State Grant To Fund County Projects

BERLIN – More than $3.2 million in grant funding will allow seven economic development projects to advance in Worcester County.On Wednesday, Gov. Larry Hogan announced 114 projects throughout Ma...

Obituaries – December 16, 2022

Carl Edward PragerSALISBURY — Carl Edward Prager, fondly known as Ed, 82, of Salisbury, passed away on Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022, at Wicomico Nursing Home.Born in St. Michaels, Md., he was the son of...

Kiwanis Club Hosts Guest Speaker

Local artist, illustrator and cartoonist, Jim Adcock, known for his Ocean City and Eastern Shore art, was the guest speaker at a recent meeting of the Kiwanis Club of Greater Ocean Pines-Ocean City.&#...

Resiliency Study Continues

FENWICK ISLAND – Town officials say they await updates as an engineering company continues a town-wide resiliency study.In Tuesday’s meeting of the Fenwick Island Infrastructure Committee,...

Ocean City Restaurant To Add Outdoor Bar

SNOW HILL – An Ocean City restaurant will be able to add an outdoor bar following approval from local officials.The Worcester County Board of License Commissioners (BLC) last week approved a req...

Parents Outline Funding Priorities For County School Board

NEWARK – Competitive teacher salaries, small class sizes and technology highlighted the requests made by parents at the school system’s public budget input session.The Worcester County Boa...

Parents Maintain Similar Education Concerns

It seems in the world of education everything is always changing with the exception being parent concerns. The top priorities expressed last week during a public budget input session all sound famili...

Wrestlers Sweep Pair over Colonel, Easton

BERLIN- Stephen Decatur’s varsity wrestling team split a pair of matches last week to remain unbeaten on the season.The Seahawks beat Colonel Richardson in a rout, 78-6. Elijah Collick won his m...

OP committee looks to amenity membership

October finances from OP Budget and Finance maintain better-than-budget pace recorded throughout year By Jack Chavez, Staff Writer (Dec. 15, 2022) The Ocean Pines Volunteer Fire Department is looking ...

Board of Ed breaks down budget at meeting

PTA reps from each public school in county speak on importance of quality hires By Jack Chavez, Staff Writer (Dec. 15, 2022) Teachers, teachers, teachers. That was the most common request on Dec. 6 as...