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A Delaware State Trooper was not injured in a single vehicle crash near Georgetown early this morning. State Police tell WGMD a patrol SUV was northbound on Park Avenue north of Wood Branch Road when he failed to negotiate the curve. The trooper’s SUV went off the road and into a ditch. Again the trooper…
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Delaware State Police are investigating an industrial accident that left an Easton man dead. Police say a dump truck struck a power line while unloading cargo on Jestice Farm Road near Laurel. After striking the power line it caught fire and fell to the ground. The operator, 30 year old Bryan Dukes got out of…
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There will be three options for striped bass regulations in 2020. Option One would have a 28 to 35-inch slot limit and one fish per day bag limit for recreational fishermen. Commercial fishermen would see their catch drop from 145,085 to 118,970 pounds per year. Option Two would give recreational anglers a 28 to 38-inch…
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UPDATED – 11-22-19 5:30pm – Clay Conaway has been sentenced to serve 5 years in prison. Judge Richard Stokes sentenced Conaway to 15 years suspended after 5 and that is subject to reductions because of good time, good conduct and other ways to lower a sentence like having a job or taking classes. After serving…
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Thursday was decent with light winds and mild temperatures. Captain Cary Evans on the Grizzly had a boat limit of tog for his six anglers. I tried tog fishing at Indian River Inlet and didn’t do nearly as well. I stopped by Old Inlet Bait and Tackle for a quart of green crabs and was…
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Sussex Tech’s Adult Education Division held its first-ever GED recognition ceremony – with 35 local residents who successfully completed their GED were honored. The James H. Groves Adult High School offers both high school diplomas and GED opportunities for adult learners. The 35 students recognized completed their GED over the last three years.Â
Read MoreA Salisbury man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison. On Wednesday, Judge S. James Sarbanes sentenced 44 year old Shawn Hugee to 25 years for convictions in two separate cases. Hugee pleaded guilty to one count of possession with the intent to distribute cocaine on Wednesday – he was also found in violation…
Read MoreWednesday saw small craft advisories up and to the best of my knowledge no boats sailed from Lewes or Indian River. The rest of the week looks a tad windy, but the weekend could be fishable. I did get a report from Captain Monty Hawkins on the Morning Star out of Ocean City. On his…
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Throwback Thursday Pic of the Day circa 2014 or so – Everyone was Mike! And they all joined Mike Bradley at Atlantic Cellular for Halloween / Click for full view
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Tuesday saw some leftover seas, but the wind dropped out and a couple of boats were able to get to the tog grounds. The Katydid with Captain Brent brought in 17 tog for his party of five which is just three short of a boat limit. Captain Cary Evans on the Grizzly had 31 tog…
Read MoreGreg Ryan – Millsboro – Gulls Feeding from behind the Cape May Lewes Ferry / Click here for full view
Read MoreThe Sussex County Council was visited by members of the Department of Transportation during this week’s meeting. DelDOT Secretary Jennifer Cohan updated the Council on the proposed Henlopen Transportation Improvement District – which covers an area west of Route 1 to near Hollymount Road and from Route 9 south to the end of Mulberry Knoll…
Read MoreMonday was not very nice with a nasty north to northeast wind, fog and drizzle. Did I mention it was also cold with air temperatures in the 40s? I must admit I have no idea what we are going to find once we finally get back out on the ocean and bay. The water temperature…
Read MoreThe Delaware Department of Justice’s Office of Civil Rights & Public Trust announced Tuesday that a grand jury has indicted Dewey Beach police officer Gregory Lynch, Jr. in connection to an August 10 incident near Bellevue Road. The DOJ alleges that police and EMTs were dispatched on August 10 to assist a victim who had lost…
Read MoreHenry Hensel – Ocean View – Atlantic Hotel in Berlin – decorated for Halloween / Click for full view
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The weather on Sunday was just as bad as Saturday and it’s not going to improve much until Tuesday. I did attend the Emmert Sportsman’s Auction on Sunday and it was a lot of fun. There were more guns than fishing tackle and almost everything went for well below retail. While I was there I…
Read MoreA crash Friday night at Hudson and Cave Neck Roads led to the arrest of a Milton woman. Delaware State Police found two vehicles stopped on Hudson Road facing southbound. When they contacted the driver of a Honda Civic Police say she appeared to be intoxicated and showed signs of impairment. Police could also smell…
Read MoreSaturday delivered the gale warnings as promised and Sunday will do the same. Some tackle shops didn’t open and I am certain no boats left the dock. Since you can’t fish on Sunday you might as well join me and a host of other frustrated anglers at Butch Emmert’s 2nd Annual Sportsman and Outdoor Sale. …
Read MoreA Berlin man is dead after a single vehicle crash on Route 589/Racetrack Road at Taylorville Road Saturday afternoon. Witnesses told Maryland State Police that a truck driven by 63 year old Mark Teeters of Berlin was southbound on Racetrack Road when the truck left the roadway and struck a tree. Teeters was taken to…
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Ace is still missing from Ocean View – since September 22. A new tip came in yesterday to the Race for Ace Facebook page that a dog fitting Ace’s description was seen in Ridgley, Maryland in the area of Holly Road and Ridgley Road near the Dunkin’ Donuts off Route 404. The caller said he…
Read MoreHunters are encouraged to share their harvest by donating venison to the Delaware Sportsmen Against Hunger program. The donated venison will be distributed by DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife to more than 30 charitable organizations throughout the state. Over the past 20-plus years, the program has provided about 2-million meals for needy Delawareans. Monetary…
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