos to my wife Pam today, as she has adjusted to her role homeschooling our boys with grace.Though she is her own harshest critic, I think she’s doing an amazing job juggling both kids. S...