Princess Anne News

Somerset Sanitary District water technician Paul Miller installs a new radio read meter at a business on Mount Vernon Road in Princess Anne.

Annually, the Eastern Shore comes together to celebrate Black History Month with fellow college students, families and others from the community through special events honoring civil rights activists, abolitionists and many trailblazers.

Somerset County's two high schools will remain in tact, at least for one more year, after Board of Education members on Thursday night approved a restructuring plan that would be put in place at both.

Messrs. George Ruis and Chas. Trivetts, of Bridgeville, Del., both checker players of more than local note, invaded Princess Anne Wednesday evening, and quickly vanquished all local opposition.

Town Commissioners will honor volunteer firefighters and two local heroes for their actions during a fuel tanker truck fire on Route 13.

PRINCESS ANNE , Md.- The Somerset County Board of Education has decided to hold off at least another year on acting on a proposal to merge Crisfield and Washington high schools.

PRINCESS ANNE, Md., - You can help someone tackle the cold this winter. Main Street Princess Anne, is holding a coat and food drive to benefit the Seton Center.

The Salisbury High School Association would like to thank all donors, program participants, chaperones, bus owners/drivers, The Thomas E. Polk Jr.

After three downtown eateries closed during the past year, Butterbeans Diner owner Lee Wilson hopes to help fill the void when his country-themed restaurant opens in mid-February. Last week, Wilson was still waiting for fire and health inspections at the Somerset Avenue building that once housed the Main Street Cafe, but he said he hopes to open ... (more)

Wow, why is it that some years in January you put on your snow boots and mittens and dash outside... WESTOVER -- Two options for restructuring Somerset County schools -- including one that would keep Crisfield High open -- are under consideration by Board of Education members who could vote as early as next week on how to proceed.

Maryland Natural Resources Police say five watermen have been charged with power-dredging for oysters in a Tangier Sound sanctuary.

Mike Somers, left, and Andre Dennis, both of Princess Anne, converse in front of the new solar panels outside the Somerset County Health Department office in Westover.

PRINCESS ANNE, Md. - Just after 5:00 PM Saturday evening, Maryland State Troopers investigated a hit and run collision involving a bicyclist hit by truck.

A proposal to consolidate Somerset County's two high schools -- Crisfield High and Washington High -- has received the backing of the local NAACP membership, which considers it a "bold initiative." "It's about giving kids a fighting chance," Kirkland Hall, the chapter's president, said during this week's Board of Education meeting.

Tony Pinto has worked on his family's farm in Princess Anne for as long as he can... 1. Ocean 98 Talent Show at Seacrets in Ocean City from 7:30-11:30 p.m. Jan.

Oliver Childs of Salisbury discusses his experience with PNC bank on Somerset Avenue in Princess Anne where he was a customer for years before retiring from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.

Oliver Childs of Salisbury discusses his experience with PNC bank on Somerset Avenue in Princess Anne where he was a customer for years before retiring from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.

Oliver Childs of Salisbury discusses his experience with PNC bank on Somerset Avenue in Princess Anne where he was a customer for years before retiring from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.

For the second time, Somerset County officials are offering to take over ownership and maintenance of two streets inside Princess Anne town limits that run along the sides of the county office complex.

Princess Anne firefighters douse a fire on Route 13 near Mount Vernon Road after a Delmarva Oil truck loaded with kerosene overturned and burst into flames.