County Takes Step Toward New Snow Hill High School

SNOW HILL -- Residents eager to see a new Snow Hill High School (SHHS) got some good news earlier this week when the Worcester County Commissioners agreed unanimously to fund $255,000 toward architect...

Online Skateboarding Petition Seeks To Vocalize Support

OCEAN CITY – The legalization of skateboarding effort has gotten a shot in the arm recently as a petition has hit the web to bring the issue back to the Mayor and Council. For about a week now, ...

Berlin Mayor Seeks 2nd Term Leading Historic Town

BERLIN -- Mayor Gee Williams officially announced his campaign for re-election this week. “I pledge to do all within my ability to continue to promote Berlin as a community steeped in traditiona...

OC Police Use Taser To Diffuse Situation

OCEAN CITY -- Ocean City Police last weekend had to use a Taser on an unidentified man who was threatening himself with a knife and told officers he was attempting to commit “suicide by cop.R...

County Says Pond Work More Critical Than Ownership Issue

SNOW HILL -- Although unanimously objecting to the state assessment that Worcester County owns land surrounding the Bishopville Pond, the County Commissioners agreed this week not to dispute it for ri...

New Volunteer Group Will Help Disabled Adults

BERLIN -- On Tuesday, Aug. 7, a dozen people from around Worcester County met and formed the Friends of WCDC, a group dedicated to helping further the mission of the Worcester County Developmental Cen...

Salisbury Arts Complex Garners Early Council Support

SALISBURY -- Good news for Salisbury’s starving artists -- the City Council made the first signs of support this week for a proposed “Apartments and Studio for the Arts” complex on F...

Suspect Sought In Bike Hit-And-Run Accident

SHOWELL -- Local law enforcement officials this week are looking for the suspect who struck a bicyclist on Route 113 near Jarvis Rd. in Showell early last Saturday morning and fled the scene, leaving ...

Berlin Residents Frustrated By Constant Flooding

BERLIN -- Yesterday’s torrential downpours across the region only exacerbated an already dicey flooding problem in Berlin as streets flooded and water rose well past the comfort level in some ne...

We Remember Those We Have Lost

Thelma Jane Parks FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Thelma Jane Parks, 54, died Saturday, Aug. 18, 2012 at Lee County Memorial Hospital. Born in Annapolis on Sept. 17, 1957, she was the daughter of Thelma Helen Maj...