OP Referendum Ballots Due May 13

OCEAN PINES – As the May 13 deadline nears, officials are encouraging Ocean Pines homeowners to submit their referendum ballots sooner rather than later.Currently, the Ocean Pines Association (O...

Altered Tram Operation Headed To Approval For Season

OCEAN CITY — Resort officials this week approved on first reading an ordinance to alter the Boardwalk tram route and ultimately displace a street performer location.The Mayor and Council had bef...

Security Guards Can Carry Batons

OCEAN CITY — Private sector security guards working in the resort will soon have another weapon in their self-defense arsenal after resort officials this week approved an ordinance change allowi...

Worcester County Mulling Agritourism Changes

SNOW HILL – Local officials continue to explore ways to allow more agritourism in Worcester County.At a work session Tuesday, the Worcester County Commissioners instructed the county’s de...

County Seeking More Detailed Proposals On Broadband

SNOW HILL – County officials want more details from potential broadband providers before they decide to invest in expanding rural internet access.After hearing from representatives of Talkie Com...

Voices From The Readers – May 7, 2021

Pension Fund ThoughtsEditor:I spoke at the pension hearing in March when Mr. Esham from Morgan Stanley presented his recent results and I recently read the articles written about that meeting in both...

Man Charged With Stealing Truck, Running Over Victim

OCEAN CITY — A Dundalk, Md. man is being held without bond this week after allegedly stealing a rented box truck and running over the vehicle’s driver.Shortly before 1 a.m. last Saturday, ...

Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk – May 7, 2021

Four years later and the Town of Ocean City is still spending money on legal fees defending its ban on topless women. The attorneys on both sides of the argument laid out their positions this week du...

Annual Bowl For Kids’ Sake Held

OCEAN CITY — Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Eastern Shore (BBBSES) held its annual and longest-running fundraiser, Bowl For Kids’ Sake, on May 2 at the Ocean Lanes Bowling Center on 72nd...

Decatur Senior Finishes 3rd In Equestrian Finals Event

Decatur senior Olivia Brown recently finished third in the Interscholastic Equestrian Association National Finals event in Georgia. Pictured above is Brown (left) with IEA Team Coach Whitney Carmouch...