Samuel Shoge, Executive Director of the Kent County Chamber of Commerce, announced his departure from the organization to the Kent Chamber‘s Board of Directors, effective April 29, 2022. A search for the next Executive Director is underway.

The words of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. opened the virtual observation of his life on Monday, the federal holiday marking the birthday of the social activist who led the civil rights movement in the 1950s up to his assassination in 1968.

Main Street America and the National Main Street Center have selected two Mid-Shore community development professionals to lead a session on the importance of retail and restaurant diversity for the stability of America’s small towns.

Residents of an apartment complex in Chestertown, led by community organizer John Queen, appeared before the mayor and council at the beginning of the month to raise questions about their treatment and the conditions of their homes.

Sam Shoge, a former councilman, was tapped to fill what had been Foster’s First Ward seat. Shoge will serve out the remainder of Foster’s four-year term, which closes at the end of the year.

Earlier this month, the Kent County Chamber of Commerce hosted a discussion with local agents and brokers about the booming market here, looking at trends in prices and purchasers. The chamber’s executive director, Sam Shoge, moderated the discussion held April 13 via the Zoom teleconferencing app.

Sam Shoge has been named executive director of the Kent County Chamber of Commerce, its board of directors announced in a news release. Shoge, who grew up in Chestertown, succeeds Loretta Lodge, who stepped down at the end of December after nearly 10 years in the position.

The Kent County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors has selected Sam Shoge, former Chestertown town councilman, to serve as the next executive director.

For Sam Shoge, seeing the community engage with his work was the most rewarding part of co-hosting his first opening reception at The Finishing Touch.

Sam Shoge, Talbot County economic development coordinator, delivered a report on current local business closures and expansions during the Economic Development Commission meeting through Talbot County Department of Economic Development and Tourism.

The Maryland Department of Commerce hosted a networking event for leaders and representatives of the manufacturing and technology field at Chesapeake College.

Business owners, employees, and the community gathered to celebrate the winners of the Kent County Chamber of Commerce Excellence in Business Awards. Owner Sam Shoge accepted the award. In his speech, he praised Kent County as one of the best places to do business because of the support he received.

Sam Shoge, a former Chestertown councilman, told the Bay Bridge Monitoring Committee that the changing demographics of Kent County provide reasons to welcome, not oppose, a Bay Bridge span terminating in the county.

With a new record label and a 16 date international tour, everyone’s favorite local band is about to become a much bigger deal.

What started out as a hobby of flying drones and taking photos has now become Chestertown resident Sam Shoge’s new business: Shore Studios.

The newly-formed Talbot County Department of Economic Development and Tourism has announced Sam Shoge of Chestertown will be its economic development coordinator.

Talbot County has merged its offices of economic development and tourism to form a single department, and with the realignment, two new county staffers are coming on board under the new Department of Economic Development and Tourism. Samuel Shoge joined the department as economic development coordinator on Wednesday, Nov. 16.