Heavner steps into lead role on OPA board

By Tara Fischer Staff Writer (Aug. 20, 2026) Jeff Heavner will take over as president of the Ocean Pines Board of Directors as the group’s former leader, John Latham, steps into the secretary role. ...

08/20/2026 Bayside Editorial: County getting behind local shellfish farming

County getting behind local shellfish farming Aquaculture in the coastal bays that stretch along the Worcester County mainland into Virginia could help revive a shellfish industry that disappeared fro...

Alice J. Unger

Alice J. Unger Berlin Alice JoAnn Unger, age 83, passed away on August 15, 2026, in Berlin, Maryland. Born on April 21, 1943, in Baltimore, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Arthur Flaxcomb a...

Ocean Downs owner weighs casino, racetrack sale

By Brian Shane Staff Writer (Aug. 13, 2026) The corporate owner of Ocean Downs is considering selling the Berlin casino and racetrack as part of a review of its regional gaming properties across the c...

Officials to meet over jail, pharmacy dispute

By Brian Shane Staff Writer (Aug. 13, 2026) Worcester County officials are willing to sit down to discuss how to restore Snow Hill Pharmacy’s longtime jail business, as long as the pharmacy owner ca...

Snow Hill preps for Main Street designation

By Brian Shane Staff Writer (Aug. 13, 2026) Snow Hill could lean harder into arts and entertainment. Or it could shape its downtown economy around paddling, fishing, hunting, and outdoor tourism. What...

Giant food store to open by end of year, developer says

By Brian Shane Staff Writer (Aug. 13, 2026) The long-awaited Giant supermarket under construction at Coastal Square is expected to open its doors by the end of the year, while its planned apartment co...

Pines residents say thank you to local firefighters; Citizens of The Park at OP host dinner for fire teams

By Karen Kaplan Contribute Writer (Aug. 13, 2026) For the second year in a row, Parke residents enthusiastically rolled up their sleeves — and fired up their ovens — to show their appreciation for...

Latham, Lehnerd reelected; Peck finishes third to win two-year term vacated by Jacobs

By Tara Fischer Staff Writer (Aug. 13, 2026) The Ocean Pines Association’s governing body will look different this year after challenger Amy Peck ousted incumbent Elaine Brady in the summer’s boar...

Redistricting amendment heading to ballot

By Brian Shane Staff Writer (Aug. 13, 2026) Maryland lawmakers approved a proposed constitutional amendment during a two-day special session last week that will ask voters statewide to change the rule...