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The Memorial Day Ceremony in Wicomico County is scheduled for Monday, May 27 at 10:00 a.m. Hosted at the Wicomico War Veterans’ Memorial in front of the Wicomico Civic Center on 500 Glen Ave. in Salisbury, the event welcomes everyone to attend for free. In case of bad weather, the ceremony will be moved inside to the Wicomico Civic Center’s Midway Room. This commemorative event is organized by the Wicomico County War Memorial Committee. This yearly ceremony pays tribute to Wicomico County veterans who made the ultimate sacrifice. The program includes the lowering of the colors by the Wicomico County…

MARYLAND – May 22, 2024 The Maryland State Board of Elections (SBE) and the Baltimore City Board of Elections have identified the cause of discrepancies in votes reported on election night compared to the verification reporting. A total of 584 extra ballots were included on election night, impacting 10 precincts including 21-01, 21-02, 21-04, 23-03, 24-04, 16-13, 22-01, 22-02, 23-01, and 25-04. The discrepancy was a result of not uploading results from 3 ballot scanners and duplicating results from 5 precincts. The SBE is conducting post-election audits to ensure accurate results before certification. The SBE is also reviewing their procedures…

MARYLAND – May 20, 2024 Red Lobster, known for its recent closure of over 50 restaurants, including four in Maryland, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy due to substantial losses attributed to its unlimited shrimp promotion. The Maryland restaurants affected by this bankruptcy filing are: Columbia: 9011 Snowden Square Drive Gaithersburg: 15700 Shady Grove Road Laurel: 14368 Baltimore Ave. Silver Spring: 8533 Georgia Ave. These Maryland locations are currently being auctioned off, with all assets set to be sold by the company TagExBrands. Gaithersburg Columbia Silver Spring Laurel The surge of customers attracted by the “Ultimate Endless Shrimp” promotion that…

I rarely admit when I have missed an important part of an issue I am writing about. I work hard to research information and develop my ideas. But occasionally it happens. In March I wrote this article: Why Do Government, Schools and Teachers Unions Vehemently Oppose Parental Rights? – Easton Gazette It’s a good article when it comes to giving different perspectives on the denial of parental rights, except I missed one thing. I have been reading the book THE QUEERING OF THE AMERICAN CHILD- How a New School Religious Cult Poisons the Minds and Bodies of Normal Kids by…

Maryland’s new comprehensive data privacy law, the Maryland Online Data Privacy Act, was recently signed into law by Governor Moore. This brings the total number of state “comprehensive” privacy laws to 18, five of which have been passed in 2024. Maryland’s law will take effect in 2025 along with several others. Maryland’s effective date is October 1, 2025 (after Tennessee (July 1, 2025) and before Indiana and Kentucky (January 1, 2026)). For a full list of effective dates, as well as other details of these state privacy laws, visit our resource page. While many provisions mirror that which we have seen in…

WICOMICO COUNTY – May 16, 2024 On May 7, 2024, the Wicomico County Board of Education voted to approve the purchase of a high-tech weapons and contraband detection system for the district. They approved the purchase of 11 portable systems at $16,900 per unit, for a total of $186,000 as presented at their April 30th work session. When we saw this on the board meeting agenda, we were excited to see what seemed to be a common sense move by the board toward improving safety in our schools. But not so fast. Upon investigation, the units will not be used…

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…