A 17-year-old student was taken into custody Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 11, after allegedly assaulting a staff member at Matapeake Middle School and leaving campus without permission, prompting lockdowns at three nearby schools, authorities said. The Bay Times and Record Observer reports the Queen Anne’s County Sheriff’s Office said a school resource officer responded to a ... Read more

To find new council members for Wards 3 and 4, the Chestertown Mayor and Council have decided they will hold a special election at the beginning of the year. The Kent County News reports Mayor David Foster said this is a chance for citizens to engage in their community with issues they feel strongly about ... Read more

Easton town officials will soon consider whether to adopt an expansive, forward-looking plan that aims to revitalize the town’s East End corridor. According to the Star Democrat, a draft version of the East End Small Area Plan was presented Monday during a joint workshop of the Easton Town Council and Planning Commission. Town planners alongside ... Read more

The Kent County Sheriff’s Office has arrested Charles Alsup III of Chestertown and Tavon Bordley of Ridgely, for the murder of Jermaine Lafel Miles. The Star Democrat reports on Nov. 4, deputies responded to a 911 call reporting a vehicle stopped in the roadway on Lovers Lane near Quaker Neck Road in Chestertown. According to ... Read more

Update on a story we told you about earlier. The Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal is investigating a two-alarm fire that displaced 24 people early Sunday morning in Queen Anne’s County. WBOC reports firefighters from the Sudlersville Volunteer Fire Company responded at approximately 6:30 a.m., Dec. 7, to 341 Roe Ingleside Road in ... Read more

Fire officials say two families safely escaped after a fire broke out at a double-wide trailer. WBOC reports the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office says the fire happened on Dec. 8, around 6:30 a.m., on Roe Ingleside Road, near Centreville. Investigators say it was caused accidentally by an electrical failure inside the master bedroom wall. ... Read more

A 39-year-old man was killed early Sunday morning in a rollover crash in Denton. The Star Democrat reports Robert Rowland Jr., of Church Hill, was pronounced dead on scene of a single-car crash near Greensboro Road and Adams Landing Road just before 2 a.m. Sunday. Rowland was in the front passenger’s seat, police said. The ... Read more

The most recent Maryland School Report Card was released in November, revealing year-to-year improvements for some schools and drops for others. But as local districts dissect the scores and what they mean for Mid-Shore students, officials are looking to change the ranking system. The Bay Times and Record Observer reports the Report Card ranks each ... Read more

The Centreville Town Council on Nov. 20 approved a revised policy that will guide how the town allocates its available water and sewer capacity. According to the Bay Times and Record Observer, in 2019, the town’s wastewater treatment plant reached an annual average flow of 82% of its 542,000-gallon-per-day design capacity. Once a facility exceeds ... Read more

The Commissioners of Queen Anne’s County have approved a resolution confirming their prior authorization to file and pursue condemnation proceedings for a 14-acre property located north of U.S. Route 50 in Chester. The site, owned by Jemal’s Kent Narrows, L.L.C., carries a current state tax assessment valuation of $4.05 million and is being considered for ... Read more