BERLIN- Stephen Decatur High School’s outstanding former scholar-athletes continued to pile up more accolades this week when 2006 graduate and girls’ golf standout Chelsea Betts was named an Academic All-American by the National Golf Coaches Association for the 2006-2007 season.Betts, now a rising sophomore at High Point University in High Point, N.C. was one just… Read more »
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Whigham Moves Up To Higher League
BERLIN- Former Stephen Decatur High School pitching standout David Whigham, who two weeks ago became what is believed to be the first ever from the Berlin school to sign a professional baseball contract, got promoted to a higher league last week and will now have the opportunity to show off his stuff before even more… Read more »
West Ocean City – Ocean Pines – VA – DE
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Ocean City
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Voices From The Readers
Better Signage A Must In Ocean CityEditor:Ocean City’s biggest joke – “Stop for pedestrians in crosswalks. State Law.”On Baltimore Avenue from 14th to 32nd streets, this is totally ignored by both drivers and police, except for one day each year when only token enforcement with warning citations are issued.The signs on St. Louis Avenue seem to… Read more »
We Remember Those Who Have Passed
Patsy Elaine WhitlockBERLIN – Patsy Elaine Whitlock, age 50, died Monday, July 30, 2007 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. Born in Salisbury, she was the daughter of Winifred J. Riley and the late George Edward Riley, Sr. She is survived by her husband, John Wesley Whitlock, Jr.; two sons, John Wesley Whitlock, III… Read more »
Six Months In Jail After Assault Plea
SNOW HILL – An Ocean City man arrested in March and charged with a slew of offenses after barricading himself in his home during a domestic dispute with injuries before taking his aggression out on resort police pleaded guilty this week to second-degree assault and was sentenced to five years in jail, all of which… Read more »
Thursday, August 2 – Council Narrowly Forwards Proposed Boathenge Project
OCEAN CITY – Despite growing support from some sectors and a passionate presentation of the Boathenge project Tuesday, the concept barely passed the scrutiny of the City Council, sliding through in a 4-3 vote to forward the project to the Army Corps of Engineers for further consideration. Joe Kroart III, owner of the Ocean Gallery… Read more »
Wednesday, August 1 – Questions Remain In Mysterious Fetus Case
OCEAN CITY – There are more questions than answers today as the bizarre case of a local woman charged with murder for somehow causing the stillborn birth of her infant, followed by the discovery of the remains of three more fetuses in and around her Ocean City home, continues to unravel.After two days of intense… Read more »
Things We Like
The smell of the ocean in the early morningDinner at the Cactus CaféPeople who stop to talk to our dogsAir-conditioningSuccessfully completely sudokuLooking for shells with our grandchildrenThe grand finale of a fireworks displayPrivate citizens picking up trash off the BoardwalkDaylillies along a country roadCompetent, reliable contractorsCruising in our ’62 convertible Corvette