(Dec. 8, 2016) Worcester County Public Works will implement plans to replace the Five Mile Branch Road Bridge, a three-span, timber-beam bridge located approximately 0.76 miles north of U.S. Route 113 and crossing Coonfoot Branch, beginning Monday, Dec. 5. Access to this bridge will be closed and a detour will be in place throughout the… Read more »

(Dec. 8, 2016) In the main showroom of the Pocomoke River Canoe Company, there is an easy-to-miss steep staircase that transports visitors to a different time, and a different place — almost. Clearly patterned on Snow Hill, but based on a more industrial take on the town, the Corddry Company Crossing reimagines the county seat… Read more »

Becker Morgan ranked Becker Morgan Group ranked No. 195 among the 2016 Top 300 Architecture Firms nationwide in Architectural Record Magazine, the No. 1 source for architecture news in the nation. The firm also received recognition in Engineering News-Record (ENR) as a 2016 MidAtlantic Top Design Firm and by Building + Design Construction magazine on… Read more »

(Dec. 8, 2016) The Pocomoke City Council unanimously approved on second reading amendments to the town charter altering language related to the conduct of elections at its meeting on Monday. During it’s meeting on Nov. 21, the council approved on first reading the following changes to election procedures: requiring future elections to use paper ballots,… Read more »

(Dec. 8, 2016) About two dozen volunteers fed hundreds of people during the first Artists Giving Back: Meals for the Hungry drive at St. Paul United Methodist Church on Flower Street last Tuesday. Developed by the Berlin Arts & Entertainment Committee, Meals for the Hungry was meant to be both a straightforward attempt to feed… Read more »

(Dec. 8, 2016) The future of the Ocean Pines Association Country Club could come to a vote during a public meeting on Friday. During an informal work session this week, talks of a partial renovation of the Tern Grill inside the club turned instead to the major renovation proposed by interim General Manager Brett Hill… Read more »

(Dec. 8, 2016) Newly hired Ocean Pines Association Marketing Director Denise Sawyer promises a younger, hipper approach to promoting the community. Sawyer, 28, was born in Miami and went to school in Washington, D.C. While still in college, she worked as a television production assistant for the Hearst media group, which led to an interview… Read more »

(Dec. 8, 2016) Police continue to search for three men accused of impersonating police officers in order to rob a Brooklyn, New York woman just outside of Snow Hill on Dec. 1. The unidentified, pregnant 38-year-old woman told investigators she was driving to Norfolk, Virginia when she pulled over in response to a Chevrolet SUV… Read more »

(Dec. 8, 2016) Members of the Ocean Pines Association Racquet Sports Committee apparently are not getting along. During a public work session on Monday, Board President Tom Herrick said a recent request for advice from committee Chairwoman June Freeman “spiraled out of control, which subsequently led to personal attacks [and] verbal abuse.” “I’m not happy… Read more »

(Dec. 8, 2016) It took less than an hour last Thursday for a Worcester County Circuit Court jury to convict former Pocomoke City Police Chief Kelvin Sewell of misconduct in office. He was sentenced to three years of supervised probation and ordered to pay $1,000 fine and court costs. A three-year jail sentence was suspended…. Read more »