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Friday was slightly better than Thursday and a few boats did try their luck and their luck was not so good. Lewes Harbour Marina reported that one charter and a couple of private boats did try the flounder fishing in the ocean. All returned with very poor numbers of flounder. The Sea Jay II with…
Peter Howell – Bishopville – Standing watch on boat docked on the St Martens River in Bishopville. Click for full view
Laurel Police are looking for a Wilmington man in connection with a shooting Wednesday at the Townes of Laurel Court. Police say the 16 year old victim and 31 year old Tykeme Robinson of Wilmington were arguing at a residence. When the two separated, Robinson followed the victim, pulled a firearm and shot the victim…
Your help is needed to locate a vehicle involved in a hit and run crash just after 2pm Friday. Laurel Police were called to northbound Route 13 at Camp Road for a crash. Investigation determined a red Nissan Altima was northbound when a silver Nissan SUV traveling eastbound on Camp Road failed to stop for…
UPDATED – 5pm – A tractor trailer that went off the side of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel Thursday afternoon just before 2pm has been recovered – as well as the body of the driver. CBBT Police say the driver of the rig was 36 year old Christopher Scott of Henrico, Virginia. A single lane…
They’ve only been at the Wilmington Airport since February, but Avelo Airlines has added 8 new non-stop destinations – and not all to Florida! This week the airline added additional destinations in North and South Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee – as well as the five Florida destinations.
A portion of the beach at Gordons Pond at Cape Henlopen State Park will be closed beginning on Monday, June 26, after a piping plover nest was discovered there. This is a temporary closure of 800 feet of beach to protect the nest and any plover chicks that may hatch and fledge from it. Fencing…
Thursday was another miserable day with wind and rain causing small craft advisories on the waters and few if any fishermen about. I wish I had better news for the weekend, but we just can’t seem to break this horrible weather pattern. I have been around for quite a few years, and I can’t remember…
So, it was a bit on the nasty side on Wednesday and, to the best of my knowledge, no one in their right mind went fishing in the gale force winds and steady rain. The next couple of days don’t look a whole lot better. Once we get back out on the water, I think…
Steve Hyle – Lewes – Tree of Faces. Click for full view
UPDATED: 06/21/23 – A Facebook post by St Mary Star of the Sea/Holy Savior Parish reports that the statue stolen from the Rosary Garden has been located and returned to the church. Dear Parishioners, Thank you to everyone who prayed for the return of our stolen Blessed Mother statue and those who volunteered to pay…
Tuesday may have been the last fishable day of the week. Lewes Harbour Marina reported that Vee S fished the Outer Wall with sand fleas to catch sheepshead weighing 10 and 11.26 pounds. Don and Virginia Smith fished Site 8 on board their boat Fallyn Marie II with sand fleas where Virginia caught a 7.68-pound…
Madalyn Pettenati – Bethany Boardwalk on rainy day. Click for full view
Caroline County Sheriff Office is investigating a crash Sunday afternoon around 5:30 in Federalsburg. Officers say a motorcycle operated by 19 year old Joseph Benson of Federalsburg collided with a Honda HRV driven by 19 year old from Federalsburg in the area of American Corner at Laurel Grove Road. Benson was ejected and pronounced dead…
Candidates looking to run for a seat on the Fenwick Island Town Council have until 4:30 Wednesday to file their candidacy. Four terms will expire this year. The election is set for Saturday, August 5th. If you want to vote in Town elections, you must be registered with the Town of Fenwick Island. You’ll find…
A crash in Somerset County Monday evening has left one person dead and 4 injured. Maryland State Police say just after 5pm a Toyota was eastbound in the Route 13 median crossover on Route 529 in Eden and failed to yield to a Jeep that was northbound on Route 13. The Jeep struck the passenger…
Charges have been filed against Hunter Biden of Los Angeles by the US Attorney for the District Court of Delaware. Biden has been charged with two misdemeanor tax offenses and a felony firearm offense. He has agreed to enter a guilty plea to the tax offenses and enter into a pre-trial diversion agreement on the…
Fire crews from Pittsville were called to Railroad Avenue in Pittsville just after 11 Monday night for a house fire. Crews arriving at the scene found a working fire. There was a smoke alarm that was present and activated. The fire was discovered by the occupant and the State Fire Marshal investigation showed the fire…
The Indian River Board of Education monthly meeting on Monday, June 26 will be held at Indian River High School and not Sussex Central High School as indicated on the school district calendar. The public portion of the meeting will begin at approximately 7:00 p.m. The link to the live stream video of the meeting will be available at irsd.net.
Monday saw decent weather, but not a whole lot of fishing. The rest of the week is looking really bad with seas to 10 feet by Wednesday. At Lewes Harbour Marina, Bill said the Katydid had flounder to 7 pounds for the Monday Group. Breakwater Tackle on the Fishing pier at Cape Henlopen State Park…
Mary Ann Becker – Hebron – Red-bellied woodpecker feeding her fledgling. Click for full view
A single-vehicle crash just before 4 Monday morning in the Dover area has left one person dead. Delaware State Police say an Acadia was northbound on Bayside Drive south of Leipsic Road at an apparent high rate of speed when the driver lost control and left the roadway, traveling about 150 feet in an embankment…
Maryland First District Congressman Andy Harris will be in Ocean City Monday night to meet with local watermen, elected officials and local stakeholders to discuss issues of interest affecting local watermen and recreational boaters during the summer season. The meeting will be at 5909 Coastal Highway, Suite E in Ocean City – beginning at 7:05pm
A Salisbury man has been arrested after a traffic stop in Seaford early Monday morning – just before 3. A Delaware State Police trooper on patrol spotted a car swerving and crossing lane lines on Route 13 in the area of Brickyard Road. The trooper stopped the vehicle as it pulled into a convenience store…
Sussex County Council Approves FY 24 Operating Budget
The proposed FY 24 operating budget has been passed with a unanimous vote by the Sussex County Council. Public hearings were held Tuesday morning on the proposed $278.6-million FY 24 budget as well as the water and sewer rates and assessment rolls. There was no comment during any of the three public hearings – and…
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