Fairmount News

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.

Lillie and Jeff Merritt of Princess Anne have chosen the name Layla Faith Merritt for their daughter, born April 29, 2009, at 9:30 a.m. at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury.

Voicing their approval in no uncertain terms, the taxpayers of this city on Wednesday ratified the Beauchamp Bill under which the Town Commissioners are authorized to borrow money to pay for recent improvements in the water system.

SALISBURY -- The Wicomico County Council is scheduled to vote at Tuesday's meeting on a range of appointments, including to the Public Access Channel-14 Board of Directors and the Animal Appeal Board.

Aerial spraying for mosquitoes is expected to begin Monday in several Somerset County communities, according to the Maryland Department of Agriculture.

PRINCESS ANNE -- Somerset County will proceed with plans to replace an aging bridge in Marumsco, using part of $1.4 million in federal funds that has been set aside for the county since 2006.

Two bills pertaining to Somerset County fire companies and liquor board are among the pieces of local legislation expected to be introduced in the 2009 session of the Maryland General Assembly.

State Game Warden, Lee LeCompte ordered 10,000 quail from Mexico at a cost of $15,000, and they are to be liberated throughout Maryland next spring in an effort to restock the State's game resources.

PRINCESS ANNE -- Customers of most of the water and sewer systems operated by the Somerset County Sanitary Commission will see a decrease in their annual front foot assessments in 2009, while users of one sewer ...