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The Queen Anne’s County Planning Commission has granted concept plan approval for a 31-acre expansion of an existing major mining operation in Centreville June 13. According to the Bay Times and Record Observer the applicant, David A. Bramble Inc., has proposed to administratively combine three parcels for a 31.1-acre expansion of an existing major extraction operation just south of Centreville to the northeast of Wye Mills.

The non profit Really Great Cats Rescue is disbanding. The board, in a recent email to supporters, cited “changes both within and outside of the organization” as the reason, and deemed “the time is right to dissolve.” The Evening Enterprise reports moving forward, according to the June 19 email, the mission of RGCR will be carried out by the Animal Care Shelter for Kent County.

The Centreville Town Council approved upgrades to aging police department computer equipment and the purchase of a new vehicle recently. The Bay Times and Record Observer reports a review of fiscal year 2024’s budget with Finance Officer Karen Luffman showed the Centreville Police Department was expected to have about $150,000 leftover of the remaining funding, according to Police Chief Robert Hobbs.

A $372,000 cash infusion from The University of Maryland Chester River Health Foundation is helping to fund a pilot program that provides a dedicated ambulance for the transfer of non-critical patients between hospitals, emergency centers and rehab and skilled nursing facilities on the Eastern Shore. The pilot involves a dedicated ambulance from Butler Medical Transport, stationed at UM Shore Medical Center at Chestertown, reports the Evening Enterprise.

July 24th is the next court date for a former Kent County Government employee accused of conducting a theft scheme. The Evening Enterprise reports 55 year old Barbara Murphy Rhodes of Sudlersville was an employee in the county’s human resources office and between January and August of 2023, allegedly stole about $2,500 from Kent County Government.
A criminal summons was issued on April 16 and Rhodes was served on May 7, according to the state judiciary website.
Her court date is July 24 in the District Court for Kent County. No specific details on how Rhodes engineered the alleged thefts.

In Rock Hall, the Baby and Beauty Contest will be held on Saturday, June 29, 2024, at the Civic Center, with a Street Dance immediately following. Parks & Recreation decided to offer pre-registration for both the Baby Contest and Beauty Contest. Pre-registration will be due by June 28, 2024, either by dropping off to the town office or emailing them to bvaughan@rockhallmd.gov . Preregistration is not required, you may still come the day of the event and register.

With more considerable heat in the forecast, the Queen Anne’s County Cooling Centers will be open Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Monday. They include the Sudlersville Senior Center, the Grasonville Senior Center and the Kent Island Senior Center. Each is open 8am to 4pm.

Vanessa Holloway-Truxon and Margaret Footner have been appointed to Kent Cultural Alliance’s board of directors. According to the Evening Enterprise, each is serving a three-year term beginning July 1. KCA Director John Schratwieser said he was “overcome with gratitude for the commitment” that Holloway-Truxon and Footner have made in joining the board.

Rock Hall continues preparations for the 41st annual Rock Hall Flat Five happening Thursday, July 4th at 8am. The flat, nearly five mile loop course starts and ends in front of the town municipal buidling on South Main Street. Registration is required to take part and there is a $20 fee. You can find a registration form at rockhallmd.com.

The Dali safely passed beneath the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Monday morning, drawing a crowd of curious spectators, many with binoculars in hand. Tugboats carefully guide the Dali under the bridge with the crushed containers from the Francis Scott Key Bridge collision still on the ship. The Dali’s final destination is the Port of Virginia in Norfolk as it continues its journey along the Chesapeake Bay.