(April 20, 2017) Two local students, Kylie Boston and DeShawn “DJ” Spence, are currently battling cancer as schoolmates and the community rallies around them. Boston, an eighth grader at Stephen Decatur Middle School, was diagnosed with brain cancer in January after a routine eye exam. She had no symptoms. “Her parents want to bring awareness… Read more »

(April 20, 2017) Jon Hill, who came on board as Snow Hill’s code enforcement officer in January, is looking to cultivate a new approach to the position. “We’re here not only just to enforce the code, but to help people achieve their project goals too,” he said. Hill, who grew up in Whaleyville, spent two… Read more »

(April 20, 2017) The bar at Burley Oak Brewing Company in Berlin was packed on Monday night, as it normally would be, but this time it was about more than beer, as members of the community came to support Paul Suplee and his family following the passing of his wife, Julie, last month. Organizer Todd… Read more »

(April 20, 2017) America’s “coolest” small town is looking for volunteers to help with the Town of Berlin’s ambassador program, which received the 2015 Governor’s Award for Volunteerism.   “Berlin Ambassadors are a friendly face on Main Street that help our visitors with any questions they might have, hand out town information, and guide our… Read more »

(April 20, 2017) The Berlin Naming Parks and Public Spaces Committee is poised to introduce a new public policy at a Town Council meeting as soon as next month. The committee met last Wednesday to discuss a draft policy prepared by Town Administrator Laura Allen, the staff liaison to the group. Allen said the protocol… Read more »

(April 20, 2017) The Town of Berlin released preliminary details of its $8.06 million fiscal year 2018 general fund budget during a work session at Town Hall on Monday night. Berlin Mayor Gee Williams said department heads and the town administrator had worked for the last several months to prepare the draft. The meeting on… Read more »

(April 20, 2017) Snow Hill Council candidate LaToya Purnell said she is seeking office to enhance her efforts to positively impact the town. “I’m very active in my community with the young people, the elderly people, that is what I do,” she said. “I just wanted to go to the next level of actually having… Read more »

(April 20, 2017) Ocean Pines Association Director Doug Parks finished ninth in an election that saw 12 men and women declare candidacy and three new faces take office last August. He joined the board a month later, as an appointed director, after Pat Renaud resigned. This year, he’s hoping to earn reelection and stay on…. Read more »

(April 20, 2017) The next chapter in the long-stalled Summerfield development project in Snow Hill unfolded during an informational meeting on Tuesday at the Train Station on Belt Street. Matt Odachowski, who owns approximately 400 acres of what had been an 1,000-acre parcel, opened the meeting by noting the population of Snow Hill has declined… Read more »

(April 20, 2017) The Julia A. Purnell Museum’s new exhibit, “Community Medicine: The Art and Science of Healing,” which honors longtime town physician Dr. Robert LaMar, had a well-attended opening reception on April 7 during the First Friday Art Stroll in Snow Hill. Dr. Cynthia Byrd, Purnell Museum executive director, said about 50 people were… Read more »