OP holiday outreach for seniors

By Greg Ellison (Dec. 3, 2020) The outpouring of support from the Ocean Pines community was immediate when the annual “Be a Santa to a Senior” holiday outreach program was launched last month that...

Kiwanis toy, coat drives soar

By Greg Ellison (Dec. 3, 2020) Despite concerns about operating simultaneous charity campaigns, Kiwanis Club of Greater Ocean Pines-Ocean City set new collection records for both its toy and coat driv...

Carozza, Hartman talk 2021 session goals

By Greg Ellison (Dec. 3, 2020) Delegate Wayne Hartman (R-38C) and Sen. Mary Beth Carozza (R-38) detailed challenges and priorities for the 2021 Maryland Legislative session during a Zoom meeting hoste...

OP budget committee prepped for next FY

By Greg Ellison (Dec. 3, 2020) Ocean Pines General Manager John Viola advocated conservative forecasting and reviewed both cost-cutting measures and proposed spending for the next fiscal year during t...

Teachers Lauded During Public School Budget Session

NEWARK – Requests for competitive teacher salaries, maintaining small class sizes and technology funding highlighted a public budget input session hosted by the Worcester County Board of Educat...

Two Years Supervised Probation In Child Porn Case; Suspect A Former Cop, Local Realtor

SNOW HILL — An Ocean City man, who pleaded guilty in September to three counts of possession of child pornography following a months-long investigation dating back to 2017, was granted probatio...

Shore Gives More Campaign Beats Last Year By 24%

SALISBURY – The annual 24-hour Shore Gives More campaign raised a record-breaking $269,627 for local nonprofits on Giving Tuesday.Giving Tuesday, held each year on the Tuesday after Thanksgivin...

Worcester County Sheriff: ‘Law Enforcement Officers Are In The Battle Of Our Lives In This Upcoming Legislative Session’

OCEAN CITY — With state lawmakers expected to debate several police reform bills early next year, a local sheriff this week made an impassioned plea not to paint all law enforcement with a broa...

Worcester County’s Drug Court Program Began 15 Years Ago This Month

SNOW HILL – Worcester County’s drug treatment court program celebrates its 15th anniversary this December.The program, designed to offer treatment to those committing crimes due to substa...

(Future) Tautog, Sea Bass and Flounder

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6vBBlmXLcgOur run of awesome weather ran out last night and as expected today was a total washout.  The rain came down hard several times today and the wind blew ...