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Snow Hill, Maryland  – On December 17, 2024, the Worcester County Commissioners launched efforts to purchase two properties located in the West Ocean City (WOC) commercial maritime harbor to protect the county’s historic commercial and sport fishing industries. These sites, which house the only two commercial seafood wholesalers where watermen can offload and sell their catches, are the Southern Connection Seafood and the Martin Fish Company properties.

Wednesday, December 18, beginning at 8:30 a.m., Ironshire Station Road will be closed while crews repair a failed crossroad pipe. The project should be completed that same day, with the road to reopen between noon and 3:30 pm.

Detour: motorist can use Bethards Road to Patey Woods Road to Nine Pin Branch Road. They can also use Bethards Road to Evans Road to Cedar Lane Road.
 

Worcester County Public Works Water and Wastewater (WWW) Division staff will be repairing the north water tower in Ocean Pines December 13-19. During repairs the tower will be taken offline. As a result, the surrounding area may experience lower than normal water pressure during the work.

Snow Hill, Maryland – Worcester County is making giant strides toward fully funding Other Post Employment Benefits (OPEB) Trusts for County and Board of Education (BOE) retirees. That’s according to a valuation by Menard Consulting, Inc., which confirms that in fiscal year (FY) 2024 Worcester County’s OPEB liability for the BOE decreased by $44.8 million. This brings the County much closer to the goal of eliminating the need for General Fund revenues to pay the cost of healthcare benefits for retirees.

Tues.-Wed., December 10-11, Narrow Branch Road will be closed while crews repair a failed crossroad pipe. The project should take two days to complete, though crews hope to finish the work and reopen the road earlier than that if possible.

Snow Hill, Maryland – On December 3, 2024, the Worcester County Commissioners elected Commissioner Theodore J. Elder to serve as president and Commissioner Eric J. Fiori to serve as vice president of the board.

Worcester County Government (WCG) offices, including the Worcester County Recreation Center and all five branch libraries, will be closed Thursday and Friday, November 28 and 29, 2024, for Thanksgiving Day and American Indian Heritage Day. In addition, the libraries will be closed Saturday, Nov. 30.

The Central Landfill in Newark and the Berlin, Pocomoke, and Snow Hill Homeowner Convenience Centers (HOCC) will be closed Thursday, Nov. 28. Standard hours of operation at these facilities will resume Friday, Nov. 29.

Snow Hill, Maryland (November 21, 2024): Effective immediately, the outdoor burning ban in Worcester County is being lifted.

“Due to recent precipitation countywide, the drought conditions have improved, and the burn ban has been lifted,” Fire Marshal Matt Owens said.  

All who conduct outdoor burnings, regardless of the type, are reminded that the law requires any fire to be attended from start to extinguishment. Precautions for having the proper tools and safe water supply are also required.

For further information, contact Owens at 410-632-5666.

Worcester County Recreation & Parks (WCRP) will be hosting four, free Christmas movie nights in Ocean Pines, Berlin, Snow Hill, and Pocomoke this December. Movies will play on a giant, outdoor screen. All are invited, so gather your family and friends for a month of movies under the stars.

Nightmare Before Christmas will take place December 6 at Newtown Park in Pocomoke and December 13 at the Northern Worcester Athletic Complex in Berlin.

TRAFFIC Alert: Nassawango Road

Tues.-Wed., Nov. 19-20, Nassawango Road, from Scotty Road to Creek Road, will be closed while crews replace two failed crossroad pipes. Detours are available using Creek and Scotty Roads. The project should take two days to complete.