The Caroline County Sheriff’s Office will be conducting its second annual school supply drive from July 28 to Aug. 18. The drive will collect supplies to donate to students in Caroline County Public Schools. The Sheriff’s Office said the drive was born out of a partnership between the schools and the law enforcement agency. During ... Read more

Following two fatal crashes in three days, state transportation officials have ordered the closure of the MD 405 (Price Station Road) median crossover at U.S. Route 301 in Queen Anne’s County. The Bay Times and Record Observer reports the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration announced Friday, July 25, that the crossover will be ... Read more

At a recent meeting, the Centreville Planning Commission approved an amended site plan approval for a Green Thumb Industries grow barn. According to the Bay Times and Record Observer, an amendment was made to the previously approved site plan for Green Thumb to repurpose the existing onsite barn into a drying and production building at ... Read more

For the second time in three days, a deadly crash occurred at the intersection of U.S. Route 301 and Price Station Road (MD 405), a corridor long plagued by collisions. The Bay Times and Record Observer reports the most recent crash happened around 12:26 p.m. Thursday, July 24, and involved two vehicles. Initial reports indicate ... Read more

The Caroline County Commissioners heard from a variety of representatives about their projects in the county, passed and introduced legislation and learned that a fish processing plant is possibly on the drawing board for the former Medifast building in Ridgely during their Tuesday, July 22, 2025, meeting in Denton. Caroline Review reports the Commissioners approved ... Read more

Queen Anne’s County Commissioners have tentatively scheduled public hearings for two proposed road improvement projects that would convert privately maintained roads into county roads. The Bay Times and Record Observer reports the projects — one in Kent Island Estates and the other in Romancoke — would require special benefit assessments for affected property owners. The ... Read more

A 33-year-old Chester man was sentenced Monday to 40 years in prison, with 30 years of active incarceration and 10 years suspended, after pleading guilty to second-degree murder in the stabbing death of his father last year. The Kent County News reports Drew Bernard Meyer was sentenced in connection with the death of his father, ... Read more

A person is dead following a two-vehicle crash in Queen Anne’s County on Tuesday morning. WBOC reports troopers responded to southbound U.S. Route 301 at Price Station Road around 9:10 a.m. for the crash. Authorities say a Mazda was traveling south when it struck the driver’s side of a Kia attempting to cross Route 301, ... Read more

In Chestertown, the long-delayed activation of the town’s surveillance cameras is underway. The project, which had been stalled for several years, has moved forward in recent weeks with new funding, expert input, and revised cost estimates in place. The Chestertown Spy reports the aim is to have the cameras operational by July 31. In the ... Read more

The annual summertime sidewalk sales in downtown Chestertown known as Crazy Days will begin on Thursday, July 24 and continue through Saturday, July 26. The Evening Enterprise reports some stores also will carry specials on Sunday, July 27. Shops will open by 10 a.m. each day and have extended hours. Crazy Days is sponsored by ... Read more