Sparks says the news out of Wicomico County is another sign that tough financial times may be ahead in Maryland, as the state prepares for its legislative session beginning in January of 2025.

Nearly every county on the Eastern Shore has exceeded the state average, with Talbot County setting the pace at 16.7 percent – the highest turnout in Maryland.

DORCHESTER COUNTY, Md. (7News) — A plaque honoring famed abolitionist Harriet Tubman was unveiled Monday in the area near her birthplace on the Eastern Shore, Maryland officials announced in a ...