Voices From The Readers – November 4, 2016

South Point Issue Needs Attention Editor: Please read pages 27-28 of The Dispatch last week and understand this is only a portion of my arguments for adding a bike lane or shoulder to South Point Road...

County OKs Storm Conference Travel For Employees

SNOW HILL – Recent storms and flooding have prompted county leaders to resume the practice of sending staff to the National Hurricane Conference. In April, for the first time in a decade Worcester C...

Ocean City Council Election Endorsements

The incumbent Ocean City Mayor and Council members maintain not everything is as it seems at City Hall. While the votes might be 7-0 in most cases, some of the incumbents made it clear in recent weeks...

SD High School Students Receive Presidential Service Award For Community Service

Stephen Decatur High School students excelling with volunteerism were celebrated last month at the Presidential Service Award ceremony with guest of honor Maryland Delegate Mary Beth Carozza. This yea...

County Approves Showell School Project After Cost Cuts

SNOW HILL – Plans for a new Showell Elementary School are again moving forward following the school system’s efforts to bring the project’s cost down. On Tuesday, the Worcester County Commission...

Cops And Courts – November 4, 2016

Pulled Knife On Co-Worker OCEAN CITY — A Snow Hill man was arrested on assault and weapons charges last week after allegedly threatening a co-worker with a knife at a mid-town Ocean City restaur...

Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk – November 4, 2016

It was interesting during this week’s candidate forum at the American Legion in Ocean City to see a question about last summer’s infamous Boardwalk melee. Back on July 24, a large unruly crowd of ...

Wilde Foundation Donates To AGH

BERLIN –   The Atlantic General Hospital Foundation recently received a generous donation of $50,000 to be used for the programs and services offered by the hospital, as well as toward the Campaig...

We Remember Those We Have Lost – November 4, 2016

Robert Earl Harman, Jr. OCEAN CITY — Robert Earl Harman, Jr. age 63, died Saturday, Oct. 29, 2016 at Atlantic General Hospital in Berlin. Born in Ft Belvoir, Va., he was the son of the late Robe...

Annual Christmas Spirit Campaign Looking For Volunteers, Sponsors

OCEAN CITY – The Young Professionals of Ocean City are gearing up for their 6th Annual Christmas Spirit Campaign, and members are looking for volunteers and sponsors to help the children. Each year,...