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MetCom proposes increase to sewer charges in St. Mary's
The St. Mary’s County Metropolitan Commission presented a review of its ongoing projects and proposed sewer and water rate increases during Tuesday’s county commissioners’ meeting. The recommended fiscal 2025 capital improvement budget reflects a $1.66 million decrease for water projects and a $2.08 million decrease for sewer projects compared to what was proposed in the fiscal 2024 capital plan for fiscal 2025. MetCom’s audited fiscal 2023 outstanding debt was about...
UMES Aviation Programs Soar Ever Higher
PRINCESS ANNE, Md. - There's no mistaking Princess Anne as Hawk Country, as hawks of both the avian and military variety circled in the skies over the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, home of the Hawks on Wednesday afternoon. On Wednesday afternoon, UMES sought to expand the career opportunities for...
Sotterley descendent to discuss new book
James Barber has had a connection to Historic Sotterley all of his life and that bond has become even stronger lately. Barber and co-author David G. Brown released “The Barber Family: From Slavery, Through Segregation and The Civil Rights Movement” last month. The two authors and Janice Walthour, a member of St. Mary’s NAACP and Unified Committee for Afro American Contributions, will discuss the book virtually at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, May 8, as part of the Sotterley Presents: People & Perspectives series. ...
Wicomico Co. Exec. responds to calls for Jeep event cancelation
WICOMICO COUNTY, Md. – Wicomico County and Salisbury leaders continue to butt heads over an upcoming Jeep event. Safari at the Quarry is set to rumble near Connelly Mill Road on May 4th and 5th. That’s despite growing calls to cancel the event from residents, the County Council, and...
Maryland comptroller underscores housing, labor shortages as top Eastern Shore challenges
Maryland Comptroller Brooke Lierman underscored housing and labor shortages as main Eastern Shore challenges in a special Wicomico County Council session Friday morning. The session served as an opportunity for Lierman to provide an update on current projects in the state impacting the Eastern Shore as well as current challenges to Lower Shore economies amid a 2023 State of the Economy report. It also included the Wicomico County Council unanimously approving an extension to the deadline to appropriate funds for the collective bargaining agreement with the Office of the Sheriff and the Fraternal Order of Police.
Ribbon Cutting Held For New Children’s Art Studio In St. Mary’s
LEONARDTOWN, Md. – On April 24, 2024, St. Mary’s County Economic Development held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for children’s project studio Made by You and owner Heather Dixon. Located at 22680 Lawrence Avenue, Leonardtown, MD, is a brand-new art studio that will “provide a fun and engaging platform...
St. Mary's school board approves raises for athletic trainers
Athletic trainers in St. Mary’s County will be receiving an increase in pay after the board of education voted to increase their salaries at an April 24 meeting in Leonardtown. In 2022, the board awarded a certified athletic trainer contract to Waldorf-based ProFlex for a trainer at each of Great Mills, Leonardtown and Chopticon high schools on an as-needed basis. The duration was for one year with the option to...
Lusby woman convicted of federal fraud schemes
A 45-year-old Lusby woman was convicted on April 25 by a jury in federal court for conspiracies to commit passport, wire and bankruptcy fraud, as well as making a false statement in a bankruptcy proceeding. A U.S. Department of Justice press release stated that, according to testimony during defendant Charmaine Miesha Brown’s five-day trial in Greenbelt, in January 2014 Brown, a U.S. citizen, married Andrews Oduro Brown, a/k/a “Andrews Oduro,” a Ghanaian national who entered the U.S. in May 2013. In 2021, Oduro obtained legal...
Ribbons of prayer at historic downtown Christ Church in Cambridge
This year's U. S. National Day of Prayer falls on Thursday, May 2. President Harry Truman started the observance on July 4, 1952, and President Ronald Reagan moved it to the first Thursday in May.
Lexington Park Native Serves With U.S. Navy In Guam
U.S. NAVAL BASE GUAM – Chief Petty Officer Stephanie Blyleven, a native of Lexington Park, Maryland, is serving in the U.S. Navy at Naval Base Guam. Blyleven graduated from Great Mills High School in 2007. The skills and values needed to succeed in the Navy are similar to those...
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