Fenwick Council To Purchase Crosswalk Signage

FENWICK ISLAND – Citing concerns for pedestrian safety, officials in Fenwick Island last week agreed to purchase crosswalk signs for each designated path.Last Friday, the Fenwick Island Town Cou...

Prep Football Features New Playoff Format

BERLIN- When Stephen Decatur’s varsity football team and other area schools open the 2019 season next week, they will be playing under a new scheduling format that will double the number of team...

National Folk Festival Returns To Salisbury For 2nd Year

SALISBURY – A national festival will return to the streets of downtown Salisbury next weekend.From Sept. 6-8, downtown Salisbury will host the 79th Annual National Folk Festival, now in its sec...

Vanishing Ocean City With Bunk Mann – August 30, 2019

The “African Queen” ran aground on Gull Shoal about nine miles off the coast of Ocean City on Dec. 30, 1958. The ship, with a crew of 46 and cargo that included 21,000 tons of crude oil, ...

Quality Meetings Key Over Quantity

There was arguably more discussion than necessary this week on the topic, but the Ocean City Mayor and Council should adopt a quality over quantity position in the future when it comes to scheduling ...

Worcester County Graduates Profiled

NEWARK –  Worcester County Public Schools’ 2019 graduating class was offered more than $17 million in scholarships.That figure, as well as statistics on AP (Advanced Placement) cours...

New Turf Field Complete At Decatur

BERLIN- On the eve of a new fall sports season, the new turf field at Stephen Decatur High School in Berlin has been completed and is ready for its first action.Last February, the Worcester County Co...

Decatur “Tough Guy” Awards Return for 19th Year

BERLIN- The Stephen Decatur High School varsity football “Tough Guy of the Week” awards will return to the sports pages of The Dispatch again this fall for the 19th starting next week afte...

OC Boats Sweep Top Mid-Atlantic Prizes

OCEAN CITY- The 28th Mid-Atlantic Tournament that wrapped up last Friday finished in a flourish with leaderboard in several divisions erased and rewritten, but when the dust settled, Ocean City-based...

Board Okays Bike Week Special Event For Alamo Motel Property

SNOW HILL –  Caribbean Joe’s Bar and Grille will host a special Bike Week event next month after receiving approval from the Worcester County Board of License Commissioners (BLC).Cari...