OCEAN PINES–Billy Casper Golf, the largest owner-operator of golf courses, country clubs and resorts in the U.S., has unveiled the grand prizes for the fourth annual World’s Largest Golf Outing on Monday, Aug. 11 to benefit the Wounded Warrior Project. All players are eligible to win a trip for four to the Nike Campus in… Read more »
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County Board of Elections certifies recent primary results
WORCESTER COUNTY– The Board of Elections certified primary election results in the county on July 8. Nominees for the November 4 general election for offices including County Commissioner, State’s Attorney and Clerk of the Circuit Court were set. Incumbent Republican Merrill W. Lockfaw, Jr. will run unopposed for Worcester County’s District 1 Commissioner seat. District… Read more »
Friends of Ocean Pines Library to hold book sale
OCEAN PINES–The Friends of the Ocean Pines Library will present its annual book sale on Friday, July 25, 6-9 p.m.; Saturday, July 26, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Monday, July 28, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The library is located at 11107 Cathell Road, next to the Ocean Pines post office and across from… Read more »
Berlin might be coolest, but it could be ‘ghoulest’ as well
BERLIN– Is America’s coolest small town also one of the most haunted? Mindie Burgoyne believes so. The “Haunted Eastern Shore” author and founder of Chesapeake Ghost Walks led a crowd of several dozen around Berlin on Thursday, July 10, to tell the stories she compiled from personal accounts, books and investigation at the Nabb Research… Read more »
Horse tours will celebrate state’s equine industry
BERLIN– A new series of historic horse tours will celebrate the $500 million Maryland equine industry. The Maryland Horse Industry Board, a program of the Maryland Department of Agriculture, unveiled the Maryland Historic Horse Trail initiative at Ocean Downs on Sunday, July 13. “The state was founded in 1633 and horses came here literally from… Read more »
Snow Hill to offer exhibit on women pilots of WWII
SNOW HILL–The Julia A. Purnell Museum in Snow Hill will offer a complimentary reception with refreshments on Friday, July 18, from 5-7 p.m. to celebrate its summer exhibition, “Women of War: The Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II,” which opened to the public on May 20. At the height of World War II,… Read more »
Commissioner race decided by Central Committee tally
WORCESTER COUNTY– A historically tight County Commissioner’s race came to a wild end on Monday evening as Republican Ted Elder won his party’s nomination for the District 4 seat. Following the June 24 primary, Worcester County Business Contractors Association President Elder led Costa Ventosa owner and winemaker Kathryn Danko-Lord by three votes. Two days later,… Read more »
Our next Miss USA could come from Ocean Pines
OCEAN PINES– The next Miss USA could come from Worcester County. Ocean Pines resident Jessica Keith, 21, recently became a finalist in the Miss Maryland USA state contest leading up to next year’s national pageant. “I got out of a relationship and I made a bucket list, and one of the things that I wanted… Read more »
OP candidates formally tabbed by elections panel
OCEAN PINES– Five candidates for Board of Directors were formally announced last week. The Ocean Pines Elections Committee officially announced incumbents Terri Mohr and Jeff Knepper will run against Pat Renaud, Dave Stevens and Lawrence Lee for the two available Board positions. The two candidates who receive the highest number of votes will be elected… Read more »
After fire, friends help get West Ocean City family on feet
WEST OCEAN CITY– After a June 26 fire decimated the home of Jennifer Pusey, a small group of citizens banded together on Facebook to help the family get back on their feet. Christina Ager created the Pusey Family Fire Recovery page in the days following the fire. The page quickly amassed more than 1,000 followers…. Read more »