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Jessica Tapia, photo from “Teachers Don’t Lie” Please follow us on Gab, Minds, Telegram, Rumble, Truth Social, Gettr, Twitter Does this case show that the tide is turning away from this kind of persecution? Jessica Tapia, a teacher in the Jorupa Unified School District, was fired a year ago for her religious beliefs and belief in telling students and parents the truth. Tapia was a teacher and a coach in the district. She sued the district and was awarded a $360,000 settlement from Jorupa Unified on Tuesday. The trouble for Tapia began on September 30, 2022 when the district sent…

SALISBURY, Md – Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal two-vehicle accident that took place early Sunday morning. Around 3:00 a.m., troopers responded to reports of a head on collision southbound on Route 13, just south of St. Luke’s road. According to police, a 2013 Dodge Durango was traveling north in the southbound lanes of Route 13 when it crashed into a 2016 Subaru Impreza. The driver of the Subaru, 21-year-old Dean Alexander Dennison, and a passenger, 20-year-old Sierra Rain Merchant, both of New York, were declared deceased on scene. A 1-year-old boy was transported to TidalHealth Peninsula Regional Hospital…

WICOMICO COUNTY –  May 19, 2024 In Salisbury, Maryland, a fatal multiple-vehicle collision is being investigated by the Maryland State Police following an incident that occurred early Sunday morning on May 19th in Wicomico County. Just before 2:50 a.m., law enforcement officers from the Maryland State Police Salisbury Barrack were dispatched to a head-on crash on the southbound lanes of US Route 13, south of St. Luke’s Road in Wicomico County. Initial findings suggest that Jay Richard Bynum, a 59-year-old from Seaford, Delaware, was driving a 2013 Dodge Durango north in the southbound lanes of Route 13 when he collided…

By Jan Greenhawk April 26, 2024 The Town of Oxford started Tuesday evening, April 23rd with a half a million-dollar deficit. By the end of the evening, due to the expert bookkeeping by new Clerk/Treasurer Vicki North Sharp, the deficit was reduced to approximately $126,000. The reduction will not be without some pain. Sharp, who was recently hired when citizens of the town demanded that the recommendations of seven years of audits be followed and more than one staffer had control of the town’s finances, reviewed cuts in different budget areas for the upcoming year: leaving the fourth police officer hiring…

WICOMICO – April 25, 2024 On April 24, 2024, Ashlee Nicole Scott, of Salisbury, Maryland, was convicted by a jury in the Circuit Court for Wicomico County of Attempted Murder in the First Degree, Attempted Murder in the Second Degree, Attempted Armed Robbery, Conspiracy to Commit Robbery, four counts of First Degree Assault, Firearm Use in the Commission of a Crime of Violence, Illegal Possession of a Regulated Firearm, and related charges following a three-day jury trial. The Honorable Kathleen L. Beckstead, Chief Judge of the Circuit Court of Wicomico County presided over the trial, and postponed sentencing for the…

Press Release: April 25, 2024 ANNAPOLIS, MD – Governor Wes Moore today presided over the second bill signing ceremony of 2024, signing three housing bills dedicated to making Maryland more affordable. The bills, part of the Moore-Miller Administration’s 2024 legislative agenda, address concentrated poverty in Maryland’s marginalized communities, reduce instability in Maryland’s housing supply and affordability, and enhance rights for Maryland renters.”We made the choice to put housing front-and-center this year because we know this issue can’t wait. Building a stronger housing market can’t wait. Tackling a housing shortage of 96,000 units in Maryland can’t wait,” said Gov. Moore. “We introduced the most…

By Jan Greenhawk April 22, 2024 Elected officials aren’t the only power brokers in small towns. If you know anything about living in a small town, you know about volunteers, committees and commissions. Most small towns don’t have the population or the money to run all town operations with paid employees, so volunteers often fill the gap. These people are mostly wonderful people who want to give back to the community. Many are retirees or stay at home spouses. Sadly, sometimes they work to get favors from town government. Having been what someone once called a “professional volunteer” throughout my life,…

Authorities in Wicomico County have arrested a 64-year-old man after investigating nearly 230 charges connected to child sex abuse. The investigation into James Arthur Thompson revealed disturbing evidence of abuse against a minor over an extended period. Following this, a Wicomico County Grand Jury charged Thompson with a range of offenses: Sex Abuse of a minor-House/Family Member Sex Abuse of a Minor Rape in the First Degree Rape in the Second Degree Sex Offense in the Second Degree Sex Offense in the Third Degree Sex Trafficking-Explicit Performance Sex Trafficking-Take/Cause Sexual Solicitation of a Minor Cause another to Engage in Sex…

By Jan Greenhawk April 19, 2024 Andrea Ye, a trans 18-year-old from Rockville, Maryland wrote a manifesto and said he (she) wanted to be famous like Audrey Hale. Ye wanted to be famous for shooting up two Montgomery County Schools. He(she) was arrested and charged on April 17, 2024 after local police conducted an investigation in association with the FBI. Officials found a 129-page manifesto detailing the plans for the attack and Ye’s desire to be famous like Audrey Hale, the trans school shooter who murdered three children and three adults in Nashville, Tenn. Hale’s manifesto has been delegated to the courts.…

On the morning of Tuesday, April 16, a Wicomico County Board of Education Bus carrying 25 students was part of a crash at Joe Morgan Road and Sharptown Road. Sheriff’s deputies responded to the scene to investigate the incident. According to the initial findings, the school bus did not give the right of way and was hit by another vehicle. A passenger in the second vehicle sustained minor injuries and was taken to TidalHealth for treatment. The car had to be removed from the area by a tow truck. Fortunately, none of the children on the bus were harmed during…