OCEAN CITY — Plans for a significant seasonal workforce housing project are still moving forward behind the scenes, but whatever site is ultimately chosen, it won’t be ready for next summer.In September, the Ocean City Mayor and Council received a presentation from the president of Holtz Builders out of Wisconsin expressing a desire to build… Read more »
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Worcester Boys Jump Out To Fast Start
BERLIN – Worcester Prep’s boys’ varsity basketball team started its season off on a roll, sweeping its first three games to jump out to an early 3-0 record.The Mallards opened the new season with a 37-22 win over Greenwood Mennonite on the road last Tuesday. Last Saturday, the Worcester boys competed in the annual Tip-Off… Read more »
OC Council Votes 4-2 To Alter Room Tax Distribution Formula
OCEAN CITY — Resort officials this week approved on first reading an ordinance gradually scaling up the percentage of collected room tax dedicated to marketing, but not before a larger debate about tax revenue promoting the town as a tourism destination.The Mayor and Council had before them on Monday an ordinance altering the formula for… Read more »
Police Investigate Pocomoke, Virginia Incident Connections
POCOMOKE — Worcester County law enforcement this week is working with police in Virginia to determine if a burglary and assault in Pocomoke last Friday is connected to an incident with similar circumstances in Accomack a day later.Last Friday, Worcester County Sheriff’s deputies initially responded to a residence in Pocomoke for a reported burglary. Deputies… Read more »
Wind Company Donates $250K To Regional Agencies
OCEAN CITY – In an effort to bolster good community relations and provide financial assistance, US Wind last week announced key partnerships with three local non-profit conservation organizations serving inland and coastal bays in both Maryland and Delaware.US Wind, one of two companies developing first- and second-generation offshore wind farms off the Ocean City coast,… Read more »
Man To Serve Life Sentence For South End Murder
SNOW HILL — A Pocomoke man was sentenced to life in prison last week for the shooting death of another man in a south-end Worcester County town in August 2020.Worcester County Circuit Court Judge Beau Oglesby sentenced Marion Maddox, 19, of Pocomoke, to life in prison last Friday. Maddox had pleaded guilty to first-degree murder… Read more »
Worcester Girls Run Win Streak To Three
BERLIN – After dropping their season opener to Greenwood Mennonite last week, Worcester Prep’s girls’ varsity basketball team has now reeled off three straight wins including a sweep in the Tip-Off Classic last weekend.The Mallards fell to Greenwood Mennonite, 44-33, in the season opener last Tuesday. On Saturday, the Worcester girls competed in the Tip-Off… Read more »
Winterfest 5K Another Big Success
OCEAN CITY – The Winterfest of Lights 5K run last weekend at Northside Park was a huge success with over 300 participants competing on a perfect early December evening.The annual event was held last Sunday at Northside Park with 305 runners making their way through the lighted displays at Winterfest. The top male finisher was… Read more »
Decatur Wrestlers Edge Caesar Rodney
BERLIN- It couldn’t have been much closer, but Stephen Decatur’s varsity wrestling team edged visiting Caesar Rodney, 37-36, on criteria in the season opener at home on Monday.The Seahawks won seven individual bouts, while Caesar Rodney won six. When the dust settled, it was Decatur emerging, 37-36, on tiebreakers. Decatur got off to a fast… Read more »
Supreme Court Petitioned To Hear OC Topless Ordinance Challenge
OCEAN CITY — Unsatisfied with the denial of an appeal in the U.S. Court of Appeal, attorneys for the plaintiffs challenging Ocean City’s ordinance prohibiting female toplessness this week petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to take up the case.The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit earlier this year denied a request for a… Read more »