Governor’s Challenge Returns Next Week

SALISBURY- The 39th Governor’s Challenge, billed as the “largest holiday basketball tournament in the country,” gets underway next week.Now entering its 39th year, the annual Governo...

Ocean City To Dive Deeper On Bus Shelter Lighting

OCEAN CITY – Officials in Ocean City last week agreed to have staff revisit efforts to install lighting at bus shelters in town.Last week, the Ocean City Transportation Committee voted unanimous...

Child Porn Distributor Sentenced

SNOW HILL — A Worcester County man was sentenced last week to 30 years in jail with all but 20 years suspended after being convicted on three counts of distributing child pornography via the in...

AGH Foundation Busy Prepping For 26th Penguin Swim

BERLIN – It’s almost time for Atlantic General Hospital’s 26th Annual Penguin Swim to be held on New Year’s Day.As always, the swim will be held at the Princess Royale Hotel, ...

Ocean City To Start 2020 With Bond Sale

OCEAN CITY — Shortly after the end of the year, Ocean City will go back to the bond market to sell $17.3 million in general obligation bonds for various projects after the sale was approved this...

High Marks For County In Annual Audit Evaluation

SNOW HILL – Outside auditors gave Worcester County a clean opinion on financial statements for the fiscal year that ended in June of 2019.On Tuesday, Chris Hall of TGM Group presented the Worces...

County, Resort Officials Will Meet To Talk Tax Differential

SNOW HILL – Worcester County representatives will meet with Town of Ocean City leadership in the beginning of 2020 to discuss the municipality’s annual request for a tax differential.Follo...

Star Charities’ members toast Foultz legacy

Despite being disbanded after founder’s death, group holds final holiday festivity (Dec. 19, 2019) Longtime members of Star Charities gathered last week for a holiday luncheon to honor the memory of...

Ocean Pines library to hold Lego build challenge Saturday at 1 p.m.

(Dec. 19, 2019) Interest continues to mount in the Ocean Pines library monthly Lego building challenge slated for Saturday at 1 p.m. Karen Earp, library youth services specialist, said the creative bu...

Viola continues successful path

(Dec. 19, 2019) Ocean Pines Association General Manager John Viola, who stepped up to take the reins after a leadership upheaval last spring and signed a six-month contract in June, can now continue t...