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*Update – Missing Person Found* State Police Issue Gold Alert for Missing Smyrna Man
The Gold Alert issued on May 10, 2024, by Delaware State Police Troop 9 for Zakhary Damron has been canceled. Zakhary has been located. The post *Update – Missing Person Found* State Police Issue Gold Alert for Missing Smyrna Man appeared first on Delaware State Police - State of Delaware.
Researcher's numbers paint a dismal picture for Maryland Blueprint
CHESTERTOWN — For two years Mike Waal — a concerned resident and businessman with a long career in market projections and crafting business plans — has been vocal in sharing his concerns over the effect of The Blueprint for Maryland’s Future, aka Kirwan, on Kent County. At the May 7 meeting of the Kent County Commissioners, Waal presented his latest findings during a special presentation. That research revealed an astounding...
Accident In Odessa Sends Man To Hospital Tuesday
On May 14, 2024, at around 4:55 p.m., emergency response units were dispatched to a motor vehicle collision involving entrapment in the 400 block of North Sixth Street, Odessa. The New Castle County Paramedics, Odessa Fire Company, Volunteer Hose Company of Middletown, and Delaware State Police Aviation with Trooper 4 were dispatched to the scene.
Tome baseball wins MIL title
Tome’s baseball program finished the season with a record of 12-2, alongside an MIL title in a 6-2 win over the Fellowship of Christian Athletes on Tuesday. After allowing a run in the bottom of the first, the Titans used a four-run third inning to take a 4-1 advantage over FCA. Jack Widdoes kickstarted the rally with an RBI single. Following an FCA error that gave Tome a 2-1 advantage, Matt Woods used a two-run single to extend the Titans’ lead to three. ...
Farmers’ Market ‘ramps’ up for spring season
CHESTERTOWN — High Street between Queen Street and Spring Avenue along Chestertown’s main thoroughfare, hummed on Saturday, May 11, with pre-Mother’s Day shoppers, strollers, and the sights and sounds of a crowd in the midst of an essential weekly ritual centered around sustenance. Open weekly from 8 a.m. to noon, that sustenance is just as much about the mind and spirit, as it is about the body. However, market goers—local residents and out-of-towners alike—seem to revel in an esprit de corp that happens when an...
Corbit-Calloway Memorial Library celebrates another anniversary
The state’s oldest free library marks an anniversary this month. The Corbit-Calloway Memorial Library was founded in 1847 as one of the first free lending libraries in the Mid Atlantic States. The library opened to patrons in May 1848, welcoming men, women, and children. The library was originally adjoined...
Top seed Washington eliminated early in softball playoffs
CHESTERTOWN — Playing at home as the top seed in the Centennial Conference softball tournament did not prove to be the advantage that fans of Washington College had hoped. The Shore ladies (20-19-1) went 0-2 in the double-elimination tournament, exiting Friday after being shut out by the defending conference champions from Swarthmore, 3-0, in a losers bracket game.
Applicants sought for mid-term vacancy on library board
CHESTERTOWN — The board of trustees of the Kent County Public Library is seeking applicants for a mid-term vacancy; the term of three and a half years will begin July 1. The appointed trustee also will be eligible for a second five-year term. According to a news release, applicants...
5 on short list for nation’s top literary prize for undergrads
CHESTERTOWN — Washington College on Monday named five finalists, all from Maryland, for its Sophie Kerr Prize. This year’s prize is valued at just north of $77,000, and continues to be the nation’s largest literary award for a college student. Its cash value is more than the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award combined.
Kent County African American Health Committee expands mission, seeks new members
CHESTERTOWN — The African American Women’s Health Advisory Committee (AAWHAC) has changed its name to the African American Health Advisory Committee (AAHAC). This group was formed in September 2022 as a collaborative effort between University of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Chestertown’s Shore Community Outreach Team (SCOT), the hospital’s health educator, and women from the local African American community. Its purpose was to address healthcare inequalities faced by women in Kent County’s African American community. University of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Chestertown is part...
Voters in Kent make their voices heard in primary election
CHESTERTOWN — Voters across Kent County made their way to the polls Tuesday to vote in the primary election. While no local offices appeared on the May ballot, many still voted to make sure their chosen candidate appeared in the general election. Across the district, voters were anticipating who would secure the spots for U.S. Senator and Representative in Congress. In Kent, nearly even numbers of registered Republicans and Democrats...
Auditions for “August, Osage County” at Church Hill Theatre on June 17, 19, 22
Offers some of the most exciting and challenging acting opportunities ever written for the American stage. Director Shelagh Grasso invites ambitious actors to audition for Church Hill Theatre’s September revival of Tracy Lett’s searing black comedy. Auditions will be held at the theatre (103 Walnut Street in Church Hill, Maryland) at 6 pm on Monday, June 17 and Wednesday, June 19 and at 10 am on Saturday, June 22.
Help guide the future of Kent County Public Library
Are you enthusiastic about Kent County Public Library’s continued ability to create and sustain innovative and responsive services for the community? Are you able to commit to volunteering your time and energy to support the future of the library? If so, please consider becoming a trustee! The Board of Trustees of the Kent County Public Library is currently seeking applications to fill one seat for a 3.5 year term, which begins July 1, 2024. The appointed trustee will also be eligible for a second five-year...
Kent County honors former state senator who led organization of statewide paramedic system
The former Delaware representative and senator who led the establishment of the statewide paramedic service has been honored by Kent County with a paramedic station named in his honor. The county's station at 5100 Wheatleys Pond Road in Smyrna was renamed the Bruce C. Ennis Paramedic Station. Ennis was lauded...
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