SMITH ISLAND, Md. - In the coming months, people living on Smith Island will have new and quick access to their medical prescriptions. The White House approved a pilot program this week for drones to ...

SMITH ISLAND, MD – Life has been anything but quiet for Mary Ada Marshall, a beloved Smith Island cake maker, since her feature on CBS's 60 Minutes aired this past Sunday. The segment shined a brief ...

This is an updated version of a story first published on Dec. 1, 2024. The original video can be viewed here. Not even 100 miles from D.C. and Baltimore, Smith Island is a tapestry of marsh land, ...

SMITH ISLAND, Md., Sept. 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Verizon's award-winning network has reached one of America's most secluded communities, bringing high-speed internet and mobile service to Smith ...

AND HOSPICE PROVIDERS. THE NEAREST MAINLAND TO SMITH ISLAND IS TEN MILES AWAY, WHICH IS WHY THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND IS PILOTING A DRONE PROGRAM TO GET MEDICATIONS TO THE COMMUNITY. LAST MONTH, THE ...

SMITH ISLAND, Md.–Election Day will be a long day’s work for Election Judge Laura Evans. Her job is to help relay election results from her island home in the Chesapeake Bay to the mainland by the end ...

As the legend goes, well over a century ago, the wives of watermen on Smith Island in Chesapeake Bay sought to devise a dessert that would stay fresh when their husbands were out at sea. They ...