Mari Lou
The unemployment rate in Delaware rose two-tenths of a point to 3.7% in October – and in Sussex County – the trend mirrored the state – increasing from 3.4% in September to 3.6% in October. Unemployment data from the Delaware Current Population Survey shows the share of job losers has increased to 75% of the…
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Corrections officials are looking for an offender who failed to return to the SCCC from an approved work pass on Friday. Officials have issued a warrant for escape after conviction for 37 year old Billy Williams of Federalsburg, MD. Williams is white, about 6-feet tall and 215 pounds with blue eyes and red hair. He…
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Dover Police assisted Delaware Probation and Parole with an administrative search at home on Roosevelt Avenue on Wednesday. During the search police seized 96 bags of heroin over 2 grams of synthetic marijuana, over 1 gram of marijuana, drug paraphernalia and $330 in drug proceeds. Police arrested 19 year old Darius Jean-Baptiste on a variety…
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Maryland State Police need your help to find a missing 22 year old man from Salisbury. Police learned that Gavin Hancock left his Lakeview Drive home around 4:30 on Thursday, November 14 and has not returned home since. Police say Hancock bought gas at a local Royal Farms. If you have information on Hancock’s whereabouts…
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Thursday saw fishable weather and Friday looks good as well. The weekend and the first of next week will be horrible. Tommy told us the Katydid with Captain Brent and the Surface Tension with Captain Keith had boat limits of black sea bass. The Grizzly went tog fishing and Captain Cary was able to put…
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The weather wasn’t too bad on Wednesday and it looks good for Thursday and Friday, but from Saturday on through Monday it is going to be very bad so far as fishing is concerned. I didn’t get a report from Lewes Harbour Marina because no one answered the phone and Lauren at Hook ‘em and…
Read MoreThrow Back Thursday – Chili Cook-Off at American Legion Post 28 in the spring of 1999 – the second Chili Cook-Off that WGMD took part in. Some of the sales staff – Karen, Anita, Marie and Christine – having fun on the train ride! / Click for full view
Read MoreAs nice as Monday was that’s how nasty Tuesday became. Gale warnings and rain that changed to snow should have kept anyone with half a brain inside and far away from the water. I do have the results of the Cape Hatteras Angler’s Club 62nd Annual Surf Fishing Tournament. This is the largest surf fishing…
Read MoreThe Delaware Department of Transportation would like to thank everyone for their patience and a special thanks for the assistance provided by the Town of Millsboro Police Department. US 113 southbound is now OPEN to traffic between Route 24/Millsboro Highway and Radish Road. The contractor has replaced the existing southbound portion of the bridge over…
Read MoreThe Sussex County Council held a public hearing this morning on the 3% lodging tax proposal. Several people spoke during the public hearing – on both sides, however the prominent question from the public was for better definitions of how the money raised from the 3% tax on unincorporated motels, hotels and tourist homes would…
Read MoreMonday was as nice a day as you will ever see in November. It was also a holiday for many people who were off work to celebrate Veterans Day. In spite of this, not a whole lot of folks went fishing. I did see a nice catch of white perch on the cleaning table at…
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Sunday was a tad breezy, but some boats did make it out to the ocean and the Outer Wall. Amanda at Lewes Harbour Marina told us the current leaders in the Tog Tournament are Chip Graves in First Place with an 8.46 pounder. In Second Place is Charlie Breidenbach with his 6.54-pound tog and in…
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Emergency personnel was called for a two vehicle crash on Route 13 in the area of Woodyard Road north of Greenwood around 6 Saturday evening. Delaware State Police say a Kia was in the crossover waiting to turn north on Route 13 when the driver, a 70 year old woman from Greenwood, pulled into the…
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Maryland State Police were called for a two vehicle crash on Snow Hill Road in Salisbury just after 6 Saturday evening. Police contacted the driver of the Jeep, 42 year old Marshal Daniels of Pittsville and believe he was at fault for the crash and was driving under the influence. Daniels complained of head and…
Read MoreSalisbury Police and EMS were called for a vehicle crash just before 1 this morning on West College Avenue. Captain Rich Kaiser of the Salisbury Police tells WGMD that there were 4 people in a car that crashed into a house – the 18 year old driver from Delmar and two rear passengers – 18…
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Saturday was downright cold, but the wind stayed down and folks went fishing. Sunday looks fishable at least for the larger boats as does Monday. Tommy at Lewes Harbour Marina said the Katydid had 16 tog and a sheepshead for his party. The Portabella come back from ocean structure with a boat limit of 75…
Read MoreA Salisbury man has been arrested after a single vehicle collision on East Line Road in Willards. Maryland State Police say the driver, Juan Gabriel Perez reported no injuries and refused medical treatment at the scene, but during their investigation, police believed Perez was driving under the influence of alcohol. Perez performed poorly on field…
Read MoreRed Moulinier – Rehoboth Beach – Sunset at the Harbor of Refuge Lighthouse / click for full view
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