Solid Tourism Reports Found Outside Ocean City

BERLIN – Tourism in Worcester County is doing well this season, business owners say, despite the less sunny picture painted by tourism officials, who see a trend of level or decreasing numbers of visitors to sites outside the resort.“It’s fairly flat or a little on the decline,” said Worcester County Tourism Director Lisa Challenger.Tourist numbers… Read more »

Parent Wants To Build Decatur Field House

BERLIN – Builder and parent Michael Stortini plans to give athletes at Stephen Decatur High School (SDHS) a generous gift this year – a field house built at his own expense.The school system will pay Stortini all of $1, a formality that validates the construction contract he will sign with the school.SDHS Principal Lou Taylor… Read more »

Two Del. Inmates Caught Near School

SHOWELL – Two Delaware prison inmates working on a road crew near Selbyville on Wednesday afternoon escaped and fled on foot before being caught near Showell Elementary in Worcester County.Christopher Womach, 27, and Dontay Johnson, 20, both inmates with the Delaware Department of Corrections, were working on a road crew near Selbyville on Wednesday morning… Read more »

Area Conservation Community Loses A Legend

BERLIN – Conservation giant Ilia Fehrer, one of Worcester County’s first true environmental activists and the grand dame of the local movement, has died, leaving a tremendous legacy that includes the Assateague Island state and national parks and the preservation of tens of thousands of wild acres. Fehrer spearheaded the effort to designate the Pocomoke… Read more »

Live Bands And DJs

Angler, The: 410-289-7424, Talbot St & the bay; Outside Deck: Saturday & Sunday, July 21 & 22: Drew Stevyns, 4-7 p.m.; Every Sunday night; Funk  Nite with Dj Deogee.Assateague Island Oasis: 410-629-1492, Rt. 611; Friday & Saturday, July 20 & 21: Patrick McAllorum; Sunday, July 22 & Wednesday, July 25: Jon Pheasant; Thursday, July 26:… Read more »