Regional Airport Gets $500K Loan For Upgrades

SALISBURY -- Wicomico County officials last week approved a conditional $500,000 loan to the Salisbury-Ocean City-Wicomico Regional Airport for improvements and upgrades to hangars in an effort to hel...

Salisbury’s Hoppes Finally Gets Votes For Chief

SALISBURY -- After 16 months serving as acting chief, Rick Hoppes has been appointed the permanent chief of the Salisbury Fire Department (SFD). During those 16 months, Mayor Jim Ireton and some membe...

City Council Maintains Benefits Move Will Save Money

OCEAN CITY – The Mayor and City Council sought to clear the air at City Hall this week amid allegations the city did not do its homework before negotiating and ratifying public safety agreements...

Salisbury Looking To Wrap Up Debate Over False Alarm Fees

SALISBURY – After months of deliberation, the Salisbury City Council voted twice to pass amended false alarm fees and is already discussing having the ordinances return a third time to be modifi...

Judge Rejects County’s Effort To Dismiss LCB Lawsuit

BERLIN -- A U.S. District Court judge this week issued an opinion denying Worcester County’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed last year alleging the now-defunct Liquor Control Board (LCB) viola...

Lighting Concerns Continue For Berlin Community

BERLIN -- More concerns surfaced this week regarding the lack of lighting in the Decatur Farms community in Berlin, resulting in the Mayor and Town Council promising to improve a situation complicated...

Casino Owner Pitches In Funds To Repair Huey Memorial

WEST OCEAN CITY -- The Vietnam-era Huey helicopter memorial on display at the Ocean City Municipal Airport is back in good shape this week after a repair project funded in large part by public contrib...

Manhunt Ends When Suspect Turns Self In

SNOW HILL -- After a manhunt took place for much of Monday, a suspect wanted for leaving his work release program in Delaware turned himself into Snow Hill authorities later that night. At 11 p.m. on ...

Voices From The Readers

Zoning Policies Questioned Editor: (The following letter was addressed to Ocean City Council President Lloyd Martin with a copy forwarded to this publication.) We would like to ask the Council about y...

Broad Search Could Have Benefitted County

At times, it seems Worcester County and Ocean City governments intentionally operate in the complete opposite fashion from the other. The latest example is with word Chief Administrative Officer Gerry...