SNOW HILL – Shortly before Worcester County State’s Attorney Beau Oglesby was sworn in as the newest Circuit Court Associate Judge, his long-time chief deputy was appointed interim state’s attorney for the county.William H. “Bill” McDermott on Friday was sworn in as interim state’s attorney for Worcester County. McDermott, Oglesby’s long-time deputy state’s attorney, was… Read more »
To be sure, Ocean City’s decades-long feud with Worcester County over the tax differential issue, an issue that has now landed in Circuit Court, is very real and certainly not petty, but should it be something that could ultimately derail a potential, all-important long-term solution to the chronic shoaling problem in the Inlet that often… Read more »
SALISBURY – Decatur’s varsity indoor track teams acquitted themselves well in the Bayside Championships at Parkside last week with solid team scores and several outstanding individual performances.The Decatur boys finished seventh overall. Kent Island was first, North Caroline was second and Parkside was third.The Decatur girls finished ninth overall. Kent Island was first, North Caroline… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Public parking in Ocean City is going through a complete overhaul with sweeping changes including a new license plate-based system on the street and in the municipal lots including the Inlet lot, but there were still several issues to resolve on how best to implement the new system.In December, the Mayor and… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – The Army Corps of Engineers (ACE) feasibility study for a long-time fix to the chronic shoaling problems in the Inlet might still be funded, but the local share won’t come from the Ocean City beach replenishment fund.The Inlet and other channels in and around the commercial harbor naturally fill in and are… Read more »
BERLIN – Stephen Decatur’s girls’ varsity basketball team ended a brief two-game skid this week with a decisive 60-20 win over Worcester County rival Snow Hill.The Seahawks jumped all over the Eagles early and cruised to the 60-20 win on the road on Tuesday. The win over Snow Hill came on the heels of a… Read more »
BERLIN – Stephen Decatur’s varsity wrestling team enjoyed another big week with three wins over conference opponents to improve to 12-0 on the season.Against Queen Anne’s on Monday, the Seahawks had all they could handle with the Bayside North power. Queen Anne’s got a win at 106, but Decatur won three straight to take a… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Local surfing legend and pioneer Skill Johnson last weekend was inducted into the East Coast Surfing Hall of Fame in Floriday, joining an illustrious field of 10 other inductees.Johnson was one of 11 new members inducted into the East Coast Surfing Hall of Fame last Friday evening at the Orange County Convention… Read more »
BERLIN – The start and stop seasons for Worcester Prep’s varsity basketball teams are getting ready to start up again next week after both had long layoffs.A combination of winter storm postponements and the regularly-scheduled winter break have kept the Worcester Prep girls’ and boys’ varsity basketball teams largely idle for much of the last… Read more »
BERLIN – After considerable soul searching and input from family, friends and colleagues, Worcester County Commissioner James “Bud” Church this week has decided to forego a run at the House of Delegates District 38-C seat and instead will seek re-election locally.Church, who has served as the Worcester County Commissioners’ District 3 representative since 2002, said… Read more »