Mari Lou
Small craft advisories were up on Friday and to the best of my knowledge, no boats ventured out into the bay or ocean. Saturday will also see small craft advisories up for south winds at 10 to 15 knots with gusts to 20 moving to the southwest at 15 to 20 knots with gusts to…
John Bussard – Ocean Pines – South Gate Pond. Click for full view
The Worcester County Sheriff’s Office is warning citizens of a phone scam that is circulating the area. This is similar to the phone scam that was report in Wicomico County in July 2021. The recipients of these calls are told that they are the subject of a pending warrant out of the Circuit Court for…
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control will remove the Holts Landing State Park boat ramp dock next week until spring 2022. The dock was damaged by a storm and a severe low- and high-tide cycle. The dock will be removed for repairs and will be replaced in the spring. The boat ramp…
Dr. Donna Hanlin, who has served as Superintendent of Wicomico County Public Schools since July 2016, announced Friday that she will retire June 30 after an education career of more than 43 years. “It is with mixed emotions that I shared with the Board on Tuesday evening my plans to retire effective June 30, 2022,” Dr.…
A Magnolia woman has been arrested for reckless endangering after she fired multiple gunshots inside her home. Delaware State Police were called to a home on Douglas Fir Road around 3am on Thursday. Police learned 25 year old Tamia Richardson had a fight with a 21 year old male acquaintance and pulled a handgun and…
Dagsboro voters will go to the polls on Saturday, December 4 to elect 3 members to the Town council – each is for a 2-year term. This is the last week that candidates for the Dagsboro town council can file for election. Candidates have until 4:30pm on Friday, November 12 to file. Voter registration is…
Thursday looked like the last good fishing day for a while so I went down to Indian River Inlet. Small craft warnings are already up for Friday with south winds at 25 to 30 knots and gusts to 35 with seas running four to seven feet. Saturday the wind will be out of the south…
Carol Tabor – Ocean View – Sunset over the Indian River. Click for full view
Wednesday was a pretty nice day for early November. Thursday will see southeast winds at 10 to 15 knots and seas on the ocean at three to four feet. Friday the wind will go southwest at 15 to 20 knots with gusts to 30 ahead of a cold front with seas of four to six…
WGMD Throwback Thursday Picture of the Day – circa 2002 or 2003 with afternoon host Ron Letterman camping it up with former client Musical Kids. Everything in the store was musical. Click for full view
Tuesday saw small craft advisories up in the ocean, but Delaware Bay was fishable. Wednesday will see northwest winds at 10 to 15 knots going north in the afternoon at 10. Seas will be three to four feet. Thursday the wind will be southeast at 10 to 15 knots and seas in the ocean will…
On Veterans Day, Thursday, November 11, DART is offering free rides to Veterans on all Statewide bus services. Veterans displaying a Veteran’s ID card (this would also cover spouses and partners) or DD 214 can ride for free on all DART bus services all day. “In honor of Veterans Day, DART is happy to once…
Tasha Sterner – Empty beach at Nanticoke, MD. Click for full view
The Sussex County Council had several big topics this week – but a discussion on the Accommodations Tax became heated with the council split on the issue. Councilman Mark Schaeffer asked that the topic be placed on the agenda. He claims that the accommodations tax was reinstated without a vote by the council. He planned…
Mayor Jake Day is pleased to announce that the City of Salisbury has been awarded $162,801 in Community Parks and Playgrounds grant funding from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. This funding will go toward phase 2-B of the Salisbury Skatepark, the final phase of development for the well-loved and well-used skatepark. The final phase…
A Hockessin Man has been arrested for burglary and other charges after an incident in Lewes Monday morning. Delaware State Police were called to a home under construction on Carvel Road in Lewes just before 6am Monday. Investigation shows that the suspect, 39 year old Christopher Sarver, took an HVAC furnace from inside the garage.…
Monday saw small craft advisories up on the ocean and they will be back up on Tuesday when winds will be northwest at five to ten knots and seas will be five to six feet. Wednesday will see the same northwest wind at ten knots with seas of three to four feet. Daytime temperatures will…
Cherie – Rainbow clouds over 3Rs. Click for full view
The Sussex County Council will hold a public hearing at 10:15am that deals with the issuing of tax-exempt revenue bonds by Bayhealth Medical Center. The $103 million in tax-exempt debt will be used with other financing to expand their services in both Sussex and Kent counties. There is no obligation of the County for these…
Employees at Mountaire’s Selbyville processing plant will get the chance to vote to get rid of the United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 27 later this month, according to the National Labor Relations Board. An employee-led petition last month was accepted by the NLRB, which sets in motion the process to let employees vote…
Sunday saw small craft advisories up on the bay and the ocean and they will be up again on Monday when winds will be north at 15 to 20 knots with gusts to 30 and seas will run five to eight feet on the ocean. Tuesday will see the wind drop out to five to…
Saturday saw small craft advisories up and they will be up again on Sunday when the wind will be northeast at 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 30 and seas will run six to eight feet. Monday the wind will stay out of the northeast at 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 30…
State Fire Marshal investigators are searching for the cause and origin of a fire that heavily damaged a home north of Bethany Beach last night. Bethany Beach firefighters were called for a 2 alarm fire on Seaside Drive around 11:30 Saturday night. Crews arriving at the scene found a three story beachfront home engulfed in…