Kent County began Week-17 of Kent’s vaccination program with a COVID-19 positivity rate of 4.16 percent after having the lowest rate in the state last week at .77 percent, said…
The Court of Appeals of Maryland, the state’s highest court, has removed Kent County Orphans Court Judge Amy Nickerson from office. In an order issued on March 26, the Court…
After cancellation of 2020 property tax in sale due to COVID-19, Kent County will move forward with the annual tax sale on May 13, 2021. The tax sale will be…
Unemployment claims in Maryland have increased greatly since the start of the pandemic, and more than half filed since January were found to be fraudulent. The Maryland Department of Labor…
The House of Delegates will continue debate later this week on a bill that would change the way some Maryland counties elect their commissioners. Debate grew heated on the House…
The Kent County Commissioners gave the local health department use of the Community Center in Worton to house its COVID-19 vaccination program from Feb. 10 through May if needed. “We’re…
The Kent County Health Department has been bombarded with calls from Kent’s senior population following Gov. Larry Hogan’s announcement last week to accelerate completion of Phase 1B and 1C of…
“We are all in it together,” was the theme of the 19th annual Chester Valley Ministerial Association’s Martin Luther King Day Breakfast in an online program. A year ago, attendees…
Kent County COVID-19 infections have surged since the holiday season that began just before Thanksgiving, said Kent County Health Officer William Webb in his monthly report to the Kent County…
The Kent County Health Department on Lynchburg Street in Chestertown will be closed Thursday after an employee tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday. The health department’s COVID-19 vaccination program is…
Two Delaware men face attempted first and second degree murder charges in the shooting of Bradley R. Hutchinson, 23, during an argument over a trailer attached to Hutchinson’s truck. Brandon…
Kent County Commissioner President Tom Mason said running government operations in 2020 was difficult and and at times distanced the commissioners from the public, but that technology helped them to…
24 Distinguished Public Servants Chosen in Honor of Late Speaker ANNAPOLIS, Md. (December 21, 2020) – Comptroller Peter Franchot virtually presented the R. Clayton Mitchell Jr. Awards for Distinguished Public…
The latest COVID-19 surge has hit Kent County hard, said Kent Health Officer William Webb on Tuesday. “The surge is here and it is moving rapidly in Kent County,” Webb…
In an interview with the Kent Pilot on Monday, Dec. 7, four-term Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot discussed his bid for Governor in 2022, stimulus measures he says are needed…
For months Kent County has been able to boast a much lower COVID-19 infection rate than the state — but Kent’s infection rate is rapidly catching up to the state…
New COVID-19 cases in Maryland hit another single day record of 2,321 on Saturday, beating a single day record of 1,869 the day before. Over the weekend the state’s infection…
Gov. Larry Hogan reported worrisome state trends in COVID-19 infections this week in press conferences on Tuesday on Thursday, where in that 48 hour period the state’s positivity rate jumped…
The Kent County Commissioners announced Tuesday they’re in receipt of $238,000 from Maryland’s Rainy Day Fund to help the county’s restaurants that mainly depend on inside dining for the bulk…
The Peoples Bank’s CEO/President Ralph Dowling announced he will depart the bank on May 19, 2021. Dowling joined the local institution in January 2013 at a difficult time for the…
