Mari Lou

WGMD Radio Flea Market 9-4-21

By Mari Lou / September 4, 2021

Sam from Princess Anne – 443-614-8412 FREE: Upright Piano w/bench (Kohler and Campbell) Keith from Dagsboro – 302-542-6074 – Victorian furniture: couch, etc. Mark from Rehoboth – 610-653-5702 WANTED: provider that does metal detection that tracks gold (either do the job or rent/sell the equipment) WANTED: home garage, barn, or warehouse for a vintage automobile…

WGMD Fishing Report 9-3-21

By Mari Lou / September 4, 2021

Saturday saw rough seas in the ocean and, to the best of my knowledge, no boats ventured out there.  Delaware Bay was better and at least one boat did fish there.  Saturday looks good with light north winds of five to ten knots and seas of two feet or less on the ocean.  The wind…

WGMD Picture of the Day

By Mari Lou / September 4, 2021

Eliot Howell – Milton – Milton at 7am. Click for full view

WGMD Fishing Report 9-2-21

By Mari Lou / September 3, 2021

Small craft advisories were up for Thursday and, to the best of my knowledge, no boats left the dock or trailer.  Friday may be a bit too rough on the ocean for many boats.  Delaware Bay could see some fishermen on Friday, but Saturday is a better bet.  The high tides brought on by the…

WGMD Picture of the Day

By Mari Lou / September 3, 2021

Charles May – Lewes – Dusk at Cape Henlopen State Park. Click for full view

WGMD Fishing Report 9-1-12

By Mari Lou / September 2, 2021

Wednesday saw gale warnings up and it looks like no one will be doing much fishing until Saturday.  Once the storm passes, it may take a tide or two for the seas to settle down.  Hopefully, the water will not push up into the marsh and bring all that grass into the bay and ocean.…

WGMD Picture of the Day

By Mari Lou / September 2, 2021

WGMD Throwback Thursday picture of the day. While the picture dates back to 2014 – that’s a few days of news script on the counter in the news studio! So much for a paperless office! Click for full view

WGMD Fishing Report 8-31-21

By Mari Lou / September 1, 2021

Tuesday was the last fishable day until Saturday.  There is a gale warning up for Wednesday and Thursday. Captain Aaron Hurd from the Gale Force took a busman’s holiday and fished on the Katydid on Monday catching a 6.12-pound flounder as part of their boat limit plus several dolphin. At Rick’s Bait and Tackle we…

WGMD Picture of the Day

By Mari Lou / September 1, 2021

Greg Biener – Millsboro – Deal Island, MD. Click for full view

WGMD Fishing Report 8-30-21

By Mari Lou / August 31, 2021

Monday was a beautiful fishing day and lots of fish were caught. Tuesday looks like more of the same, then everything goes downhill right into the weekend. At Rick’s Bait and Tackle we learned that Jason Laux and Jaxen Edwards both caught identical 10.8-pound dolphin while fishing with their dads over ocean structure. Alen Rosenberger…

WGMD Picture of the Day

By Mari Lou / August 31, 2021

Jean Messick – Millsboro – Here comes the sun over the Indian River Bay. Click for full view

Beebe Healthcare Updates Visitor Restrictions

By Mari Lou / August 30, 2021

Starting Monday, August 30, Beebe Healthcare is updating its visitor restrictions to allow inpatients to have one well visitor during visitor hours. This visitor is not permitted to rotate during the day. This includes patients at the Lewes and South Coastal Emergency Departments and Beebe Medical Group offices. As a continuation of Beebe’s existing policy,…

Milford Police Investigating Shooting in Brookstone Trace

By Mari Lou / August 30, 2021

Milford Police are investigating an early Sunday morning shooting that occurred in the 6000 block of Pebblebrook Drive in Brookstone Trace. Police were called around 12:45am to the home and learned that two male victims had been taken by private vehicle to the Bayhealth Sussex Campus in Milford after suffering non-life threatening gunshots wounds to…

Georgetown Man Arrested after Assaulting Trooper During Traffic Stop

By Mari Lou / August 30, 2021

Delaware State Police arrested 27 year old Deandre Mapp of Georgetown, on multiple criminal and traffic charges after he assaulted a trooper and ran off on foot while being taken into custody during a traffic stop. On Saturday, August 28 around 9:15pm, a trooper traveling northbound on Hollyville Road spotted a black Chevrolet Malibu traveling…

Delmarva Power Crews to Aid in Hurricane Ida Recovery

By Mari Lou / August 30, 2021

Delmarva Power is sending crews, equipment and expertise to Louisiana to repair utility infrastructure damage and help restore energy service for customers impacted by Hurricane Ida. More than 100 Delmarva Power employees and contractors are heading south as part of mutual assistance networks coordinating recovery efforts. “Energy companies from across the country have supported our…

Indian River School District to Use New Online Family Portal for Meal Purchases

By Mari Lou / August 30, 2021

The Indian River School District will implement a new online family portal for meal purchases in schoolcafeterias and online meal benefit applications for the 2021-2022 school year. The new TITAN system willreplace the previous K12 Payment Center system. Families may open a new account in the TITAN system prior to the start of the school…

WGMD Fishing Report 8-29-21

By Mari Lou / August 30, 2021

Sunday saw rough seas on the ocean, so many boats fished in the bay. A few tried the ocean and either came back to the dock or took a beating. The rest of the week remains unsettled with light winds and rough seas plus a chance of rain every day and the remains of the…

WGMD Picture of the Day

By Mari Lou / August 30, 2021

Abigail Dion – Sykesville – Ocean City Jeep Week Jeep Crawl – final day! Click for full view

President & First Lady at DAFB for Dignified Transfer of 13 Service Members Killed in Kabul Terror Attack

By Mari Lou / August 29, 2021

President Biden has made his first visit as commander-in-chief to Dover Air Force Base for the dignified transfer ceremony as the bodies of US personnel who were killed in an attack on the airport in Kabul last week returned to American soil. Mr. Biden was accompanied by First Lady Dr. Jill Biden at Sunday’s solemn…

WGMD Fishing Report 8-28-21

By Mari Lou / August 29, 2021

Saturday was just a bit cooler with a light breeze.  Sunday will see the wind go northeast at ten knots with seas of three to four feet on the ocean and two feet or less on Delaware Bay. I must begin this report with sad news.  Captain Chris Ragni, Sr. lost his life due to…

Millsboro Man Charged After Traffic Stop in Lewes

By Mari Lou / August 28, 2021

Delaware State Police arrested 30 year old Andre Hallett, of Millsboro, early Thursday morning during a traffic stop in Lewes. On August 26 at approximately 1:54 a.m., troopers were dispatched to Wawa on Dartmouth Drive, for a report of a vehicle striking a barrier in the parking lot. When troopers arrived on scene, they located the vehicle…

US Coast Guard Investigating Boating Accident & Death Off Ocean City

By Mari Lou / August 28, 2021

UPDATED – 8/29/21 – A boating accident offshore of Ocean City has taken the life of Captain Chris Ragni, Sr. There’s an outpouring on Facebook from the fishing community as well as other friends and loved ones. His son, Chris Ragni, Jr on his Facebook page said that his father died doing what he loved…

Henlopen Acres Voters Elect Beatrix Richards & Tiffany Derrickson to Board of Commissioners

By Mari Lou / August 28, 2021

Voters in Henlopen Acres have returned incumbent Beatrix Richards to the town Board of Commissioners and elected Tiffany Derrickson to fill the seat being vacated by Andrew Brittingham. Richards was the top vote-getter with 91 and Derrickson grabbed 90 votes. Lyndie Hertrich won 83 votes and John Shedletsky, Jr got 28. The Board of Commissioners…

DSP Investigating Shooting Near Seaford

By Mari Lou / August 28, 2021

A shooting near Seaford sent one man to the hospital Friday morning. Delaware State Police say a 33 year old man was southbound on Route 13 near Concord Road around 8am when he heard the sound of gunshots. He was struck multiple times on his right side. He drove off from the area to a…

Public Comment Sessions Planned for Use of Body-Worn Cameras for Delaware Police Officers

By Mari Lou / August 28, 2021

The Council on Police Training will hold two public comment sessions for regulations regarding the use of body-worn cameras for Delaware police officers, as required by HB 195. These regulations will address standards governing body camera use, activation, electronic storage, and dissemination. A subcommittee will receive all comments from the public on the required mandatory…