About The Author: Bethany Hooper

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Bethany Hooper has been with The Dispatch since 2016. She currently covers various general stories. Hooper graduated from Stephen Decatur High School in 2012 and the University of Maryland in 2016, where she completed double majors in journalism and economics.

13 Local Youth Bowlers Advance To State Championships

13 Local Youth Bowlers Advance To State Championships

OCEAN CITY – Thirty-five Eastern Shore youth bowlers, including 13 from a northern Worcester County league, will advance to the Maryland State Pepsi Championships after securing top-place finishes in a regional tournament in Ocean City last weekend.On March 1, roughly 100 youth bowlers from five bowling facilities across the Eastern Shore participated in the 2020… Read more »

Thousands Explore Career Fields At JA Inspire Event

Thousands Explore Career Fields At JA Inspire Event

OCEAN CITY – Mock emergency rooms. Cosmetology stations. Virtual reality labs. Masonry demonstrations.These displays, and many more, filled the exhibit hall of the Roland E. Powell Convention Center as thousands of eighth-grade students took part in a career exploration event designed to engage and inspire.On Feb. 27, Junior Achievement of the Eastern Shore held its… Read more »

Four New Crosswalk Systems Set For Fenwick Island

FENWICK ISLAND – Efforts to install pedestrian crosswalk systems will move forward in Fenwick Island with the help of state funding.Last Friday, the Fenwick Island Town Council voted unanimously to support the installation of pedestrian crosswalk systems at the intersections of Bayard Drive and Coastal Highway and Oyster Bay Drive and Coastal Highway.Town Manager Terry… Read more »

Navigation Worries Relayed Over Proposed Marina; Public Hearing Held On Application

FENWICK ISLAND – Concerns over a proposed marina outside town limits highlighted a public hearing last week.Last Thursday, the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) Division of Water, Wetlands and Subaqueous Lands Section held a public hearing on an application to construct and operate a marina off Lighthouse Road west of Fenwick… Read more »

School Launches Supply Library

POCOMOKE – A new school supply library is expected to benefit students at Pocomoke High School. Last week, officials at Pocomoke High School installed the first school supply library. Throughout the day, students in need of pens, pencils, paper and any other item can select materials from a rack near the school’s attendance office. “It’s… Read more »

Voting Student Member Sought For School Board

SALISBURY – A student’s effort to have a voting student member on the Wicomico County Board of Education was brought before county officials this month.On Feb. 18, James M. Bennett High School junior Aisling Nay came before the Wicomico County Council seeking support for having a student member on the Wicomico County Board of Education.“I’ve… Read more »

County Announces STEM Summer Program Options

SNOW HILL – Worcester County Economic Development is now accepting applications for its 2020 STEM Summer Programs.Through March 31, Worcester County Economic Development (WCED) will accept applications for its STEM Internship Program, STEM Leadership Cohort and Reach for the Stars STEM Camps.Since 2013, WCED has offered STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) summer enrichment programs… Read more »

Wicomico Executive ‘Remaining Optimistic’ About Liver Cancer Diagnosis

Wicomico Executive ‘Remaining Optimistic’ About Liver Cancer Diagnosis

SALISBURY – Wicomico County Executive Bob Culver announced this week he has been diagnosed with liver cancer.In an interview on Monday, Culver said he was recently diagnosed with hepatocellular carcinoma, the most common form of primary liver cancer.“When they told me what I had, it floored me,” he said. “You could have knocked me over… Read more »