Mari Lou
Probation Officers will hit the streets this weekend to support safe trick-or-treating and keep a watchful eye on high risk probationers, the Delaware Department of Correction announced today. “Tens of thousands of trick-or-treaters will be out in our communities this Halloween and Probation Officers are taking action to make it a safe event for kids and their…
At least the sun was out on Thursday, but that didn’t keep the wind down. Small craft advisories were up and they will stay up until Friday morning when they will be replaced by gale warnings. The wind will be east at 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 35 increasing to 25 to 30…
Jean Messick – Millsboro – Delmarva Still Life. Click for full view
Wednesday was another nasty day at the beach with a brisk northeast wind and small craft advisories that will remain up on Thursday. The wind will be northeast again on Thursday at 10 to 15 knots with gusts to 20 and seas running five to seven feet. Friday it really gets nautical with east winds…
<hr> Tuesday was not a good day to go fishing. There were gale warnings up and they will remain up through up into Wednesday. Winds will be north at 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 35 and seas running six to eight feet. On Thursday the wind with blow at ten to fifteen out…
Broadkill River from Memorial Park in Milton. Click for full view
The Sussex County Council has approved the Planning & Zoning Commission’s decision to recommend preliminary approval of the Terrapin Island subdivision after several hours of testimony last week. Terrapin Island is a proposed 42 lot subdivision off Camp Arrowhead Road in the Angola/Lewes area. Council President Mike Vincent read a four-page motion, which told the…
Monday saw small craft advisories up and that will be the best day of the week. Gale warnings are up for Tuesday and Wednesday with five-to-eight-foot seas on Tuesday and six-to-nine-foot seas on Wednesday. It doesn’t get any better right through Friday. I do have some reports left over from the weekend. The Mike Wayland…
Tasha Sterner – Nanticoke, MD. Click for full view
The Maryland Citizens Redistricting Commission (Citizens Commission), a balanced commission created by Governor Larry Hogan to draw fair and representative legislative and congressional district maps for the 2022 elections, will hold its final public hearing on Wednesday, October 27 at 6:00 p.m. Marylanders are encouraged to join and participate in the public meeting. The final proposed…
Yesterday, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. declared that a major disaster exists in the State of Delaware and ordered Federal assistance to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by the remnants of Hurricane Ida from September 1 to September 7, 2021. Federal funding is available to state and eligible local governments…
The Sussex County Council will revisit the appeal on the Planning & Zoning Commission’s decision to approve the Terrapin Island subdivision which was argued last week. County Administrator Todd Lawson will have a presentation on workforce housing with possible discussion. Finance Director Gina Jennings will discuss and possibly introduce a proposed ordinance that would bring…
Sunday was a beautiful day with light winds and smooth seas. I hope you were able to enjoy the day because it was the last good one for the foreseeable future. Monday will see south winds at 15 knots with gusts to 25 and three to four-foot seas. Tuesday the wind will go southeast at…
SA Harrison – Millsboro – Sunset on the Indian River. Click for full view
UPDATED – 3:25pm – What began as a call for a house fire ended in a murder investigation. Seaford firefighters were called for a house fire on Hastings Farm Road near Seaford. They quickly put out the fire and found a victim inside – dead from an apparent gunshot would. State Police say the 39…
UPDATED – 3:30pm – Delaware State Police have identified the victim who died in a crash on White Oak Road west of Bayside Drive, Dover on October 23, 2021, as Alan Keesser, 59 of Camden, DE. The investigation remains on-going. Anyone with information regarding this collision should contact Master Corporal Booth with the Delaware State…
Saturday was good fishing day with light winds and two to three-foot seas. Sunday will be about the same with north winds at 10 knots going northeast late in the morning then southeast in the afternoon. Seas in the ocean will be two feet or less. Monday the weather begins a downhill slide that will…
Federal communications officials are reminding all Delawareans that they will need to dial the area code and 7-digit phone number on local calls starting this Sunday, October 24. The change is due to a decision made by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) last summer when the agency adopted rules to establish 9-8-8 as the new, nationwide phone number…
Susan / Lewes – 302-396-8509 – Homemade afghan for double or twin beds, lime green, rose and white. 48” width x 60” length – $35 – Crepe Myrtles (4), 8’ tall in pots – $20 each – Free: Firewood Ray / West Ocean City – 443-859-3330 – Set of Corvette wheels for ‘98 – 2004…
Out of an abundance of caution, the Division of Public Health (DPH) is advising residents of the Bethany Crest community in Millville to use bottled water for drinking and cooking while their water system is evaluated for a concentration of per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) that is near or at a health advisory level for…
A crash just before 9:30 on Wilson Farm Road west of Bridgeville Friday night left one person with just minor injuries. Delaware State Police say a white Mazda SUV was southbound on Wilson Farm Road but failed to stay in the lane of travel and collided with a northbound tractor trailer near Cannon Road. Police…
A Selbyville man has been arrested for the theft of a firearm following a rash of vehicle break-ins that occurred in the Americana Bayside Development. One of the thefts from an unsecured vehicle included two firearms. Delaware State Police developed 20 year old Broaderick Thomas as the suspect – he was arrested Friday. Thomas is…
Friday the weather was not quite as bad as the forecast. Still, most boats stayed at the dock or they fished in Delaware Bay. Saturday looks good with northwest winds at 10 knots and two-foot seas in the ocean while Sunday will see five to ten knot winds out of the northwest and more of…
The ribbon was cut Friday on the new Showell Elementary School off Route 589. The school has actually been open since September of 2020 – however the coronavirus pandemic delayed the ribbon cutting and celebration of the new school. Today the first available time that officials could safely gather to celebrate the new school. The…