Somerset County News

CRISFIELD -- A group of school officials, police, ministers and other community members concerned about a recent fight at Crisfield High School are working to find solutions to ongoing social issues that start ...

CRISIELD -- Somerset County officials were scheduled today to cut the ribbon on a new Jenkins Creek Bridge that has been under construction since April.

PRINCESS ANNE -- Somerset County Commissioners are expected to discuss state budget cuts today with county school officials.

The following marriage licenses were filed in Wicomico County Circuit Court from Nov.

PRINCESS ANNE -- A lawyer for a group that sought to start Somerset County's first charter school asked a judge on Wednesday to send the case back to the state Board of Education.

The chairman of the Somerset County Sanitary Commission told town officials a proposed phased-in approach to awarding water allocations to developers is 'null and void.' 'The town has been putting us down every ...

The Patapsco aquifer -- already an aggravation for local and state leaders attempting to resolve a water shortage in Somerset County -- has become a curiosity, preoccupation and perhaps even a case study for ...

Maryland Department of Natural Resources Secretary John R. Griffin today appointed three members to the Somers Cove Marina Commission.

A new Somerset County Library director could be named as early as this week, nearly six months after former director Renee Croft resigned to take a state job.

Two former employees of the Somerset County Sanitary District will face felony theft charges in a District Court trial set for Dec.

Police say they're still investigating a major fight that broke out at Crisfield High School earlier this week.

PRINCESS ANNE -- All day long, Somerset County elections officials reported a heavy turnout at local polls, in spite of grey skies and occassional rain.

Somerset County Commissioners are expected to make appointments to a new countywide EMS task force when they meet Wednesday.

SNOW HILL -- Early morning is a quiet time on Nassawango Creek. Wood ducks and warblers call to each other through the cypress swamp, perched on branches with scarlet and yellow leaves.

This year's Lower Shore high school seniors are the first class to be required to pass the Maryland High School Assessments to graduate.

Action taken: Approved County Commissioners agreed to guarantee interim financing for the Somerset County Sanitary Commission to pay for two new wells and the rehabilitation of five older wells in the Princess ...

PRINCESS ANNE - Voter turnout in Somerset County has been heavy so far this morning, with residents waiting in line for 20 to 30 minutes in the two largest precincts.

SALISBURY -- Before rolling her cart equipped with a candy container and basket of school supplies down the hall, Sharon Cooper hits the play button on her boombox.

Somerset County officials have agreed to take part in a process that could result in a countywide emergency services agency.

SALISBURY -- Wicomico voters will see two questions to amend the county's charter on next week's ballot.