Choptank, MD

DELAWARE — A local author is lighting up the night in Times Square to showcase a children’s book raising awareness about heartworm disease in dogs in the newest edition of the Brightside, sponsored by Choptank Electric Cooperative. For Clooney, it was a frightening diagnosis. For his owner, Chris Strassel, it was a crash course in a disease she knew little...

(CAMBRIDGE, Md) – Boaters are gearing up for some high speed thrills in Dorchester County this weekend. Viewers can expect to see boats zipping across the surface of the Choptank over 100 miles per hour. It’s all happening as the 9th annual Thunder on the Choptank takes place to close out the summer. Power boat racers are gearing up for better...

WICOMICO COUNTY, Md. — The Maryland state regent for the Daughters of the American Revolution planted a Liberty Tree on Salisbury University’s campus in the newest edition of Brightside, sponsored by Choptank Electric Cooperative. Liberty Trees are intertwined with U.S. history, dating back to the Sons of Liberty in pre-Revolutionary times. Leaders would meet under these trees to plan resistance, which is...

CAMBRIDGE, Md. — In Cambridge, crabbing is more than a pastime. One boating excursion is giving visitors the chance to get a closer look at the tradition in the newest edition of Shore to Shore. The Choptank River is beautiful any time of day, but this local business is giving visitors a whole hands-on experience — whether it’s a sunrise,...

DELAWARE — In the newest edition of the Brightside, WMDT spoke with Marnie Oursler, a home builder who was named Delaware’s Designer of the Year for the second consecutive year. Sponsored by Choptank Electric Cooperative. Marnie Oursler, founder of Marnie Custom Homes, has built more than beautiful houses — she’s built a career around turning dreams into homes.Oursler said, “I...

POCOMOKE CITY, Md. — Over the month of July, an award-winning Smithsonian performer made her way around the shore to tell American History, one of the shows in the newest edition of the Brightside sponsored by Choptank Electric Cooperative. As part of America’s 250th birthday the junior women’s club of Pocomoke City hosted a one woman show at the Marva...