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.

National Folk Festival Announces Need For Volunteers

SALISBURY – With less than three months remaining until the National Folk Festival commences in downtown Salisbury, event officials are asking community members to fill hundreds of volunteer positions.In a Wicomico County Council meeting last Tuesday, Caroline O’Hare, local manager for the National Folk Festival, announced that volunteer shifts have been placed online. Those wishing… Read more »

Animal Control Changes Near In Wicomico

SALISBURY – It appears those spearheading an effort to rework Wicomico County’s animal control ordinance are inching closer to a final draft.Last week, the Wicomico County Council met with counsel and Aaron Balsamo, executive director of the Wicomico County Humane Society and chair of the county’s Animal Ordinance Review Committee, in an open work session… Read more »

Carolina Street ‘Still A Happy Thing’ In Fenwick Island

Carolina Street ‘Still A Happy Thing’ In Fenwick Island

FENWICK ISLAND – Timeless home furnishings, unique merchandise and exceptional staff.That, according to owner Dee Dee Phillips, is what brings customers back to Carolina Street Garden & Home year after year.Located on South Carolina Street in Fenwick, Carolina Street serves as Fenwick Island’s go-to shop for upscale home and garden décor.Phillips, who runs the store… Read more »

Fenwick Anniversary Party Sunday

FENWICK ISLAND – A party to celebrate Fenwick Island’s 65th anniversary will take place this weekend.In a Fenwick Island Town Council meeting last week, Town Manager Terry Tieman encouraged community members to join elected officials and town staff for a 65th birthday celebration on Sunday.“On July 1 we will have our 65th birthday celebration,” she… Read more »

Wicomico Student Wins National Speech Contest

SALISBURY – An elementary school student was honored in Wicomico County last week for winning a national speech contest on kindness.On Tuesday, June 19, Savanna Brooks, a fifth-grade student at North Salisbury Elementary School, was recognized by members of the Wicomico County Council for taking first place in the National Kindness Speech Contest.Council President John… Read more »