Mari Lou
Wednesday was a beautiful day with bright sunshine, clear blue skies and a warm, gentle breeze that barely stirred the water, somewhere, but not in Delaware. Here we had a gale warning and a driving rain. I just got finished with a meeting of the Advisory Council on Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass…
Tuesday was as nice a day as you could hope for at the end of November and fish were caught. There is a gale warning up for Wednesday. Captain Beau on the Skipjack II had 60 sea bass, six porgies and 2 bluefish for his party on Tuesday. Chadwick Spence and his crew caught 42…
Donny Reed – Ocean City – Geese in flight in the Bay west of Fenwick Island. Click for full view
Seaford Police have arrested a Laurel man in connection with a shooting at the Chandler Heights Two that occurred on August 17th just after 10pm. Police identified 30 year old Rihem Frisby as the shooter and a warrant was obtained for his arrest. He was spotted by Delaware State Police SORT members getting into a…
Delaware Supreme Court Justice James T. Vaughn, Jr. has announced his intention to step down from the court next year. The 73 year old Justice first joined the bench in 1998 as the Resident Judge for Kent County Superior Court and was elevated to President Judge of Superior court in 2004. In 2014, he was…
The Rehoboth Beach Volunteer Fire Company has been recognized by the International Association of Fire Chiefs, Volunteer and Combination Officer’s Section (VCOS) for its Recruitment and Retention Membership Program. The award was presented at the VCOS Symposium in Clearwater, Florida, earlier this month and Beach Volunteer Fire Company was Vice President, Warren Jones was on…
Five projects will receive $60,000 in grant funding for tree planting as part of Delaware’s Tree for Every Delawarean Initiative or TEDI – and three of those projects are in Sussex County. The project recipients include $10,000 to Delaware State Parks for tree plantings at Brandywine Creek and Delaware Seashore State Parks, $17,500 to the…
A Federalsburg business is expanding. Maryland Governor Larry Hogan has announced that M&M Carnot – the most experienced natural refrigerant company in the Americas – is doubling its workforce in Caroline County – and leasing an existing 25,000 square-foot space next door with room for future expansions. The business employs nearly 100 workers and expects…
DelDOT’s Name That Plow contest is back!! Elementary school students across the state can enter their names for a DelDOT snow plow – there will be one name chosen in each county. Entries will be accepted by email until 8pm on Tuesday, December 13 at dotpublic@delaware.gov. A snowplow will visit the winning school for a…
The Delaware Electric Cooperative has selected Rob Book as it’s acting president and CEO. Book has been with the Co-op for over two decades and will take over from Greg Starheim, who will continue as a senior advisor to DEC until the end of January. Book was instrumental in launching the co-op’s nationally recognized Beat…
Your help is needed to identify a suspect in a robbery at the Safeway Store on Coastal Highway in Rehoboth Beach. Delaware State Police say just after 7:30 Sunday evening a woman tried to leave the store with a car full of personal care items that had not been paid for. When confronted by a…
With small craft advisories up on Monday no boats left their docks or trailers. A gale warning is up for Wednesday leaving Tuesday as the only day to fish this week. I hope to drown some green crabs at the Inlet today. I do have a few reports from the holiday weekend. The Sea Jay…
Ritchie G – NYC – Sunrise over Milton. Click for full view
A Harrington man has been arrested after an investigation into a suspicious person in the Laurel area Sunday night. Delaware State Police were called to Sycamore Road just after 7pm for a man carrying a gas can. They contacted 28 year old Brandon Brown and a computer search showed three warrants for his arrest for…
Firefighters from Salisbury were called to a home on Hudson Road at 5:45 this morning for a structure fire which was discovered by County Sheriff’s deputies who were dispatched to the home for a motion alarm. They observed the fire and requested the fire department. Crews from Salisbury and Delmar responded and found smoke showing.…
If you owe tolls in the state of Maryland – the grace period to pay them without civil penalties will end on Wednesday. The grace period – or Customer Assistance Plan offers a civil penalty waiver for Video Tolls and has been in effect for the past 9 months. On December 1st toll debt referrals…
Hunting and trapping seasons will open on December 1st. That includes a special antlerless deer season which runs from December 10th through the 18th. There are multiple furbearer trapping seasons that open December 1st as well as duck, Canada goose, woodcock, snipe and other hunting seasons that are open in December. Deer hunting is allowed…
If anyone went fishing on Sunday, I hope they survived. With gale warnings up and the rain coming down in buckets even the diehard tog fishermen at Indian River Inlet would be crazy to go out. Just a few reminders as we get towards the end of the year. The Delaware Surf Fishing Permits will…
Doug Messeck – Sunset over Herring Creek on Rehoboth Bay. Click for full view
UPDATED – 2pm – Family members report that the body of 60 year old Frank Stewart has been recovered. =============================================================== The US Coast Guard, Maryland Natural Resources Police and Talbot County Fire and Rescue are searching for a possible person in the water. Officials say Coast Guard watch standers were notified that 60 year old…
Ellendale emergency personnel responded to a head-on collision Saturday morning just before 10 at the intersection of Route 113 and 16. Officials say injuries were minor. The driver of an Altima turned left onto Route 113 – into the path of a westbound Toyota and they collided – in front of a state trooper. The…
Delaware State Police Troop 5 and Seaford Police will host a Community Cafe on Monday, November 28 beginning at 9am at Smith’s Cafe on Sussex Highway in Seaford. Troop 5 Administration, Seaford Police Administration and Community Engagement Officers will be on hand to meet and talk with members of the public. State and Local police…
Hartly firefighters were called for a 2 alarm residential fire on Brittney Lane just before 3pm Saturday. Crews arriving at the scene found smoke pouring from a single story home. State Fire Marshal says a 66 year old man was found deceased in the home. Firefighters from Camden-Wyoming, Dover and Marydel assisted or provided back…
Saturday was a beautiful day on land, but just a tad rough on the ocean. At Lewes Harbour Marina the report was a private boat did make it out to bay structure and brought back some tog. No charter or head boats left the dock. At Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em, Burt told us the…
A reminder – 2023 Delaware State Parks annual passes and surf fishing permits will go on sale beginning at 8am on Tuesday. They can be purchased at any state park office Monday through Friday from 8am to 4pm – and on Saturday, December 3 from 10am to 3pm. They can also be purchased online at…