News Staff

Awards season is in full swing at Kent County Public Schools. The Evening Enterprise reports colleagues, students, parents, administrators, business leaders and community members are encouraged to submit the names of quality educators for Kent County Public Schools’ annual awards. Each year, the school system honors a Teacher of the Year, a Support Employee of the Year and a Promising Educator.
The winners will be announced at Kent County Public Schools’ awards celebration April 16.

Public Works officials sought feedback from the Centreville Town Council in developing a sidewalk replacement program recently. Precision Concrete Cutting preformed an evaluation on sidewalks at the northeast portion of town in 2021, as requested by previous council members to review the conditions and costs. The assessment identified a total of 917 trip hazards with 845 that could be corrected by the contractor trimming misaligned joint areas, reports the Kent County News.

Queen Anne’s County Office of the Sheriff is looking for Kevin Michael Gary, wanted for Failure to Appear on an original charge of non-support of a minor child. He is 57 y/o, 6’1, 190lbs. His last known addresses were on Cardinal Drive in Clayton, NC and Mitchellville Road in Bowie, MD.
If you have any information related to his whereabout please contact our office at [email protected] or call the Anonymous Tip Line at 410-758-6666.

March 2nd is the deadline as the Kent Cultural Alliance announces the 2025 Independent Artist Grants program, which will provide $25,000 in funding to support artists living and creating in Kent County. A total of 50 individual grants of $500 each will be awarded as one-time financial support for artists working in a variety of disciplines.
Eligible applicants must reside and actively create work in Kent County.

The Maryland Office of the Comptroller has announced a printing error that reportedly led to about 6,000 1099-G forms being sent to incorrect addresses. According to the Comptroller, the issue was identified on February 4 and affected a limited batch of the tax forms. The error did not affect other tax forms, the Comptroller’s Office says, and did not involve any data breach. Officials ask anyone who receives another person’s information to destroy the document.

Local residents and other interested members of the public are again invited to comment on a proposal to construct a 5.0 MW solar generating facility in Kent County. The hearing will take place on
Wednesday, February 19, 2025 at 7 p.m. at Galena Elementary School, 114 S.
Main Street in Galena. The solar facility, intended as part of Maryland’s community solar program, would be located on 40 acres of a 199-acre site at 10066 Peacock Corner Road in Millington.

Washington College welcomed over 450 enthusiastic, service-minded Marylanders from across the state for the first All Corps event for the current class of Maryland Corps, Service Year Option, and AmeriCorps Members. Led by Maryland Department of Service and Civic Innovation (DSCI) Secretary Paul Monteiro, Jr., staff of Washington College and DSCI staff created a unique day of events encompassing workforce development, leadership, and educational opportunity.

The active winter season continues this week with our next significant winter storm of the season arriving by Tuesday afternoon. WBOC reports *Winter Storm Watches* are up for nearly all of Delmarva for Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday morning. A Winter Storm Watch means that there is a moderate level of confidence that significant winter weather is expected within 48 hours. If confidence increases, the Winter Storm Watch will be upgraded to a Winter Storm Warning.

A second man charged is charged in connection with a home invasion in Kent County. The second alleged assailant was identified as Joel Patrick Anderson, 48, of Rock Hall.
On Jan. 16, the Kent County Sheriff’s Office served Anderson with a district court arrest warrant charging him with home invasion, conspiracy-home invasion, robbery, armed robbery, burglary, first- and second-degree assault, reckless endangerment and theft, $100 to less than $1,500.
Anderson is being held in the Kent County Detention Center without bond.

You may spot these in your travles; the latest sculptures from the Peter and Hanna Woicke Collection have been placed in Chestertown. The collection, which has been fully gifted to the town, includes 23 pieces from a variety of acclaimed American and international artists. Super Duty Yellow recently was installed in Gateway Park, which is located near the intersection of state Route 20 and Flatland Road.