Mari Lou
Governor Larry Hogan today announced that the Maryland Park Service is reporting a total of 17.1 million visitors to date in 2020, already surpassing the previous record of 14.9 million total visitors in 2019, with three months still remaining in the year. During peak season in July, state parks attracted 3.4 million visitors, compared to…
CC MEET 10/05/20 ml The Sussex County Council meets at its regular time Tuesday morning. Included on the agenda – a discussion on the county’s list of projects for DelDOT’s Capital Transportation Plan. These are projects ranging from paving, bicycle lanes, signage to new roads that are needed throughout the county. Comments from the public…
Sunday saw perfect fishing weather and those who went found good action from the beach, ocean and bay. Right now, Monday and Tuesday are looking fine. At Lewes Harbour Marina, Amanda let us know that Paul Elwood caught a monster 12.69-pound summer flounder while fishing aboard the Katydid. This is the largest flounder caught this…
Rosanna Knudtson – Fresh Pond trail near Ocean View / Click for full view
It was a bit saucy on Saturday morning, but laid down for the rest of the day. In fact, the day was just about perfect for a fall afternoon in Delaware. Sunday is also looking good and the week ahead is not going to be too bad. At Lewes Harbour Marina, Tommy said the Katydid…
Joe Campbell – Millsboro – North end of Rehoboth Beach – at the Henlopen Hotel / Click for full view
Kathy – 302-226-4567 – Black and Decker 20-volt cordless circular saw, battery and charger included NEW – $75 – Total platinum home gym – $100 Millie – 443-799-1978 – Beachy sofa, white wood – $100 Robert – 410-251-0571 – 4 tires with rims (futura scrambler ap2 17″ inch rims LT265/75R17 w/caps) – $600 Dan –…
The ocean was pretty rough on Friday morning and most boats didn’t sail. The surf and the inlet were not very welcoming either. The seas did settle down a bit as the day progressed, but by then most fishermen had found other projects. I cleaned and rearranged my tackle bag. Saturday looks to be repeat…
Irv Blackburn – Lewes – Flying the wrong way at Lewes Beach / Click for full view
The Division of Public Health (DPH) released guidance Friday for Delawareans to safely participate in fall festivities, including Halloween activities, during the COVID-19 pandemic. The new guidance categorizes activities by risk – low, moderate and high risk. Many traditional Halloween activities can be high-risk for spreading viruses. Delawareans can reduce that risk by organizing and…
The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is providing an update on the most recent statistics related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Delaware, as of 6 p.m. Thursday, October 1, 2020. A total of 20,937 positive cases of COVID-19 among Delaware residents have been reported to DPH since March 11, 2020, including 10,678 individuals…
Beginning on Wednesday, October 7, the Indian River School District will provide afternoon curbside mealpickup at two locations. Indian River High School and North Georgetown Elementary School will offer free meals for curbside pickupevery Wednesday from 4:30-5:30 p.m. Those sites will also continue regular morning meal service onWednesdays from 10:45 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Service…
The City of Salisbury and the Salisbury Fire Department have announced that fire department personnel have received tests to take part in the coronavirus serology testing that is being done through the Maryland Department of Health. This testing tests for antibodies produced by the body in response to a previous infection. A small sample of…
Governor John Carney on Friday formally extended the State of Emergency declaration another 30 days to confront community spread of COVID-19, and issued the following statement: “We remain committed to getting more children in school, and more Delawareans back to work. To do that, we need Delawareans to stay vigilant, and follow the public health precautions to…
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources has recognized Logan Liddick of Carlisle, Pa. as the new Maryland state record holder for the gray triggerfish (Balistes capriscus). The 34-year-old angler caught the 6.0-pound, 20-inch long fish on Sept. 25, while fishing near a shipwreck 14 miles off the coast of Ocean City. Using both clams and squid for…
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is currently accepting bids for the 2020-2021 trapping season within public lands on the Eastern Shore. The individual with the highest bid will be awarded annual trapping privileges at several properties. To bid for trapping privileges at Cedar Island, Deal Island, E. A. Vaughn, Fairmount, Isle of Wight, Johnson, Maryland Marine Properties, Pocomoke River, Pocomoke Sound, South Marsh Island, and Wellington wildlife management…
Flags are to be lowered to half-staff on Sunday from sunrise to sunset in honor of National Firefighters Memorial Day. The 39th National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service will be held Sunday at 10am in Emmitsburg, Maryland – to honor 82 firefighters who died in the line of duty in 2019 and 21 who died in…
Hundreds of Delaware small businesses and nonprofit organizations have been approved for the first round of DE Relief Grants, the largest cumulative grant award ever made by the State of Delaware to small businesses. A total of 741 applicants will share $25.7 million in funding through the first round of the program. DE Relief Grants…
Thursday saw some rough weather in the morning, but it did lay out a bit by afternoon. Not many boats sailed and those that did reported a mixed bag with sea bass, flounder and triggerfish. Friday looks to be even rougher and we may not see to many fishermen on the water. The weekend still…
Jared Ross – Morning in Bethany Beach / Click for full view
Wednesday was windy and much cooler with small craft advisories up. This kept boats from leaving the dock at Lewes Harbour Martina and Indian River Marina. Thursday looks fair for the larger boats with seas at three to four feet and the weekend looks good. The National Marine Fisheries Service has closed the season on…
Throwback Thursday Picture of the Day. In 2008 WGMD put up a new broadcast tower. This picture was taken by a member of the crew looking down from the top of the tower the day they finished the work. You can see the old tower just to the right of the building. The final step in the build was to dismantle the old tower. We put together a video of the build – which took months and at least 3 full crews – the first was from Tennessee – and they couldn’t figure out how to deal with our low water table – and that digging 2 feet down – they hit water. They quit. Second crew fared better, but lost several members to the beach life! Watch the video – https://youtu.be/9sS9fU0TFRE / Click for full view
Tuesday saw small craft advisories up and they will be up again on Wednesday. Add to that the heavy rain we are supposed to get on Tuesday night and it looks like at least Thursday and probably not until Friday before fishing becomes any good. Since the last set of disturbed weather, flounder fishing has…
Delaware’s coronavirus numbers remain high in new positive cases and especially in the 7-day average for percent positive cases – which is currently at 7.2%. Much of the new activity is focused at University of Delaware and Delaware State University and Governor John Carney, in this weeks coronavirus update, says they are working with the…
Maryland 1st District Congressman Andy Harris Tuesday announced the awarding of a $139,171 federal grant from the Department of Labor to the Upper Shore Workforce Investment Board on the Mid-Shore. It is part of the National American Job Center networks and serves Kent, Queen Anne’s, Talbot, Dorchester and Caroline Counties. The funding, which is from…