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UPDATED: 6:45pm – Both the Bethany Beach Town Council and Rehoboth Commissioners met Friday afternoon to discuss marijuana. The Bethany Beach Council approved two ordinance amendments to the Bethany Beach Town Code – one amended Chapter 301 regarding smoking outdoors to now read that smoking in public places outdoors is prohibited – and removes the…
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The Wicomico County Fair is this weekend – at WinterPlace Park. There’s something for everyone from rodeo competitions, farm and home show competitions, livestock shows and a petting farm, rides, games, food, music and more. Hours are 4 to 9pm Friday, 10 to 9pm Saturday and noon to 6pm Sunday. This will take place rain…
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Delaware’s unemployment rate remains above the national average of 3.5% – at 4.1%, but is a tenth of a percent lower that in June. It is the lowest level for the state since February of 2020. In Sussex County the unemployment rate dropped from 3.7% in June to 3.5% in July. The Delaware Department of…
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Powellville Volunteer firefighters were called for a garage fire just after 4 Thursday afternoon on Laws Road in Parsonsburg. Firefighters arriving at the scene found a detached 24-foot by 24-foot garage on fire with exposure to several outbuildings. The fire was discovered by a passerby and investigators say the fire was accidental and began inside…
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The Maryland State Fire Marshal says a fire that damaged the single story campground store at the Lake Somerset Family Campground in Westover Thursday afternoon was accidental. The fire was discovered by the occupants of the building just before 4:30pm. It took Princess Anne Volunteer Firefighters about 90 minutes to control the fire, which investigators…
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Two people were injured in a crash in the Midway shopping center Thursday night just before 9. Delaware State Police say a pickup truck was turning right into the parking lot from northbound Coastal Highway and struck two pedestrians – a 71 year old woman and 75 year old man – both from Baltimore. The…
Read MoreUser 284190339 · 08 – 17 – 23 Fishing Report Thursday was the second day of the Flounder Pounder Tournament out of Paradise Gril on Long Neck. With 295 boats registered in the contest, I suspect the better fishing locations in the ocean were covered up. With small craft advisories up for Friday, I don’t…
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Joe Campbell – Millsboro – North end of the Rehoboth Boardwalk from the Henlopen Hotel. Click for full view
Read MoreUser 284190339 · 08 – 16 – 23 Fishing Report The weather and the seas were more accommodating for fishing on Wednesday. We didn’t get a report from Lewes Harbour Marina on Wednesday and I suspect most if not all of the charter boats were fishing in the Flounder Pounder Tournament. Charles Corrar’s Delaware Citation…
Read MoreUser 284190339 · 08 – 15 – 23 Fishing Report Tuesday was not a good day to go fishing. Rough seas prevented many boats from running to the ocean flounder and sea bass grounds and those that did found the fishing was not worth the effort. Lewes Harbour Marina said the high boat for the…
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OC Alert is available to Ocean City residents. Public safety officials sat this is a free trial service that will allow you to get notifications sent from state and local authorities – in the event of weather, traffic or other emergencies. The information can be received by email, text or voice message. Community members are…
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The now former mayor of Camden has pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct and hindering prosecution and no contest to offensive touching after a physical confrontation with two teens at a car wash owned by 41 year old Justin King. The confrontation occurred in late February when King confronted two 19 year olds who King claimed…
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A Salisbury man has pleaded guilty to 2 counts of possession with the intent to distribute drugs. That plea was given Thursday by 61 year old Howard Peterson – and accepted by Associate Judge for the Circuit Court for Wicomico County, Matthew Maciarello who sentenced Peterson to 23 years in prison with all but 14…
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Two rockets will lift off just minutes apart Wednesday morning from the Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. These launches are NASA sounding rockets that will be carrying experiments developed by more than 30 university and community college teams for the Rock-Sat-X and RockOn/RockSat-X missions. The launch window is from 6 to 10am – the two…
Read MoreUser 284190339 · 08 – 14 – 23 Fishing Report Monday saw decent weather, but very poor drift conditions out in the ocean. This caused slow fishing for flounder and sea bass. Lewes Harbour Marina said the Surface Tension caught triggerfish an indication that the flounder fishing conditions were poor. The Katydid stuck it out…
Read MoreSussex County property tax bills for the 2024 fiscal year are now headed your way. Thousands of tax bills will be sent – covering over 195,000 parcels in the county. The revenue collected – over $196.5-million – will fund a variety of local public services. Annual tax bills include County property taxes, and County sewer…
Read MoreDelDOT invites residents and others to a public workshop on the replacement of the bridge over the Assawoman on Route 54/Lighthouse Road. The meeting is to get feedback from you on architectural enhancements that are being considered for the bridge replacement project. There will also be a presentation providing updates on the planned construction method…
Read MoreThe Sussex County Council will meet Tuesday morning in Georgetown. They will hear a presentation from United Way of Delaware and discuss the reappointment of Board of Adjustment member John Williamson. Airport Manager Bob Bryant will discuss approval for the design phase of a taxiway at the Delaware Coastal Airport in Georgetown. In Old Business…
Read MoreDover Police have arrested a Dover man on burglary charges. Police were called to Driftwood Spirits on South Bradford Street just after 3:30 Saturday morning for an alarm and found the front door open on arrival. Their investigation showed the suspect entered through the duct work, removed merchandise and then left. Downtown surveillance video showed…
Read MoreUser 284190339 · 08 – 13 – 23 Fishing Report Sunday was a beautiful day and lots of fish were caught. Lewes Harbour Marina told us the Katydid, the Surface Tension, the Jay Sea II and the Shooter all had good numbers of flounder from ocean structure. The Bottom Line had dolphin from the ocean…
Read MoreRehoboth Beach Volunteer Fire Company was called for a vehicle crash on Route 1 at Inlet Drive – just north of the Indian River Inlet Bridge. Officials say the head-on collision had subjects trapped in the vehicles. With help from Bethany Beach Fire Company, Rehoboth Beach emergency personnel extricated two subjects, who were taken to…
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