Dredging Letter Of Intent Planned

OCEAN CITY — State and local officials this week drafted a letter of intent to the Army Corps of Engineers (ACE) expressing frustration over the Inlet’s depth and its impact on local fishing i...

Man Charged With Murder In Nephew’s Death

SNOW HILL — A Pocomoke man was charged this week with second-degree murder and first-degree child abuse after his 3-year-old nephew died from injuries sustained while in his care. Kevin M. Sewel...

Man Gets 11 Years For Rape, Burglary

SNOW HILL — A Virginia man, convicted on second-degree assault and first-degree burglary charges after climbing in an Ocean City hotel window last May and sexually assaulting a female victim, wa...

Legislators Discuss Failed Post-Labor Day School Bill; New Strategy Needed After Effort Called ‘A Very Heavy Lift’

OCEAN CITY — Despite failing to even get a committee hearing in either the Senate or the House, the bid for a state-mandated post-Labor Day start to the school year will continue. At the Ocean C...

Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk

If this week’s discussion about the budget in Ocean City is any indication, it doesn’t appear relations are improving between the city and Worcester County. Former Ocean City Councilman Vince Gisr...

15 Delaware Restaurants Team Up to Raise Funds for Nepal Earthquake Victims

The tragedy and disaster surrounding the earthquake in Nepal is still mounting, as the process of taking stock, rebuilding, and healing as a country begins. Nearly 8,000 people were killed, with many ...

ShoreBilly’s Swill: Happy Mother’s Day!

This weekend marks what I believe to be the most important holiday of the year. Now, I know I used similar verbiage to describe Pork in the Park a few weeks back, but this time I’m serious. The holi...

Agencies Partner To Rescue Kayaker At Assateague; Woman Hoisted Off Marsh By Rescue Basket To MSP Aviation

ASSATEAGUE — A multi-agency cooperative effort this week resulted in the successful rescue of a female kayaker who was extricated from a marshy area on Assateague Island on Tuesday evening after...

Weekend Happenings: May Day Play Day, Springfest & Cambridge Beer Festival Round Out Your Weekend Fun

The pollen may be thick in the air but that won’t keep us from enjoying every second of this beautiful springtime weather. The Eastern Shore is known for unpredictable weather patterns, particul...

Services Announced For Well-Known Fenwick Restaurateurs’ Son

(The following is the full obituary.) FENWICK ISLAND — Dawson Reeves Twining, 27, of Bishopville, died unexpectedly on Sunday, May 3. Born March 7, 1988, he was the youngest son of David and Jan...