SALISBURY – Leaders in Wicomico County this week agreed to proceed with discussions on a fleet management program.Representatives from Enterprise Fleet Management – which provides leasing and replacement services for business and government vehicles – met with the Wicomico County Council in a work session on Tuesday to present a program that is expected to… Read more »

FENWICK ISLAND – A Fenwick Island committee has launched a new program that rewards residents who support local businesses.The Fenwick Locals Program, administered by the town’s Business Development Committee, is a new, voluntary program that rewards residents and homeowners for their patronage of local businesses.“This is a program to strengthen the relationship between local Fenwick… Read more »

FENWICK ISLAND – An ordinance dictating height regulations in Fenwick Island and how those rules are enforced came into question last week after the town’s building official agreed to allow mechanical equipment on the roof of a resort motel.In early July, the connections of the Sands Motel applied for a building permit that would allow… Read more »

SALISBURY – Free parking will be provided to those attending the National Folk Festival in September.From Sept. 7-9, the city of Salisbury will host its first of three National Folk Festivals downtown. The free event, produced by the National Council for the Traditional Arts, will feature seven stages with continuous performances, crafts, food and more.Officials… Read more »

POCOMOKE – A Pocomoke Middle School teacher has been accepted to a prestigious year-long fellowship program.Brian Cook, an English language arts teacher and department chair at Pocomoke Middle School, is one of 76 teachers from the U.S. to be selected for the Fulbright Teachers for Global Classrooms (TGC) Program in 2018-2019.The Fulbright TGC Program is… Read more »

FENWICK ISLAND – Officials in Fenwick Island last week agreed to proceed with a costly street microsurfacing project.Last Friday, the Fenwick Island Town Council voted unanimously to move forward with a street program for fiscal year 2019 that would require an estimated $168,398 to microsurface the municipality’s roadways.Town Manager Terry Tieman told the council Kercher… Read more »

FENWICK ISLAND – A beach replenishment project commenced in Fenwick Island last week after months of delays.Last Friday, crews began the two-week process of pumping 278,000 cubic yards of sand onto the beach as part of Fenwick Island’s latest round of beach replenishment.Last year, the Army Corps of Engineers’ Philadelphia District awarded a $19.2 million… Read more »