Worcester County

Worcester County Public Works Water and Wastewater (WWW) Division staff will be replacing touch pad water meter registers in Ocean Pines, Mystic Harbour, and Newark water service areas now through the end of 2025 during normal business hours. Because water meter pits should always remain easily accessible, property owners in these areas are asked not to park over water meter pits, place mulch or any other covering over the lids, or erect yard decorations in areas that could block access to the meter pits.

Public Works encourages drivers to exercise caution following recent snowfall, advises will begin salt brine treatments today as temps rise above 20 degrees.

An average of 1 1/2 inches of snow fell across the county last night. Historically, the County doesn’t begin plowing operations until accumulations reach 3 inches or more. Plowing less than 3 inches of snow produces sporadic results, as the snow lacks the volume to clump up and be effectively removed from the roadway.

Photo caption: Braving freezing temperatures Tuesday, January 21, 2025, the commissioners and library officials broke ground on the new Pocomoke branch of the Worcester County Library. Those in attendance included County Commissioner President Ted Elder, and Commissioners Caryn Abbott, Diana Purnell, and Joe Mitrecic, Library Director Jennifer Ranck, and Library Board of Trustees President Jeffrey Smith, Vice President Sandra Buchanan, and board members Patricia Tomasovic, Vicki O’Mara, and Nancy Howard.