Annual Native Plant Sale Now Accepting Orders

BERLIN -- For the 13th year, the Assateague Coastal Trust (ACT) will offer a selection of native flowering perennials and heirloom tomatoes at its annual festival, but this year the event has been rel...

Annual Teacher Banquet Next Week

NEWARK -- Worcester County’s 25th Teacher of the Year Banquet will be held next Friday, March 30 in Ocean City. “This year’s 25th Teacher of the Year Banquet will be as much abo...

NEW FOR THURSDAY: Process Behind School Delay Decisions Detailed

NEWARK -- With a continued pattern of thick, early morning fog this week, Worcester County Public Schools were delayed Wednesday and today, but not Tuesday, prompting questions about the process and w...

Worcester Eyes Stiff Penalty For Boat Slip Violators

SNOW HILL -- Loaning your boat slip to a friend in Worcester County just became riskier, due to the County Commissioners approving a new penalty for license holders who allow unauthorized boats to occ...

Police Use Taser On West OC Burglary Suspect

WEST OCEAN CITY -- Four people were arrested on various charges this week after a fight outside a West Ocean City motel including one suspect who allegedly assaulted a County Sheriff’s deputy an...

Missing Man’s Body Found In Assawoman Bay Last Weekend

OCEAN CITY -- The body of an Ocean City man, who went missing after reportedly capsizing a canoe in the Assawoman Bay near Fenwick Island in the early morning hours of March 2, was found in the bay ne...

Shark Fin Bill Clears Senate

OCEAN CITY -- Commercial fishermen in Worcester County were dealt another tough blow late yesterday when the State Senate approved a bill aimed at prohibiting the possession or distribution of shark f...

OCPD Warns Citizens About Cold Medicine Abuse

OCEAN CITY -- The Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) this week is warning citizens of a growing trend of abuse of certain over-the-counter cold medicines by young people in and around the resort area...

High Court Overturns Worcester Murder Conviction

SNOW HILL -- A Pittsville man, sentenced to life in prison for the 2008 stabbing death of a Worcester County man, will get a shot at a new trial after the state’s highest court last week ruled i...

New Berlin Beer, Wine License Granted

SNOW HILL -- Several businesses in Worcester County were approved for either expansions or new licenses at this month’s Board of License Commissioners (BLC) meeting. However, it wasn’t all...