Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk – August 3, 2018

The amount of money Ocean City is spending on legal fees for the topless issue is no laughing matter, but I must admit I giggled several times reading through court documents this week.After the pro-...

Local Teacher Accepted To Prestigious Fulbright Program

POCOMOKE – A Pocomoke Middle School teacher has been accepted to a prestigious year-long fellowship program.Brian Cook, an English language arts teacher and department chair at Pocomoke Middle S...

We Remember Those We Have Lost – August 3, 2018

John KunzlerOCEAN CITY — John Kunzler, 56, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 26, 2018 at home surrounded by family following a brief illness. He was born in Lancaster on Oct. 20, 1961. He...

Man Faces Assault Charge For Beating, Holding Woman Hostage

OCEAN CITY — A Smithsburg, Md. man was arrested on first-degree assault and false imprisonment charges last weekend after allegedly assaulting his fiancé and holding her against her will at...

Boardwalk Tram Direction Decided

OCEAN CITY- The decision on the Boardwalk tram coaches was finalized this week, but the verdict on acquiring a ninth set of passenger cars was left open-ended.Late last year, the Mayor and Council op...

OC Church Raising Funds For New Sports Complex

WEST OCEAN CITY — An Ocean City church’s effort to redevelop a vast 27-acre site behind the outlet malls in West Ocean City with a recreational sports complex is getting jumpstarted with ...

Worcester Tweaks Attendance Policy

SNOW HILL – Changes to the school system’s attendance policy decrease the number of days of school students can miss each year.At a meeting last week, the Worcester County Board of Educati...

Early Success For School’s Your60 Program

NEWARK – A new program that allows students to select a topic of study for an hour each day is increasing engagement at Pocomoke High School.Officials from Pocomoke High told the Worcester Count...

Showell School Progress, Finally

The Showell Elementary School reconstruction project is moving forward after bid approval from the Worcester County Board of Education. The remaining hurdle is approval of an increased price tag from...

South Point Rezoning Hearing Tuesday

SNOW HILL – Citizens will have a chance to share their views on a potential sectional rezoning of properties along Route 611 at a public hearing next week.On Tuesday Aug. 7, the Worcester Count...