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Talk of Delmarva HOLIDAY Picture of the Day

By Mari Lou / December 1, 2025

Christmas lights along Johnson Road near Harbeson from 2016. Click for full view

DE State Fire Marshal Investigating Pot Nets Blaze

By Mari Lou / November 30, 2025

Indian River firefighters were called for a trailer fire just before 6am Sunday on Come About Circle at Pot Nets Creekside. Crews arriving at the scene found a mobile home with fire showing. An active gas leak was also found along with one person suffering a burn injury. All occupants were able to escape the…

Talk of Delmarva Radio Flea Market 11/29/25

By Mari Lou / November 30, 2025

    NAME: Tony / 302-858-8583 COMMUNITY: For the 4th year, a group of local business women are giving back to seniors in local nursing and rehab facilities. Looking for body lotions and other items to cheer them up. These items will be packaged. This is a 100% no profit event.   NAME: Maria /…

US Mainland Spared during 2025 Hurricane Season

By Mari Lou / November 30, 2025

The 2025 Atlantic hurricane season comes to an end today with Delmarva once again spared from a hurricane coming ashore, although several passed off the coast bringing rough seas, strong rip currents and beach erosion and property damage. The East Coast did see one storm make  landfall – Tropical Storm Chantal (#3 on the map),…

DE House and Senate Special Property Reassessment Committees Meet Tuesday Morning

By Mari Lou / November 30, 2025

The House and Senate Special Property Reassessment Committees will hold a joint meeting on Tuesday morning. The topic of this meeting is ”Perspectives from the Business Community.” The meeting will begin at 9:30am in the House Chamber – the meeting will be livestreamed. Public comment will be accepted in-person as well as virtually – you…

Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 11/30/25

By Mari Lou / November 30, 2025

User 284190339 · 11-30-25 Fishing Report Saturday saw the wind back off to small craft advisories and a few boats did get out. Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em said a couple of boats did make it past Indian River Inlet and they caught a few tog. Old Inlet Bait and Tackle reported the same old…

Talk of Delmarva Holiday Picture of the Day

By Mari Lou / November 30, 2025

Celebrating the season at Salem United Methodist Church in Selbyville. Click for full view

Public Comment to Be Taken Wednesday on 5MW Solar Facility in Salisbury Area

By Mari Lou / November 29, 2025

A proposal for a 5-megawatt solar generating facility in Wicomico County will be up for public comment on Wednesday. Wicomico Rayne Solar, LLC applied in June to the Maryland Public Service Commission for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to construct an energy generating station on 37 acres of property on Union Church Road…

Frederica Woman Charged with Shoplifting at Felton Royal Farms

By Mari Lou / November 29, 2025

Felton Police were called to the Felton Royal Farms just before 7pm on November 20th after a woman shoplifted several items. Police say video surveillance showed the suspect during the incident and as she drive off. The suspect was positively identified as 32 year old Kaitlyn Maynard of Frederica. On Wednesday, Milford Police made a…

Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 11/29/25

By Mari Lou / November 29, 2025

User 284190339 · 11-29-25 Fishing Report Friday saw a gale warning up on the bay and ocean with air temperatures in the mid-40s. There is little improvement in the forecast in the foreseeable future. When I called Old Inlet Bait and Tackle, they said a few hardy (or crazy) fishermen were at Indian River Inlet…

MD AG Brown Co-leads Brief Defending State Voter Databases from Federal Overreach Amid Privacy Concerns

By Mari Lou / November 28, 2025

Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown, along with a coalition of 16 attorneys general, last week filed an amicus brief supporting California’s motion to dismiss a federal lawsuit demanding complete, unredacted voter registration databases from states across the country. The brief argues that the federal government’s demand is part of a larger effort to aggregate personal…

Vehicle Struck by Gunshot on South DuPont Hwy in Dover Thursday Night

By Mari Lou / November 28, 2025

A vehicle was damaged Thanksgiving night in Dover. Dover Police were called around 11pm and contacted a 34 year old Dover man who had been driving northbound on South DuPont Highway in the area of Public Safety Boulevard when his vehicle was shot by an unknown suspect. The victim was not injured. If you have…

Dover Police Investigating a Shooting on Par Haven Drive

By Mari Lou / November 28, 2025

A 15 year old boy from Dover was injured in a shooting that occurred Thursday afternoon around 3 on Par Haven Drive in Dover. Dover Police say the teen was inside a vehicle on Par Haven Drive Thursday afternoon when he was shot in the upper body. The victim was taken to an area hospital…

UPDATED: DSP Arrest Milton Man in Robbery at Milton Valero

By Mari Lou / November 28, 2025

UPDATE – 11/28/25 – A Milton man has been arrested in connection with a robbery Monday morning at the Valero on Deep Branch Road in Milton. Investigation by Delaware State Police identified 29 year old Donald Tinley, Jr., as the suspect. Tinley was arrested on Wednesday at a Milton area residence. Tinley was taken into custody without…

Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 11/28/25

By Mari Lou / November 28, 2025

User 284190339 · 11-28-25 Fishing Report Thanksgiving Day saw small craft advisories up and all of my reporting stations closed or closing early. I expect a few hardy anglers fished Indian River Inlet and the ocean surf. Tog would have been the catch from the Inlet along with a few small stripers early in the…

Talk of Delmarva Picture of the Day

By Mari Lou / November 28, 2025

Jared Ross – Early morning in Bethany Beach. Click for full view

UPDATED: MD AG Brown Announces Judgement Against Eastern Shore Landlord for Violating Civil Rights Laws

By Mari Lou / November 27, 2025

UPDATED – 11/27/25 – Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown has won an historic judgement against a Wicomico County group which engaged in gender-based discrimination in housing. Brown announced a nearly $2.5-million judgement against Eric Sessoms and Mt. Vernon Group, LLC. – the lawsuit was filed in 2024. Sessoms operates and manages Eastern Shore rental properties…

Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 11/27/25

By Mari Lou / November 27, 2025

User 284190339 · 11-27-25 Fishing Report Wednesday saw warm temperatures and winds that went from small craft advisories to gale warnings. The only fish I had a report of came from Old Inlet Bait and Tackle. They said tog were active along the rocks taking the usual sand fleas and green crabs. A few small…

Talk of Delmarva Picture of the Day

By Mari Lou / November 27, 2025

Debbie Hinkle – Cambridge – Sunset at the mouth of the Choptank in Cambridge. Click for full view

Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 11/26/25

By Mari Lou / November 26, 2025

User 284190339 · 11-26-25 Fishing Report To the best of my knowledge, only one boat left the dock on Tuesday. Lewes Harbour Marina said the Katydid brought in 16 tog. I don’t expect any boats to go out for the remainder of the week. We have a small craft advisory until Thursday evening and then…

Talk of Delmarva Picture of the Day

By Mari Lou / November 26, 2025

Barb Moulinier – Rehoboth Beach – New family in an unnamed parking lot in Lewes. Click for full view

Beach Ends Opening for Bethany Beach

By Mari Lou / November 25, 2025

After the last storm ate away parts of the dune leaving steep cliffs behind and making the beaches inaccessible at some streets, the Town of Bethany Beach has announced the following street ends can now be used – • 2nd • 4th • 5th • Ashwood • Cedarwood • Garfield North • Garfield South •…

UPDATED: Milford Police Investigating Vehicle Crash that Left Pedestrian Dead

By Mari Lou / November 25, 2025

UPDATED – 11/25/25 – Milford Police Department have identified 55 year old Sharon Smith of Bridgeville, Delaware, as the female who died in the fatal pedestrian crash on November 14, 2025 on North DuPont Blvd. The Milford Police Department continues to investigate this crash. ================================================================== ORIGINAL STORY – 11/15/25 – Milford Police were called to…

Indian River School District School Calendar Update for Jan 14, 2026

By Mari Lou / November 25, 2025

Indian River School District families please be advised that Wednesday, January 14, 2026 will now be a regular school day for students and staff. The day was previous designated as no school for students and a professional learning day for staff. The calendar change will serve as a make-up day for the October 13 weather cancellation. The Board of…

One Injured in West Ocean City Cottage Fire

By Mari Lou / November 25, 2025

One person was flown to a Baltimore-area hospital after being pulled from a residential structure fire in a cottage on Old Bridge Road in West Ocean City Monday afternoon. Ocean City firefighters were called to the cottage around 4:30 where they found an adult occupant inside who was unable to evacuate. Investigation by the Worcester…