Sharptown News

UPDATE: A pickup truck crashed through the guardrail on northbound Route 13. The vehicle is partially submerged in the Nanticoke River at a 90-degree angle.

TYASKIN - Firefighters from the West Side Fire Department responded to a home on Capitola Road at about 5 a.m. for a reported house fire.

According to Cassandra O'Neal, creating greater awareness for veterans is paramount.

A a oePiece=fula Holiday Bazaar is set for 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21 at the SHARPTOWN Methodist Church, 24 Church St., located just off of Route 40.

SHARPTOWN -- The Sharptown Commissioners will be provided an update on a property that has been often discussed by the board.

GALESTOWN -- Thomas Hoyt Bialk Sr., 62, of Galestown died Monday, Oct. 19, 2009, at his residence.

SHARPTOWN - An afternoon crash near the area of Quinton and North Twilley Roads has left four people hospitalized.

Furnace Fright. Furnace Town Living Heritage Museum, Snow Hill. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Explore the haunted history of the Pocomoke Swamp.

Residents found in violation of town property codes will face larger fines if problems are not rectified in a timely manner.

SHARPTOWN -- The Sharptown Commission will have a public hearing on three ordinances during today's meeting at the Town Hall on 401 Main St.

An old-fashioned camp meeting and band day will be held at Zion United Methodist Church on Cooper Mill Road in Sharptown on Sunday, drawing ministers, congregations and church bands from around the Shore.

SHARPTOWN , Md.- Authorities say a clerk had to be taken to the hospital after being attacked with a knife during an armed robbery that occurred late Friday night at the Wise Mart convenience store in Sharptown.

Recently I have been working on a story about the oyster days of old in Nanticoke, particularly the Kennerly oyster operation that was once so important to so many.

DEWEY BEACH -- The Delaware State Police and Dewey Beach Patrol Officers responded to the scene of a banner plane crash Saturday.

SALISBURY -- Investigators are still searching for two men who robbed a Sharptown convenience store Friday night.

SALISBURY - The Maryland State Fire Marshal's Office has arrested three men who are members of the Mardela Springs Volunter Fire Company in connection with starting a fire at a vacant home, says Joe Zurolo, a spokesman for the office.

SHARPTOWN - An old-fashioned camp meeting and band day will be held at Zion United Methodist Church on Cooper Mill Road in Sharptown on Sunday, drawing ministers, congregations and church bands from around the Shore.

MARDELA SPRINGS , Md.- Authorities are investigating a Sunday morning fire that caused thousands of dollars in damage to a Mardela Springs home.

SHARPTOWN -- A Delmar man died Friday afternoon after drowning at Cherry Beach. Thomas Andrew, Toomey, 20, was pronounced dead at Peninsula Regional Medical Center after being rescued by divers.

MARDELA SPRINGS -- When 70-year-old Wallace Catlin walked outside his Mardela Springs home, his pickup truck was parked outside but it wasn't in the same condition he left it in the night before.