Eden News

July Fourth is a holiday for red, white and blue, sparklers, pyrotechnics, barbecues and chasing lightning bugs.

The following marriage licenses were issued in Wicomico County Circuit Court from June 16-19. Joseph Paul Forsthoffer, 48, of Salisbury, and Melissa Marshall Green, 38, of Salisbury.

FRANKFORD -- Four people were arrested in a drug raid by the Delaware State Police, which netted drugs and several thousand dollars in cash.

EDEN -- Shirley Hazel Holbrook White, 66, of Eden was born Dec. 13, 1942. She peacefully departed this life Saturday, June 27, 2009, at her home in the presence of her family.

EDEN - Police charged a Salisbury man for allegedly blocking the path of the Upper Ferry over the weekend.

The good roads and level highways of the Eastern Shore sometimes seem to beckon drivers to throw caution to the winds and put the pedal to the metal, but there's a very good reason to restrain this impulse: deer, lots of deer, all over the place.

" The perpetrator of one of the most heinous crimes in Ocean City history, Jermaine Wright, released a little over a year ago after serving just seven years of an amended 15-year sentence, is going back to jail for a long time after a violation of probation hearing last week that resulted in a new 25-year sentence.

During my law enforcement career I allowed the Taser to be demonstrated on me, it was excruciating and dropped me to the mat with ease.

SALISBURY -- The National Weather Service says thunderstorms are rolling across the Lower Shore now.

Yes, I do approve of the way President Obama is approaching and repairing relations with not only the Arab world, but with others who have long been classified as unfriendly to America.

The following cases were heard in Wicomico County District Court by Judge R. Scott Davis on May 8 to May 12, 2009.

I believe Great Britain is sending a message to those who like to create problems -- stay away and create problems in your own country.

Robin Chandler-Miles Pocomoke City The popularity of a political party seems to rise and fall with the tide of the times.

The following cases were heard in Wicomico County District Court by Judge Daniel R. Mumford on April 21 and April 28, 2009.

SALISBURY -- The new coffee house off North Salisbury Boulevard isn't just a coffee shop.

The following licenses were issued in Wicomico County Circuit Court from April 7-13. n William Edward Tyler, 69, of Crisfield, and Angel Mae Hunt, 35, of Crisfield.

EDEN -- Carolyn Frances Waller Ballou went to her Heavenly home Tuesday, April 21, 2009.

Salisbury - Multiple charges of sex offense against Carole Leigh Mayers, a 41-year-old Eden woman and Salisbury Christian School music teacher, were dropped in Wicomico County Circuit Court this morning.

My initial response to this incident was: Who is in charge? The other shocker is that both employees involved in this case are in their 30s? I believe Domino's acted promptly, which is a bit of relief.

Martha Smith and Stephen Mitchell have chosen the name Brianna Lynn Mitchell for their daughter, born March 31, 2009, at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury at 11:03 a.m. The baby weighed 6 pounds, 12 ounces and was 19 3/4 inches in length.