OC Today-Dispatch NOVEMBER 21, 2025
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Room tax goes up slightly It’s just a penny, but raising the room tax from 5 to 6 percent means $5 million for Ocean City ... and, as part of the deal, additional wastewater treatment capacity for the county. — PAGE 12
PHOTO COURTESY OF OPVFD
Smoke billows out of Bayside Jet Drive last Thursday, as Berlin pours water onto the fire from its ladder truck. The burning fuel and materials inside the building made the fire one of the most intense firefighters in this area have seen in some time.
Watersports dealership burns Twenty-three fire companies answer call for assistance at Bayside Jet Drive last Thursday after the business turns into an inferno. More than 200,000 gallons of water were used to douse the flames. — Page 3
Decatur state soccer champs It’s been 23 years since the Seahawks soccer team won the state title. Now, it has its second and in the 3A division at that. — Page 10
Know this man? If you do, there’s a $5,000 reward posted for him, for robbing an Ocean City bank last year. — PAGE 22