Kent School looks forward to hosting our annual auction: The Magic Happens Here, Saturday, April 20 from 4:30-9:30 pm. The Auction will take place at Kent School’s riverside campus in the M.V. “Mike” Williams Gymnasium. The Magic Happens Here features the magical talents of magician Mike Rose. Rose will perform throughout the event including a stage show at 6:45p.m.

Kent County Public Schools is in the top rankings for high school graduation rates in Maryland. The school system here ranks fifth in the state with a high school graduation rate of 94.24%. The numbers were released by the Maryland State Department of Education Tuesday, March 26.

With $319.1 million in total assets as of Dec. 31, 2023, Chestertown, Maryland-based The Peoples Bank took the second spot on S&P Global Market Intelligence's 2023 ranking of the top 50 US community banks in the Northeast region with under $10 billion in assets.

Get ready to go down the rabbit hole when Kent County Middle School students bring "Alice @ Wonderland" to life in April. Performances of this modern update on Lewis Carroll's story will be held at 7 p.m. Friday, April 5 and 2 p.m. Saturday, April 6. Tickets are $5.

With a radio handle like "Captain Space," there's likely no more appropriate a song to launch your new radio station than "Rocket Man." At around noon on Thursday, March 28, 1974, after some opening news and other reports, Elton John's classic song became the first track played on 90.5 FM WKHS, Kent County High School's student radio station. This year marks radio station's 50th anniversary, with a broadcasting program that has continued to grow over the last five decades.    

Kent Attainable Housing, Inc. (KAH) has been awarded $810,000 in Congressional funding to address the affordable housing crisis in Kent County, Maryland. Maryland's U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen secured the funding as part of a package of Fiscal Year 2024 government funding bills, which the President signed. This significant allocation is a vital step forward in addressing the urgent need for affordable housing in Kent County.

Kent School, an independent day school located on the bank of the Chester River in historic Chestertown, Maryland serving children in Preschool through Grade 8, has an immediate opening for an Administrative Assistant. The ideal candidate is efficient, detail-oriented, proactive, and skilled in developing and maintaining workplace and customer relationships. This position reports directly to the Head of School.

Compass will host its Annual Golf Tournament on Monday, April 29th at Prospect Bay Country Club, 311 Prospect Bay Dr. W, Grasonville.  Proceeds from the tournament enable Compass to provide its services for residents of Caroline, Kent and Queen Anne’s counties.

A special education instructional assistant at Kent County Middle School was honored this month for how she builds strong relationships with students and families. At a meeting Monday, March 11 of the Kent County Board of Education, Brenda Price received the Golden Anchor Award.

Benedictine will hold its annual Spring Gala fundraiser, themed "Benedictine Bourbon Street Masquerade" on Saturday, April 27th at the Trident Aircraft Hangar in Easton. This important fundraiser benefits the students and adults living with developmental or intellectual disabilities and autism that Benedictine supports. Families, staff, community members, and businesses are all invited to celebrate the accomplishments of the past year.