Nearly 60 years of experience in elected office were reflected on this week in Snow Hill, as Worcester County Commissioners Judy Boggs, elected back in 2002, Louise Gulyas, in office since 1998, Jim Purnell, sworn in back in 1996, and Virgil Shockley, elected in 1998, attended their last meeting. Gulyas, Boggs and Purnell are retiring,… Read more »

This week was not the first time allocating marketing dollars to promote Ocean City’s booming fishing industry has been discussed with the city’s elected officials, but it might be the most organized and likely to have a significant impact.At this week’s Tourism Commission, Scott Lenox, resident fishing guru known for hosting the Hooked On OC… Read more »

Some reflections on this week’s election:• I don’t like to use the term upset when it comes to election races because the fact is you never truly know the will of the general public until it’s expressed through the voting process. However, prior to elections, it’s natural through educated research and experience to handicap certain… Read more »

Finally, the General Election is almost here. As is usually the case, there have been lots of political machinations over the last week or so and here are a couple that I reflected on this week.•The Citizens For Ocean City group has only been around three years but there’s no question it has become an… Read more »

A strange election season in Ocean City got weirder yesterday when Ocean City Council candidate Nancy Bolt decided to withdraw from next month’s election. This is a significant move and will unquestionably have a major impact on this election.An already diminutive field has now been shrunk to just seven candidates, meaning a majority of the… Read more »

With less than three weeks to the Nov. 4 election, there have been some interesting developments on the final stretch.• It’s a strange election cycle on the Ocean City front. As you would expect with a lower-level municipal election, it’s the first foray into elected office for most of the candidates. That was evident at… Read more »

What is usually routine in Ocean City was anything but this week. Typically, the council’s approval of the slate of candidates for election is routine, but not so this year with two public hearings planned to determine whether two candidates meet residency and domicile requirements.There were actually four challenges initiated this week with two leading… Read more »

Monday morning was a tough one for many once word spread that Peppers Tavern owner Dennis King (Denny-O) had passed away.Denny-O was a large man in stature, but his personality was something altogether different than what could be perceived to those who didn’t know him as a gruff exterior. He was a gentle giant to… Read more »

Like it or not, the H2Oi event has become a major force on the Ocean City area’s special events calendar.While not an official sanctioned event in the town, there is little question this one-time small event now rivals some of the larger vehicle events held in the area, such as Cruisin’, Jeep Week and Bike… Read more »

Ocean City is in the midst of a public infrastructure boom it seems. Several major projects have recently been completed including the new north Ocean City fire station and the Caroline Street Comfort Station. One that kicked off on Monday was the new Ocean City Beach Patrol headquarters. Another one entering its final phase of… Read more »