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CecilWhig A daily website and two-days-a-week newspaper serving Cecil County, Md. The Cecil Whig newspaper was founded on Aug. 7, 1841 by Palmer C.

Ricketts to promote the Whig political party. Today, the Whig is one of the nation’s oldest newspapers, and the oldest newspaper on Maryland’s Eastern Shore still publishing under its original name. Look for Cecil Whig content every day online at cecildaily.com and twice weekly in print on Wednesdays and Fridays. Follow us on Twitter and like us on Facebook!

PERRYVILLE — The Panthers moved on in the Class 1A East Region I playoffs Saturday afternoon with a victory against Bohe...
10/25/2025

PERRYVILLE — The Panthers moved on in the Class 1A East Region I playoffs Saturday afternoon with a victory against Bohemia Manor in penalty kicks.

NORTH EAST — After feeling his team had been "out-toughed" in recent weeks, Dom Massimiano challenged Rising Sun to esta...
10/25/2025

NORTH EAST — After feeling his team had been "out-toughed" in recent weeks, Dom Massimiano challenged Rising Sun to establish the line of scrimmage entering Friday's meeting with North East.

NORTH EAST — In each of its previous two Mid-Atlantic Independent League boys soccer championship matchups, Tri-State Ch...
10/25/2025

NORTH EAST — In each of its previous two Mid-Atlantic Independent League boys soccer championship matchups, Tri-State Christian Academy viewed itself as the underdog.

Tri-State Christian Academy won the Mid-Atlantic Independent League boys soccer title this afternoon with a 1-0 win over...
10/25/2025

Tri-State Christian Academy won the Mid-Atlantic Independent League boys soccer title this afternoon with a 1-0 win over Avon Grove Charter. It marked the third straight year the Crusaders won the league crown.

Other scores from today:

Football:
Rising Sun 36, North East 0
Perryville 54, Patterson Mill 21
Bohemia Manor 28, Harford Tech 0

Class 2A East Region I Girls Soccer Region Semifinal:
C. Milton Wright 2, Rising Sun 0

Class 1A East Region I Boys Soccer Region Semifinal:
North Dorchester 3, Perryville 2 (OT)

Class 2A East Region I Boys Soccer Region Semifinal:
C. Milton Wright 5, Rising Sun 0

ELKTON — The Indians reached the region final for the sixth straight season with a 4-1 win over Elkton in Thursday's Cla...
10/24/2025

ELKTON — The Indians reached the region final for the sixth straight season with a 4-1 win over Elkton in Thursday's Class 1A South Region I semifinal.

RISING SUN — Seth Grimes felt Thursday's performance at the Cecil County golf championships was indicative of the progre...
10/24/2025

RISING SUN — Seth Grimes felt Thursday's performance at the Cecil County golf championships was indicative of the progress his golfers made throughout the season.

ANNAPOLIS — The President of the Cecil County Board of Education, Diane Hawley, has been sworn in as the President of th...
10/24/2025

ANNAPOLIS — The President of the Cecil County Board of Education, Diane Hawley, has been sworn in as the President of the Maryland Association of Boards of Education.

EARLEVILLE — The Woodlawn Farm has been placed under preservation thanks to the Eastern Shore Land Conservancy. The 288 ...
10/24/2025

EARLEVILLE — The Woodlawn Farm has been placed under preservation thanks to the Eastern Shore Land Conservancy. The 288 acre farm, owned by brothers George and Earle Wickersham, is now protected from future development.

EARLEVILLE — The Woodlawn Farm has been placed under preservation thanks to the Eastern Shore Land Conservancy. The 288 acre farm, owned by brothers George and Earle Wickersham, is now

NORTH EAST — An investigation is continuing after a blaze caused an estimated $100,000 in damage to a vacant, corporatel...
10/24/2025

NORTH EAST — An investigation is continuing after a blaze caused an estimated $100,000 in damage to a vacant, corporately-owned building near North East on Tuesday night, according to the Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal.

NORTH EAST — An investigation is continuing after a blaze caused an estimated $100,000 in damage to a vacant, corporately-owned building near North East on Tuesday night, according to the

PORT DEPOSIT — At the annual meeting of the Bainbridge Development Corporation, Carl Roberts, Chairman of the Board of D...
10/24/2025

PORT DEPOSIT — At the annual meeting of the Bainbridge Development Corporation, Carl Roberts, Chairman of the Board of Directors, was re-elected to that seat for another term.

CECIL COUNTY — Maryland State Police troopers assigned to both barracks in Cecil County will participate in “Halloween-t...
10/24/2025

CECIL COUNTY — Maryland State Police troopers assigned to both barracks in Cecil County will participate in “Halloween-themed community events designed to provide safe, family-friendly fun” on Friday and Saturday, as part of a statewide MSP initiati…

CECIL COUNTY — Maryland State Police troopers assigned to both barracks in Cecil County will participate in “Halloween-themed community events designed to provide safe, family-friendly fun” on Friday and Saturday,

NORTH EAST — Shelemiah Church will serve a festive Turkey Dinner Saturday Nov. 1 from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the church...
10/24/2025

NORTH EAST — Shelemiah Church will serve a festive Turkey Dinner Saturday Nov. 1 from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the church hall, 356 Old Bay View Road in North East.

NORTH EAST — Shelemiah Church will serve a festive Turkey Dinner Saturday Nov. 1 from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the church hall, 356 Old Bay View Road in

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Elkton, MD

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Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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The Cecil Whig newspaper was founded on Aug. 7, 1841 by Palmer C. Ricketts to promote the Whig political party. Today, the Whig is one of the nation’s oldest newspapers, and the oldest newspaper on Maryland’s Eastern Shore still publishing under its original name. Heralding itself as “Devoted to Politics, Agriculture, The Useful Arts, Literature and General Intelligence,” the Whig was published weekly in Elkton, Md., in a log cabin that had been used as campaign headquarters for William Henry Harrison. The Cecil Whig also has a rather infamous history in that its founding editor shot and killed the editor of the rival Cecil Democrat in front of the Elkton Post Office in 1843. Ricketts continued to publish the newspaper from his jail cell as he awaited trial. A jury found that he had acted in self defense. In 1989, the Whig became a daily newspaper. In 2012, the Whig moved to a three-day print product with a daily website.