Dorchester County News

CAMBRIDGE - Public input meetings in Dorchester County regarding a proposed 230-mile interstate electric transmission line have been scheduled through June, Delmarva Power announced Wednesday. via The Daily Times

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SALISBURY - The National Weather Service has issued a coastal flood advisory for low-lying areas along the Shore. via The Daily Times

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Five Hurlock residents are receiving medical treatment following attacks by an aggressive cat that was later determined to be rabid.

The Dorchester County Health Department says the cat bit three people and scratched two others in a series of attacks that began Friday. The cat was captured Sunday.

Health officials say the five people are receiving rabies vaccinations.

Authorities say the rabies virus can cause brain disorders and death.

The cat was the third rabid animal captured in the county this year. County residents are advised to avoid contact with stray animals. Read more

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Dorchester County met their goal to fix Maryland's foster care program. Representatives with the Dorchester County Department of Social Services say Maryland Gov. via WBOC-TV Salisbury

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“What they're proposing to do to us would be like asking Ocean City to give up July, their prime time”

Nearly 200 watermen packed the pavilion at Sailwinds Park last night to hear details of new harvest rules that they fear will ruin commercial fishermen whose business depends in large part on catching female blue crabs, the Chesapeake Bay's signature fishery.

The number of crabs has dropped so sharply that Maryland and Virginia imposed restrictions last month that are aimed at reducing the annual harvest of females by one-third.

About half of the blue crabs harvested in Maryland waters are females, officials say, and many are caught in warm fall waters. Read more

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“It would be like me telling you, you've got no work for two months, but the bills keep coming, the kids keep getting sick and you've got to find a way to pay for it all.”

Hundreds of local watermen packed into a public hearing in Cambridge on Wednesday on a new proposal on catching female blue crabs. via WBOC-TV Salisbury

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“One person does not define an organization or, in this case, a school”

The arrest of Sussex Central High's principal on charges of raping a student has "shocked" and "devastated" the community, the president of the Indian River School Board said Monday. via News Journal

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Saturday, May 03, 2008 WBAL Radio and Associated Press A Delaware high school principal charged with having sex with a student had previously worked in schools in Maryland. via WBAL-AM Baltimore

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The Maryland State Fire Marshal's Office on Thursday afternoon charged 18-year-old Robert Jackson Barnett with second-degree arson, first-degree malicious burning and malicious destruction of property over ... via WBOC-TV Salisbury

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The seafood industry and Dorchester economy go hand in hand. Its home to 564 commercial crabbers and nearly 14 seafood processing plants. via WMDT-TV Salisbury

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