Corey N. Duncan, chairman of the board of directors of Peoples Bancorp, Inc., parent company of The Peoples Bank, today announced the appointment of Randall M. Robey, CPA as interim Chief Executive Officer and President of Peoples Bancorp, Inc. and The Peoples Bank. Mr. Robey's appointment follows the resignation of J. Scott Sturgill and is in accordance with the board’s management succession plan.  

Choptank Community Health is expanding access to healthcare for behavioral health patients in Kent County through a new partnership with the Kent County Public Library (KCPL) and its Chestertown and North County branches to provide safe spaces and the use of iPads for telehealth appointments. 

“Baskerville” opens April 19th and runs weekends through March 5th, with performances at 8:00 PM on Fridays and Saturdays and 2:00 PM on Sundays. Tickets are available online at www.garfieldcenter.org, or via Eventbrite, or may be purchased by stopping in or calling 410-810-2060 during Box Office hours on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM.

The Kent County Public Schools Education Foundation Fund is hosting a career and retirement celebration for Dr. Karen Couch in May. Dr. Couch, superintendent of Kent County Public Schools, has dedicated her career to education. Community members, colleagues, family and friends are all invited to a special celebration dinner for Dr. Couch from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, May 9 at the Chester River Yacht and Country Club.

Compass will be offering their three-day training session for any individuals interested in becoming a patient care volunteer.  The training session is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 3, 10, & 17th. The training will be held at our Barnette Center's Conference room located at 255 Comet Dr. Centreville, MD 21617. Volunteers provide company for patients, relieve the primary caregiver for a short period of time, assist with administration duties, or grief services. We are always looking for Veterans to assist with our We Honor Veterans program. 

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.