Mari Lou
The Sussex County Council meets on Tuesday morning at the Council Chambers in Georgetown. County Administrator Todd Lawson and County Finance Director, Gina Jennings will present the FY 2023 Budget to the Council. Once the ordinance for the budget, fees and water and sewer districts are introduced – the ordinances will be set for public…
Sunday saw very few boats run to the ocean. At Lewes Harbour Marina the only boat that ran was the head boat Angler. She ran to the bay and returned with a catch of kingfish to almost 1-pound. On Saturday night Jesse Lerch caught a 20-pound black drum on a clam in Delaware Bay fishing…
The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) reports an increase in COVID-19 cases since the previousĀ monthly COVID-19 updateĀ released on April 22, 2022.Ā While COVID-19 cases are increasing in Delaware, hospitalizations and deaths remain significantly lower when compared to the winterĀ surge.Ā DPH continues to encourage Delawareans to get tested if they exhibit symptoms of COVID-19Ā or have been exposed…
Saturday was a bit breezy and a lot of boats choose not to sail. Amanda at Lewes Harbour Marina said the Katydid ran to ocean structure and returned with sea bass. The Angler with Captain Jackie put Richard Harris on a 52-pound Delaware Citation black drum on Thursday night and Mark Czarski on a 66-pound…
Dump the pump, bypass the traffic congestion, ditch the parking fees and DART to the beach! The 2022 summer beach season is right around the corner; DARTās daily Beach Bus service will be on the road ready to provide a convenient, safe and clean ride to visitors and residents. On Monday, May 23, buses will start running…
The Mayor and Council of Lewes will kick off the Lewes Line Monday morning at 8:30 at the Cape May-Lewes Ferry Terminal in Lewes. The Lewes Line is a pilot seasonal transit program to move residents and visitors to key locations throughout Lewes. This will help alleviate parking and traffic congestion on local streets and…
Maryland State Fire Marshal investigators say a portable air conditioning unit failed in a home on Delaware Avenue in Hurlock is the cause of a fire that left a 74 year old man dead. Firefighters arriving at the scene just before 1pm Friday, found fire on the first floor and located the victim in the…
Two juveniles have been arrested after causing a fire at Wicomico Middle School Thursday morning just before 9. State Fire Marshal investigators say the juveniles were manipulating exposed, energized wiring in a school bathroom to cause the device to spark and smoke until the device was destroyed and caused a fire in the wall behind…
A Princess Anne man has been arrested on possession of explosive devices, malicious destruction of property and other offenses. Maryland State Police went to the home of 43 year old Clement Grangier with a search and seizure warrant on an on-going malicious destruction of property investigation and found 7 explosive devices ā 3 pipe bombs…
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A Wicomico County man has been sentenced for trafficking cocaine and weapons offenses. Last March, 37 year old Angel Maldonado was found guilty by a Wicomico County jury, of Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine, IllegalPossession of a Regulated Firearm, and related offenses. On Thursday he was sentenced by the Honorable William H. Jones, Associate…
Delaware’s unemployment rate in April remained unchanged at 4.5% – while the national average remained steady at 3.6% However the number of jobs increased by 8000 and Delaware’s Labor Force Participation rate was 61.2% – a large increase from April of 2020 when it dropped to 59.4% – the lowest point on record. Sussex County…
The Independent Investigations Division (IID) of the Office of Attorney General today released its investigative report of the October 21, 2021, fatal police pursuit crash in Wicomico County. On October 21, 2021, at approximately 10 p.m., Salisbury Police Department Officer Christopher Denny observed a car at the intersection of Delaware Avenue and West Salisbury Parkway in…
Saturday, May 21, will be an Ozone Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for Delaware! As upper-level high pressure moves east of the state, vertical mixing will be hindered, while partly sunny skies and temperatures in the mid-90s will enhance ozone development. In addition, light southwesterly winds will limit dispersion and transport thin-density smoke into the state, contributing…
U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, today applauded the Biden-Harris Administrationās announcement of $500 million being available through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for school districts and other eligible school bus operators and contractors to begin replacing the nationās fleet of school buses with clean, American-made,…
The investigation into a deadly crash west of Georgetown Thursday evening continues. Delaware State Police say just before 6pm a Honda Civic, driven by a 23 year old Salisbury woman, on East Trap Pond Road failed to stop at the marked intersection with Hardscrabble Road and collided with a Honda Accord, driven by a 60…
Your help is needed to identify two suspects who shoplifted from the Lowe’s in Lewes Monday night around 8:30. Delaware State Police were called after a white man and white woman took a large amount of merchandise without paying. They drove off in a black Chevy Cruze. The male suspect is about 5′ 11ā, 235…
Thursday began with a brisk wind that kept most boats at the dock. Some waited until the wind dropped out and ran a bit late. I would like to begin with a freshwater report from Ed OāDonnell. He fished the fly-fishing only section of Red Clay Creek on Wednesday and caught over two dozen rainbow…
Friday saw perfect weather for a flounder tournament and Amanda at Lewes Harbour Marina said over 500 fishermen came out for the Joe Morris Memorial Canal Flounder Tournament. Amanda has not added up the sales of tee shirts, bucktails and other contributions, but just the entry fees alone will give the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network…
Mark G – Rainbow over Safeway in the Rehoboth Beach after Monday’s storms. Click for full view
WGMD’s Throwback Thursday Picture of the Day going back to 2006 by Donny Reed – Ocean City – Just one of the cruisers at the Inlet Parking Lot for Cruisin’ OC. Click for full view
Tuesday saw fishing get back on track with lots of sea bass caught along with flounder, blues and shad. Rickās Bait and Tackle has opened a second location on Long Neck Road between Cove Liquors and Paradise Grill. This store will have everything you will need for fishing and crabbing in the Back Bays so…
Wednesday was a beautiful day to be on the water, unless that water was the Lewes and Rehoboth Canal and you were trying to catch a flounder. Mike Pizzolato and I left the Lewes boat ramp around 8:30am as the current was running in and we fished the entire Canal on both sides until 11:30…
Diana Lynn B – Elliotts Island – Vienna, MD. Click for full view
The Sussex County Council paid tribute to two County business women during this week’s meeting. They honored Lisa St Clair, the owner of Tailbangers in Millsboro who is Delaware’s Small Business Owner of the Year and Jennifer McMillan, owner of JennyGems, this year’s Delaware Woman-Owned Small Business Person of the Year. In Old Business the…