Woodrow “Jerry” Jones III has been named County Manager by the Dorchester County Council.

District 37 A and B legislators generally gave improved marks to the recent Annapolis session as Dorchester County Chamber of Commerce hosted a luncheon meeting Tuesday, April 30, at the Delmarva …

The Big College Basketball Tournament captures the hearts of millions, transcending beyond the thrill of March Basketball to impact workplace dynamics across the country. As employees  immerse …

Dan Laughman of Magnolia took this photo of paddle boarders at Silver Lake in Rehoboth Beach on April 4.

RIDGELY – Adkins Arboretum recently received funding from the Rural Maryland Council to purchase an energy-efficient six-passenger golf cart and the equipment to secure and maintain it. The …

In 2018 Draper Media’s WBOC radio absorbed local MTS Broadcasting. Since then, the former studio at 2 Queen Anne Avenue, just off Gerry Boyle Park, has stood vacant, its giant antenna a dormant beacon.

On the grassy lot corner of Washington Street and Greenwood, a mural emblazoned with the word BELIEVE had been brightly painted several years back. On May 6, a gathering in support of a student under attack for her religious observance seemed to give it renewed community meaning.

CAMBRIDGE – Maryland State Police are investigating a five-vehicle crash that occurred early this morning in Dorchester County. Shortly after 7 a.m., troopers from the Maryland State …

LEWES — The Delaware Department of Transportation announced that the Route 9 intersection at Plantation Road/Beaver Dam Road is now open as of Thursday, May 16. The intersection includes a …

LEWES — Sussex County Habitat for Humanity and the Harry K Foundation have been named the beneficiaries of the ninth annual Southern Delaware Wine Food and Music Festival at Schellville, 36470 …

Delawareans throughout the state elected school board members from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday.

REHOBOTH BEACH — A fin whale, or a finback whale, that beached on Sunday morning south of the Indian River Life-Saving Station in Delaware Seashore State Park did not survive, Nikki LaVoie, …

LEWES — In the last week, there have been 83 suspected overdoses from a yet-to-be-confirmed drug mixture in Sussex County, with concentrations of cases in the …

GEORGETOWN — A 15-year-old Sussex Central High School student was arrested Tuesday night and charged with multiple felonies after reports of gunshots outside the school following an event, the …

SALISBURY — A proposed apartment building in Salisbury is drawing concerns from some city council members about whether it will be considered for affordable housing. Three properties …

During Wor-Wic Community College commencement ceremonies at the Wicomico Youth and...

In preparation for the upcoming Presidential Primary Election Day, the City of Salisbury announces the closure of Race Street ...   …

CAMBRIDGE - The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations said it has filed an online complaint with the U.S. Board of Education's Office of Civil Rights on behalf of a 12-year-old Cambridge girl.

District 37B State Delegate Tom Hutchinson had planned a relaxing respite, a Miami cruise, to unwind after the busy legislative session concluded.

Come for an evening with the stars. The 2024 Stars of the Banner Celebration returns to Cambridge with live music, good food and fun. This free, public celebration is presented by the Dorchester Banner …

The Dorchester General Hospital Foundation Inc. is a local nonprofit supporting physical and mental health in Dorchester County through the University of Maryland Shore Health facility in Cambridge. …

Robin M. Sample has been walking with Lupus for over ten years. Diagnosed with the debilitating chronic autoimmune disease in September 2014, Sample had struggled through two years of testing and doctor visits prior to that. Along the way, she’s often been asked an array of questions about what Lupus is, and how it affects your personal and working life.

This team of writers, designers and managers has impressed the industry once again. Almost 30 industry awards were presented this month to the Independent Newsmedia team of Daily State News, …

TRAPPE — The Talbot County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division has arrested a second suspect involved in a March 23 incident on Howell Point Road. Flamond D. Woolford, …

When it was Cambridge Police Chief Justin Todd’s turn at the City Council chamber podium during April 29’s special budget work session, he led off by counting his blessings, and thanking those responsible.

Since its founding in 1987 by the Dorchester County Commission on the Aging, Inc., Pleasant Day Medical Adult Day Care has been directed by the hand of Jackie Vickers.

The City of Cambridge filed a lawsuit May 1 in Dorchester County against Cambridge Waterfront Development, Inc. (CWDI), CWDI Holdings, and Yacht Maintenance. The lawsuit seeks $75,000 in damages and requests the Court issue a temporary, preliminary, and permanent injunctive relief enjoining Defendants from transferring any portion of property in violation of the covenants of a 2022 Transfer Agreement.

PRINCESS ANNE — Common poultry diseases on the Eastern Shore, including avian influenza, is the topic of a Thursday, May 9 seminar that is free and open to the public at the University of …

CAMBRIDGE - The Dorchester County Council will meet in Closed Session to conduct interviews on Monday, May 6, 2024 at 5:30 p.m. in Room 108 of the County Office Building Cambridge, …

In his last official meeting, outgoing City Manager Tom Carroll presented an upbeat final budget during a special Council work session Monday, April 29.