Mari Lou
The 39th Annual Caroling on the Circle was Monday evening on the Circle in Georgetown. While singing in the holiday season, Sussex County residents also brought donations of canned and non-perishable food items. While the collection pod will remain on the Circle through the end of the month, County officials say so far over 13,000…
Sussex County held the annual Mildred King Luncheon last Friday and during the festivities announced the employee of the year. It is Donald Clark of Millsboro, who was an honorable mention in the fourth quarter. Clark is the assistant district manager at the South Coastal Regional Wastewater Facility near Bethany Beach and fashioned a set…
A proposed restaurant for Cape Henlopen State Park is on hold. At a public meeting about the project Monday, DNREC Division of Parks and Recreation Director Ray Bivens announced that DNREC and La Vida Hospitality have mutually decided not to move forward at this time with a proposed restaurant at the park. DNREC will conduct…
A crash just after 4:30 snarled traffic on Millsboro Highway at Laurel Road near Gumboro Monday afternoon. Delaware State Police tell the Talk of Delmarva that an East Millsboro Elementary School bus failed to see a pickup truck stopped to make left turn onto Laurel Road. The bus driver struck the rear of the pickup…
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Philadelphia District has signed a feasibility cost sharing agreement with DNREC to initiate a new study for the Delaware Inland Bays. The signing of this agreement on November 29, 2022, formally kicks off the Delaware Inland Bays and Delaware Bay Coast Coastal Storm Risk Management Study. The study will evaluate…
Wicomico County Executive-elect Julie Giordano will be sworn into office Tuesday morning at 9am. Giordano has taught in the Wicomico County School District for over 15 years and the ceremony will take place at James M. Bennett High School in Salisbury giving current and former students of Giordano’s a chance to watch history being made…
Delaware will receive over $11-million from the CDC to strengthen the state’s public health workforce and infrastructure. That announcement comes from Governor John Carney and Delaware’s Congressional Delegation – and the funding was made possible by the American Rescue Plan. DHSS Secretary Molly Magarik says the funding will allow expansion of the current public health…
DNREC wants to hear your comments on a proposed restaurant for Cape Henlopen State Park. A public meeting will be held on Monday, December 5 from 5:30 to 7:30pm at Cape Henlopen High School. DNREC will share a presentation about the proposal for the restaurant, which would be located at the north side of the…
A Westover man has been sentenced to prison. Associate Judge of the Circuit Court for Wicomico County, Matthew Maciarello sentenced 30 year old Derrick Harmon to 20 years in prison with 10 years of active incarceration following his conviction in October of 1st degree assault. Harmon will also spend three years of supervised probation on…
A Magnolia man has pleaded guilty to two counts of unlawful sexual conduct against a child and two counts of human trafficking a minor. The Delaware Attorney General’s office says an investigation found that 31 year old George Curtis was a photographer for an illicit photo shoot that was prearranged on social media and repeatedly…
The Rehoboth Beach Volunteer Fire Company’s annual Hometown Christmas Parade will bring the jolly ol’ elf himself and dozens of festively decorated floats – along with bands and other parade-goers – down Rehoboth Avenue beginning at 6 pm Monday, December 5. Watch for the Talk of Delmarva van which will be in the parade as…
A Cordova, Maryland man has been arrested in North Carolina in connection with an attempted murder on Three Bridges Road in Cordova on Sunday afternoon. Talbot County Sheriff’s deputies were called for an assault and learned that a father-son domestic incident had occurred over a firearm. During an altercation, 19 year old Frank Ashe got…
Sunday saw nice weather on land, but a small craft advisory on the ocean kept boats tied to the dock or sitting on their trailers. Monday looks good and I hope to be out on the ocean aboard the Angler out of Ocean City, Maryland. My main target on this trip will be black sea…
Firefighters in Delmar were called for a structure fire Sunday morning just after 3am. Crews arriving at the scene found fire in The First Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ on North 2nd Street. Crews from Laurel, Sharptown and Salisbury assisted or provided backup. Delaware State Fire investigators say the fire was caused by an…
Saturday was about as miserable as you could get unless you enjoy high winds and driving rain. The only good thing was it didn’t snow. Looks like Monday before the boats can run again. I do have a couple of reports from Friday. The Skipjack II with Captain Beau brought in a sea bass limit…
Maryland State Police aviation came to the rescue of an injured hunter who was stranded near Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge on Friday. Dorchester emergency personnel were called for a man that fell about 14 feet from a tree stand and needed medical attention which they provided until the medevac arrived. MSP Aviation Command was called…
Felton Police were called to the Royal Farms for a shoplifter on Thursday. Police learned that a white male suspect took over $184 worth of merchandise. Video surveillance showed the suspect and his vehicle – on Friday the vehicle was spotted and a traffic stop was made. The passenger was identified as the suspect –…
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Chincoteague Police with help from Federal Wildlife officials have recovered the body of Dewey Hall, Sr., of Chincoteague from the beach at southern end of Assateague Island. Hall was reported missing on November 7th – and last seen early in the morning of November 4th. The family has started a GoFundMe page to cover the…
Friday saw reasonable weather for early December, but as is so true for this time of year, very few people went fishing. Saturday will see small craft advisories up again. At Lewes Harbour Marina the report was all tog. The only charter boat we heard about was the Katydid and they had tog as did…
A Dover man is in custody after he tried to burglarize a home on Norwood Street in Rehoboth Beach early Friday morning. Delaware State Police say just after 3am, 44 year old Matthew Jester tried to force entry into a home and threatened the resident with a large knife. Police found Jester in his pickup…
Delaware State Police continue to investigate a shooting that occurred Thursday evening in Greenwood. Police were called to Bender Farm Road just after 7pm and found a 62 year old man suffering from a gunshot wound to the leg or foot and a stab wound to the upper body. The victim was taken to an…
Firefighters in Delmar were called for a house fire on Red Berry Road in Holly Ridge Estates northeast of Delmar just after 2pm. Delmar firefighters found a two story home engulfed in flames. Crews from Blades, Gumboro, Millsboro, Seaford, Salisbury, Sharptown, Parsonsburg & Pittsville assisted or provided backup. State Fire Marshal investigators are searching for…
Delaware State Police have issued a Gold Alert for a missing Lewes man. Police say 22 year old Bryan Suria-Vasquez was last seen Thursday in the Bethany Beach area. Attempts to contact or locate him have been unsuccessful and there is concern for his safety and well-being. Suria-Vasquez is Hispanic, about 5′ 6” and 197…
A Salisbury man has been convicted by a Wicomico County jury of multiple sex charges. After a 2-day trial, 45 year old Orlando Hill was found guilty of sexual abuse of a minor and other offenses. Sentencing has been deferred pending a pre-sentence investigation and mental health evaluation. Court documents show that for two years,…