BERLIN – Wet weather, followed by small yields and low prices, made the year a challenging one for local farmers.Members of the local agriculture community said a variety of issues, the most obvious of which was the seemingly endless rain this area experienced, made 2018 a difficult year for farmers.“A couple years like this in… Read more »
SNOW HILL – The Worcester County Commissioners expressed appreciation to their supporters as they were sworn in this week.The commissioners took the oath of office on Tuesday before unanimously re-electing Commissioner Diana Purnell to serve as their president.“I make a motion to allow Commissioner Purnell to finish out her term as president and serve another… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – A cooperative effort to address homelessness in Ocean City is finding some success, according to local officials.The Worcester County Homeless Outreach Team (HOT) has been able to help six homeless individuals secure housing since it was launched earlier this year.“We have to come up with some permanent solutions but we’re chipping away… Read more »
NEWARK – Data released this week shows that Worcester County schools scored four out of five possible stars under the state’s new accountability system.Though only nine of the county’s schools were rated under the new system, the Maryland Report Card released Tuesday revealed that they each received four of five possible stars. Superintendent Lou Taylor… Read more »
