World’s Top Carvers Compete

OCEAN CITY – The Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art, Salisbury University, will host the largest bird carving competition in the world this weekend.Now in its 38th year, the Ward World Championship Wildfowl Carving Competition and Art Festival Carvers takes place at the Roland E. Powell Convention Center in Ocean City from April 25-27. Carvers from… Read more »

SD Senior Wins AXA Scholarship

BERLIN – AXA Advisors, LLC, a leading provider of financial services for consumers and businesses, has announced that Emily Meadows, a high school senior attending Stephen Decatur High School in Berlin, is the Maryland winner of the 2008 AXA Achievement Scholarship in association with (ITALICS)U.S. News & World Report.Under the AXA Achievement Scholarship program, Meadows… Read more »

OC Bomb Threat At Motel A Hoax

OCEAN CITY – A Virginia man this week is being charged with threat of arson after admitting to writing a phony bomb threat note at an Ocean City motel last Friday as part of a prank on his cousin.Around 1 p.m. last Friday, Ocean City Police received a call from the Best Western motel on… Read more »

OC Airport Employee Charged With Theft

OCEAN CITY – An Ocean City Municipal Airport employee was charged this week with felony theft after an audit at the facility revealed she allegedly pocketed cash payments made for a hangar rental.An Ocean City auditor recently conducted a routine audit of airport accounts and discovered one hangar rental contract was overdue for payment. When… Read more »

No More Meters For Downtown Street

OCEAN CITY – Residents of 10th Street disagreed over parking issues this week, resulting in the decision by the City Council not to meter additional parking spaces along the street as requested. Resident Charlie Barrett came before the Mayor and Council Monday, requesting meters be added to additional parking spaces on the street to encourage… Read more »

County Volunteers Honored By State At Ceremony

ANNAPOLIS – A number of Worcester County residents were recognized this week for outstanding service at the 25th Annual Governor’s Volunteer Service Awards ceremony at the Maryland Hall for Creative Arts. “Of course we realize that we haven’t covered everyone with this ceremony this afternoon,” said Lt. Governor Brown. “But as Marylanders, we all benefit… Read more »

County Ranks Route 589 Work As Official No. 2

SNOW HILL – While Worcester County’s top priority in terms of highway projects funded by the state continues to be the ongoing dualization of Route 113, the County Commissioners on Tuesday made it known in no uncertain terms the second most important highway project in Worcester is Route 589.The commissioners on Tuesday reviewed a “highway… Read more »