Uncategorized

The Kent County Sheriff’s Office arrested 38 year old Christopher Bayard Markow of Chestertown. He was served a district court arrest warrant charging him with being a fugitive from the state of Delaware, where he is charged with burglary and related crimes. He initially was held in the Kent County Detention Center without bond.

Kent County Public Schools Superintendent Mary McComas will host a town hall on the proposed budget for fiscal year 2026 at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 1 at the school system’s administrative building in Rock Hall. The Evening Enterprise reports McComas will give a presentation on the spending plan proposal currently being reviewed by the Kent County Board of Education, and will listen to comments and answer questions from attendees. There also will be a virtual option.

In a joint meeting Thursday, officials across Caroline, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne’s and Talbot counties approved a shift in county cost shares for Chesapeake College’s new technical building. The Kent County News reports during the meeting, which was held at the college’s main campus in Queen Anne’s County, the five counties approved a total $9.02 million budget request made by the college for fiscal year 2026. The school’s budget is $1.31 million higher than its fiscal year 2025 budget.

Queen Anne’s County Library welcomed a new StoryWalk at Church Hill Park April 22. The Bay Times & Record Observer reports StoryWalks are fixed display stands home to book pages for bookworms of all ages to follow along and read along the trail, according to Allison Wood, Queen Anne’s County Library marketing outreach manager. Trail books are regularly switched out and other StoryWalks locations can also be found at the Route 18 Park in Centreville and Sudlersville Park,

The Queen Anne’s County Department of Emergency Services announces the launch of Citizen Connect, a new online tool from Tyler Technologies that helps improve communication, build trust, and keep the public informed. Citizen Connect makes it easier for residents to see important emergency services information, follow public safety trends, and learn about county-wide efforts—all in real time. This new platform is part of the county’s goal to provide better service, strengthen safety, and keep government open and transparent.

Kent County Public Library has announced its musical line-up for its 2025 Summer Arts in the Park concert series. Concerts will take place every Wednesday from May 28 to Aug. 13 at Brecknock County Park, 80 Old Camden Road in Camden. Each show will begin at 6:30 p.m. Among the featured artists, Best Kept Soul, The Comfort Zone and Michael Christopher & Coastal Country, among others.

Bay Bridge Cove residents took to the streets to protest a potential Royal Farms development before a Queen Anne’s County Planning and Zoning technical meeting last week. The Bay Times & Record Observer reports on the Monday and Tuesday preceding the meeting, about a dozen residents each day from the 55-and-older community demonstrated outside their neighborhood to oppose the project, said coordinator Teresa Tamburrino.

Police recently charged a Laurel man with crimes related to trying to obtain a controlled substance by fraud at a local pharmacy. The Evening Enterprise reports Francis Achang Okebugwu, 33, initially was held in the Kent County Detention Center without bond. The Drug Enforcement Administration was briefed on Okebugwu’s arrest and will conduct additional follow-up to other cases, according to the Chestertown Police Department.
According to a CPD news release, police officers on April 14 responded to Chester River Pharmacy for a report of someone presenting a fake prescription for the medication promethazine with codeine.

Recently, a Queen Anne’s County Sheriff’s Deputy was conducting traffic enforcement in the area of Rt. 544 and Rt. 290 when he observed a vehicle at the Outpost Gas Station with a distorted license plate that was meant for a trailer. When the vehicle was pulled over, the driver, 51 year old Mark Johnson of Chestertown admitted the truck was not registered During a routine inventory of the vehicle, DFC Johnson recovered suspected Methamphetamine, as well as additional CDS and CDS paraphernalia. Johnson was placed under arrest and charged accordingly.

The Kent County Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the appointment of Kelly Cuff Reed as its new deputy executive director. A longtime resident of Kent County, Cuff Reed brings a deep-rooted commitment to community engagement and a strong background in nonprofit leadership to her new role. Originally from outside of Philadelphia, Cuff Reed has called Kent County home for the past 20 years, having lived in Galena, Georgetown, and Worton. She now resides in Chestertown with her fiancé, Bob Mathews, and sons, Declan and Hagen.