Live Life Like Rob 5K Set For Next Week

OCEAN CITY- Nearly one year to the day when a popular Lower Shore man and avid fitness enthusiast was struck and killed by a truck while running in Salisbury, a celebration of his life in the form of ...

Last Week’s Major ‘Flood Event’ Results In Pocomoke River Advisory

SNOW HILL – Worcester County officials spent much of the week assessing damage from the unusual amount of rainfall experienced during the final days of September. On Tuesday, standing water remained...

Horticulture Students To Represent State At Symposium

SALISBURY – Two students from Parkside High School’s Department of Career and Technology Education will represent Maryland at an international symposium later this month in Des Moines, Iowa. Parks...

Federal Grant Results In Hypertension Pilot Program On Shore

BERLIN – Health departments in Maryland and five other states will each receive $500,000 in funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to conduct a two-year pilot program that scree...

Widow And Widowers Club Enjoy Picnic At White Horse Park

All attendees had a great time at the Widow and Widowers Club picnic last month in White Horse Park in Ocean Pines, including Chair Phil Rittershofver, Activities Chair John Willmuth and President Ann...

In The End, School Board Made Right Choice

The Worcester County Board of Education deserves praise for evaluating the big picture correctly when it came to picking the next Superintendent of Schools. The school board had a difficult decision t...

Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk – October 7, 2016

Berlin’s voters have spoken. Actually, 740 of the more than 3,172 registered voters made their choice. That’s a pathetic voter turnout rate of 23 percent, compared to even more dismal 17 percent i...

Wicomico, Worcester Improve Standardized Testing Scores

BERLIN – The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Career (PARCC) released last year’s testing scores last week, showing strong improvements for both Wicomico and Worcester count...

Volunteer Firefighter Shortage ‘Becoming Critical’

SNOW HILL – “It’s almost like the volunteer fireman is becoming an endangered species.” As National Fire Prevention Week begins Sunday, Worcester County Commissioner Merrill Lockfaw took the o...

Newly Painted Hopscotch Area At OC Elementary A Hit

Kindergartener Sophia Macrides is enjoying a game of hopscotch during recess at Ocean City Elementary School. The newly painted hopscotch area is one of the new additions that the OCES PTA added to ...