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Schillinger farm family honored as QA 'Cooperator of the Year'
CENTREVILLE — On Sept. 26, the annual Queen Anne’s Soil Conservation District hosted their banquet to honor the top farm in the county being recognized as the “Cooperator of the Year” for 2023. This year’s honoree was the James D. Schillinger family, owners of Schillinger Farm, Inc., located in the northeastern portion of Centreville. The award goes to the Queen Anne’s County farm that is not only very successful in producing a profitable agriculture venture, but also practices a variety of sound environmental methods that...
QAC welcomes Secretary of Overdose Response
QUEEN ANNE’S — With September as National Recovery Month, Queen Anne’s County welcomed Maryland’s Special Secretary of Overdose Response Emily Keller for a tour of county programs and departments dedicated to erasing stigma and taking a stand against substance abuse September 25. Beginning at the Queen Anne’s County Department of Health in Centreville, the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services presented its focus on outreach, education and prevention programs. Showcasing each...
Perryville takes unbeaten record beyond season's halfway point
PERRYVILLE — The Panthers’ boys’ soccer program is on a roll this fall. Perryville defeated Edgewood 7-1 on Wednesday to increase its record to 8-0 on the year. Its offense has scored five or more goals in six of its eight wins and is averaging over five goals per contest. Perryville scored three goals in the first half of Wednesday’s win off the foot of Dylan Sayer, plus four in the second half with two more from Sayer and two from James Abrams. ...
Event near North East helps support Dolly Parton literacy program
NORTH EAST — Olivia Reynolds belted out “Jolene” several songs into her band’s performance Sunday afternoon during Family Funfest at Fairwinds Farm & Stables. It was fitting, too, because Dolly Parton, who wrote and recorded that country hit in 1973, is the namesake of the fundraising effort that took place on that bucolic property situated several miles north of North East and a few miles south of Calvert. The four-hour...
QAC grows land preservation with Rural Legacy
CENTREVILLE — Putting the county at over $14 million in easement acquisitions for the year, Queen Anne’s County Commissioners approved a Rural Legacy Grant Agreement with Lands End LLC at Island Creek Road in the amount of $1,062,189 Sept. 24. The Maryland Board of Public Works approved funding for the FY25 Rural Legacy grant in August, Landis-Smith said. No county funds were used in the easement acquisition, said Donna Landis-Smith,...
Dan Rodricks: Bookstores are making a comeback. Here’s one with 50,000 titles. | STAFF COMMENTARY
There’s hope that the era of American idiocy will end soon, and while a lot of that rides on the outcome of the presidential election, you can feel some real optimism from this trend: Bookstores have been making a comeback. Amazon put a bunch of them out of business, of course, but while e-commerce exploded, new stores opened, survived and even grew. In Baltimore, the Ivy Bookshop and Greedy ...
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