Worcester Endorses Heroin Coordinator Position

SNOW HILL — The Worcester County Commissioners agreed this week the county’s “all hands on deck” approach to the troubling proliferation of heroin needs at least one new set of hands.

The county will now wait for official approval from the Governor’s Office of Crime Control and Prevention on a grant-funded Heroin Coordinator position, which will work alongside the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office and focus primarily on processing all of the data that’s been collected in the recent battle against opiate and heroin related cases in Worcester.

“We have an epidemic in this county,” said Commissioner Diana Purnell. “We need all the help we can get.”

Purnell made the motion to approve the grant application to the state, which will create the full-time position in the county.

Several elected officials also penned their support, including Senator Jim Mathias, Delegate Mary Beth Carozza, and Worcester County State’s Attorney Beau Oglesby.

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