Former Fire Company Treasurer To Serve Five Years For Theft; $150K Restitution Ordered As Part Of Plea Deal

SNOW HILL — A former Showell Volunteer Fire Company firefighter and treasurer, charged with theft last spring after a years-long investigation revealed he had used the fire company’s bank acco...

Call To Action To Support Student Workers Planned After J-1 Program Elimination Talk

OCEAN CITY — If a core of senior White House advisors has its druthers, the vital J-1 student work and travel program that supplies thousands of seasonal workers to resort businesses could be el...

Berlin To Host First Country Music Festival Next Weekend

BERLIN – Berlin’s first country music festival is coming to Main Street next weekend. The “Berlin Small Town ThrowDown,” sponsored by Fager’s Island and The Atlantic Hotel, is bringing a tou...

Worcester Public School System Starts New Year With Kickoff Event

OCEAN CITY– Teachers are game changers. That was the message shared with local educators as Worcester County Public Schools hosted a back-to-school kickoff Tuesday at the Ocean City Performing Arts ...

Community Foundation Activates Disaster Relief Fund

SALISBURY – The Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore has activated its Disaster Relief Fund to assist recovery efforts for areas devastated by Hurricane Harvey.  The Foundation will match the ...

WMO Issues Statement After Tourney Prize Money Hung Up By Polygraph Again

OCEAN CITY — With a successful completion of an acceptable polygraph examination for one unidentified winning angler in the 2017 White Marlin Open (WMO) still hanging in the balance, tournament ...

Tall Ship Extends Ocean City Stay; 30-Day Sailing Training Program Offered

OCEAN CITY — Those who have not yet visited or toured the replica tall ship El Galeon Andalucia, moored along the bayside bulkhead between 3rd and 4th Street for much of August, will have a few ...

UPDATE: Probe Concludes No Foul Play In Woman’s Death; Beach Tractors May Have Played A Role

OCEAN CITY — There was some measure of closure this week in the investigation into last month’s death of a 30-year-old Texas woman, and while there are still some unanswered questions, the dea...

Berlin Butcher Shop Owner Investigated For Stealing Meat From Grocery Store

OCEAN CITY — Less than a year after opening, the future of a Berlin business is unclear this week due to a criminal investigation into the owner stealing meat from an Ocean City grocery store as...

59th Labor Day Tournament Set For Next Week

OCEAN CITY- The Ocean City Marlin Club’s annual Labor Day White Marlin Tournament returns next weekend for the 59th time as the “granddaddy” of resort area fishing tournaments. While it may lack...