Drone Shows Should Wait A Year In Ocean City

Considerable discussion was held last week on the possibility of adding drone light shows to Ocean City’s special events offerings this summer. These are worthwhile talks, but there is no need ...

Berlin Requests 11% Increase In County Budget Funds

SNOW HILL – The Town of Berlin is asking the county to help fund a proposed Rails-to-Trails network as well as a feasibility study for a new community center on Flower Street.Mayor Zack Tyndall...

Fenwick Island ‘Passed Over’ For Planned Fall Beach Replenishment

FENWICK ISLAND – A beach replenishment project will not take place in Fenwick Island this fall as originally planned, according to town officials.In a Fenwick Island Town Council meeting last Fr...

Two-Year Golf Course Acquisition Process Completed; State Park To Grow By 212 Acres

SNOW HILL – Pocomoke River State Park will increase in size with the addition of what was once the Nassawango Golf Course.More than two years after the process began the Maryland Department of N...

Art League Continues To Thrive Amid Pandemic Restrictions

OCEAN CITY — Despite the challenges of the pandemic, the Art League of Ocean City continued to thrive over the last year with creative, out-of-the-box ideas to reach out to the community and pro...

High-Speed Internet Goal ‘All About The Finances’

SNOW HILL – County officials want a communications company to put together a proposal to bring high speed internet to the entire county in three years.Following a presentation from Talkie Commun...

High Court Rules Text Messages Acceptable Evidence

BERLIN — A Virginia Beach man, convicted last March by a Worcester County jury of possession with intent to distribute heroin and sentenced to eight years, had his bid for a new trial denied thi...

Bills Seek Extra Eligibility Year For High School Athletes

BERLIN — In yet another odd fallout from the pandemic, a pair of state lawmakers have proposed bills that, if approved, would add another year of eligibility for student-athletes whose high scho...

Wicomico Sheriff Looks Past Critics With Sanctuary County Proclamation

SALISBURY – Sheriff Mike Lewis issued a proclamation this week declaring Wicomico a Second Amendment sanctuary county.In a meeting of the Wicomico County Council on Tuesday, Sheriff Mike Lewis p...

Wind Farm Developer To Reach Out To Regional Fishermen

OCEAN CITY — In an effort to allay concerns from area commercial and recreational fishermen, a company pursuing an offshore wind energy farm off Ocean City has partnered with a consulting firm t...