News Staff

FallFest attracts thousands of visitors from across the eastern seaboard to Rock Hall, and will do so again on October 5th. There will be music throughout the day, oysters are local and plentiful, and children can participate in free activities. Approximately 40 handicraft vendors are also part of the mix.
General Parking is located at 21125 Sharp Street.

Queen Anne’s County Office of the Sheriff is warning residents about another phone scam circulating in which scammers posing as Sheriff’s Deputies are calling from a spoofed number, appearing to be from the Sheriff’s Office. These individuals falsely claim you have outstanding warrants or have been placed on the sex offender’s registry. To avoid arrest, they tell victims they must make a payment over the phone immediately via gift cards, money transfer apps, or bitcoin. Law enforcement will never ask for payments of any kind over the phone, nor will they ask for payment to resolve a warrant.

A 17-year-old male now living in Delaware has been charged as an adult with armed robbery, assault and related crimes. According to the Evening Enterprise, Dymiere Isiah Clements is accused of robbing a Fairlee area man of money and a cellphone at gunpoint. The Kent County Sheriff’s Office served Clements with an arrest warrant on Sept. 12. The offenses are alleged to have occurred in the early afternoon of April 30 in the 23000-block of Baywood Court. Clements was 16 at the time and living in the Rock Hall area.

The Historical Society of Kent County on First Friday, Oct. 4 will host an open house (5 to 7 p.m.) commemorating the 40th anniversary of the CBS miniseries “SPACE,” which was filmed in Chestertown in 1984. The Evening Enterprise reports, based on the James Michener book of the same name, “SPACE” featured Hollywood stars including James Garner, Blair Brown, Beau Bridges, Bruce Dern, Michael York and Harry Hamlin. Also, many Chestertown community members appeared as extras, in period costumes and makeup evoking the 1950s.

Queen Anne’s County Office of the Sheriff is looking for a theft suspect who, on September 21st, entered the Royal Farms on Queen Anne Highway, stole multiple items from the store, and fuel from another customer. The suspect was wearing khaki shorts, a gray t-shirt, a black hat, and black sandals. This individual has tattoos covering the entire right forearm and one tattoo on the left upper forearm. There’s a picture of the suspect on the Queen Anne’s County Sheriffs Office Facebook page. If you have any information regarding this case, please contact Cpl. Betts GBetts@qac.org or 410-758-0770 ext. 1248. You can also call our Anonymous Tip Line at 410-758-6666.

Queen Anne’s County Office of the Sheriff arrests a Hartly, Delaware woman on drug counts. Linda Marie Fox was pulled over for speeding in the area of Roe Road and Rt 313. Dispatch advised that she had an outstanding warrant through Cecil County. A search incident to arrest revealed that Fox was in possession of suspected methamphetamine and CDS paraphernalia. Fox was arrested and charged with posession of controlled substances and paraphernalia along with a speeding count.

The board of trustees of the Kent County Public Library is seeking applicants to fill two seats. The term is five years, beginning Jan. 1. The appointed trustees also will be eligible for a second five-year term. Applicants must be Kent County residents and should be passionate about supporting the creation and sustainability of library services that meet the needs of the entire community. The trustee application can be picked up at any Kent County Public Library location or can be found online at kentcountylibrary.org/a/trustees.php. The application deadline is Thursday, Oct. 17.

A series of anonymous tips combined with the work of allied agencies led the Kent County Narcotics Task Force in making arrests removing a quantity of Fentanyl and cocaine from potential distribution.
According to a Kent County Narcotics Task Force press release, 23.5 grams of suspected Fentanyl in the form of 40 gel capsules, 17 grams of suspected cocaine, a 9 mm handgun with 11 live rounds of ammunition and $330 were seized from a vehicle by law enforcement after pursuit in the area of Quaker Neck and Pomona Road on Sept. 16. Police said patrol units from the Chestertown Police Department and it’s K-9 unit, Maryland State Police K-9 unit, Kent County Sheriff’s Office and a Maryland State Police Aviation Unit helicopter were involved in detaining the three fleeing individuals, Brian Emory Gross, Ninoshka Marie Colon and De’Airres Tyler Somerville.

Queen Anne’s County Department of Community Services Area Agency on Aging announces the 2024 Caregivers Conference, taking place on Friday, November 15, 2024, at the Grasonville Senior Center, located at 4802 Main Street, Grasonville, MD 21638. This event will run from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM and is open to all caregivers.

Coming up Saturday at the Chestertown Branch of the Kent County Public Library, you can get emergency prepared. Brian Pearsall, Emergency Planner with the Kent County Office of Emergency Services will be holding an interactive workshop to give participants insight on being able to feel safe and secure, and ready, for when disaster strikes. The event starts at 11am, but you need to pre-register. There’s a link to do so on the Kent County Public Library Facebook page.