Cecilton News

Cecil County Councilor Joyce Bowlsbey went into battle-mode Tuesday over the pollution of Earleville residents' drinking water by the US Army Corps of Engineers, asking fellow Council members if they were willing to "fight the battle"- and saying she was ready to do so.

State and federal officials were enthusiastic at a meeting Wednesday about the prospects of running a water pipeline from the town of Cecilton to several communities along Pond Neck Road in Earleville, where drinking water wells have been polluted by the nearby US Army Corps of Engineers dumpsite.

A fire caused $75,000 damage to a home and its contents near Chesapeake City, Md., officials reported today.

An unattended curling iron is being blame on house fire Wednesday afternoon in Chesapeake City that heavily damaged the residence, fire officials said.

Several Cecil County Schools are opening two hours late because of fog. Kent County Schools also have a 1-hour delay.