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Delaware is Ready for Phase 1 Reopening

By Mari Lou / May 29, 2020

Delaware will move into Phase 1 of the state’s economic reopening on Monday at 8am.  During his coronavirus update on Friday, Governor Carney said that with the help of interim openings along the way, Delaware is ready.  However, everyone needs to do their part by wearing a face covering when in public, social distance and…

DSP Arrest Millsboro Man on Multiple Drug-Related Charges

By Mari Lou / May 29, 2020

A Millsboro man has been arrested of multiple drug-related charges.  Delaware State Police, Sussex Governor’s Task Force and Millsboro Police conducted a drug investigation at the Iron Branch Apartments on Parker Circle.  Police arrested 34 year old Sheldon White outside the building, who was wanted on warrants from Seaford Police, Sussex Family Court and JP…

DPH Update: 65 Additional Positive Cases; 11 New Deaths; 93 Additional Recovered

By Mari Lou / May 29, 2020

The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is announcing 11 additional fatalities related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and is providing an update on the number of positive cases and recovered individuals. All data reported through the daily updates are based on data received as of 6:00 p.m. the previous day.  Health care systems and…

Gov Carney Issues Guidance on Summer Camps & Summer School

By Mari Lou / May 29, 2020

Governor John Carney on Friday issued guidance for summer camps and summer school as Delaware continues a rolling reopening of the economy. Recreational camps must develop a written plan for enforcing social distancing, frequent hand-washing, and other basic public health precautions.  Those plans should be available upon request by the Delaware Division of Public Health…

Maryland Heritage Areas Authority Awards Over $600,000 in Grants to Heritage Tourism Non-Profits

By Mari Lou / May 29, 2020

The Hogan administration announced that the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority (MHAA) has awarded 59 matching grants totaling $600,440 to heritage tourism nonprofits located in Maryland’s 13 Certified Heritage Areas. These grant funds support emergency operating costs that will help keep nonprofit organizations operational, as the COVID-19 pandemic and the associated economic ramifications continue.  “As we…

DE Courts Look to Begin Phased Reopening Week of June 8th

By Mari Lou / May 29, 2020

After scaling back operations and closing court facilities to the public in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Courts Reopening Committee has recommended to Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr. a phased approach to reopening court facilities and increasing court operations. The Chief Justice accepted the Committee’s recommendations this week and shared the…

Gov Larry Hogan Issues 2 Coronavirus Emergency Orders: Utility Shutoffs and Outdoor Seating for Breweries, Wineries & Distilleries

By Mari Lou / May 29, 2020

Governor Larry Hogan today issued two additional COVID-19 emergency orders, extending a prohibition on utility shutoffs and residential late fees, and allowing breweries, wineries, and distilleries to provide service in outdoor seating areas. EXTENDING MORATORIUM ON UTILITY SHUTOFFS AND LATE FEES. Governor Hogan has extended his order prohibiting electric, gas, water, sewage, phone, cable TV, and…

WGMD Fishing Report 5-29-20

By Mari Lou / May 29, 2020

Thursday saw winds out of the south with seas at three to five feet in the ocean.  This is the weather we will have right through the weekend. At Lewes Ice House the report was flounder out of the Lewes and Rehoboth Canal on Gulp!, squid and minnows. Old Inlet Bait and Tackle told us…

WGMD Picture of the Day

By Mari Lou / May 29, 2020

Carol Tabor – At the James Farm – flip flops just chillin’ / Click for full view

Salisbury Mayor Jake Day to be Deployed in Support of Operation Enduring Freedom

By Mari Lou / May 28, 2020

Mayor Jake Day, an Information Operations Officer with the 110th Information Operations Battalion of the Maryland Army National Guard, today announced that he has received deployment orders, and will report for duty within the coming weeks. He will serve with the Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa and associated units for approximately 10…

DPH Update: 75 Additional Positive Cases; 1 New Death; 101 Additional Recovered

By Mari Lou / May 28, 2020

The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is announcing one additional fatality related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and is providing an update on the number of positive cases and recovered individuals. All data reported through the daily updates are based on data received as of 6:00 p.m. the previous day.  Health care systems and…

Beebe Healthcare Coronavirus Virtual Town Hall Thurs, May 28

By Mari Lou / May 28, 2020

Beebe Healthcare is inviting the public to a COVID-19 Town Hall on Thursday, May 28 from 4-5 pm. The focus will be on Beebe Healthcare’s recovery phase and the reactivation of elective surgeries, procedures, and other types of visits. The panel will include Beebe’s President and CEO, Dr. David Tam, Infectious Disease and Travel Medicine…

John Machurek Interview 5-28-20

By Mari Lou / May 28, 2020

WGMD Fishing Report 5-28-20

By Mari Lou / May 28, 2020

Wednesday saw perfect fishing conditions with a light southeast wind and overcast skies.  Thursday and Friday will see the wind go south and increase to 15 to 20 knots. At Old Inlet Bait and Tackle they told me kings were caught from the beach on bloodworms.  Early on Wednesday morning rockfish of 40 and 43…

WGMD Picture of the Day

By Mari Lou / May 28, 2020

The WGMD Throwback Thursday Picture of the Day – celebrating 40 years of broadcasting. Taking you back to the 2003 WGMD Sports Boosters Scholarship Banquet with “Remember the Titans” coach Bill Yoast and WGMD’s Bob Smith. Bill Yoast was the keynote speaker at the 2003 banquet. He died at 94 on May 25, 2019. We lost Bob Smith in November 15, 2004 at the age of 74. Smith created the WGMD Sports Boosters Scholarship program for graduating high school seniors in Sussex County in 1980. It’s a program that has aided many regional young men and women student/athletes in their quest for higher education.

WGMD Fishing Report 5-27-20

By Mari Lou / May 27, 2020

Tuesday was another good day to be fishing anywhere except with me.  I hit Indian River Inlet at the top of the incoming current looking for big bluefish or even little bluefish or even a hickory shad.  After two hours of nothing, I came back home.  Called Clark at Old Inlet Bait and Tackle to…

DPH Update: 101 Additional Positive Cases; 4 New Deaths; 109 Additional Recovered

By Mari Lou / May 26, 2020

The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is announcing four additional fatalities related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and is providing an update on the number of positive cases and recovered individuals. All data reported through the daily updates are based on data received as of 6:00 p.m. the previous day.  Health care systems and hospitals continue…

Rehoboth Beach Parking Meters & Permits Go into Effect May 30

By Mari Lou / May 26, 2020

The City of Rehoboth Beach parking meters and permits will go into effect Saturday, May 30. Enforcement of parking meters and permits was scheduled to go into effect on May 22. During a meeting on May 12, the commissioners delayed enforcement in an effort to provide relief measures to reduce the economic impact on businesses.…

DE State Senate to Reconvene in Virtual Session Wednesday

By Mari Lou / May 26, 2020

The Delaware State Senate will reconvene on Wednesday in an historic virtual sessionthat will be broadcast live on multiple websites. The first virtual meeting of the Senate will be preceded by a Senate Executive Committee hearingfor the consideration of eight gubernatorial nominations. “We are taking this unprecedented step of meeting virtually for several reasons,” said…

OCPD to Conduct Alcohol Compliance Checks in June

By Mari Lou / May 26, 2020

The Ocean City Police Department will be conducting alcohol compliance checks during the month of June. This enforcement effort will take place at area bars, restaurants and alcohol retailers throughout the resort. The purpose of this operation is to ensure that employees of businesses that provide alcohol are making a concerted effort to avoid selling…

Gov Carney Lifts Short-Term Rental Ban & Out-of-State Quarantine on June 1, Adjusts Size of Gatherings

By Mari Lou / May 26, 2020

Governor John Carney on Tuesday announced that the State of Delaware will lift the ban on short-term rental units and the mandatory 14-day quarantine for out-of-state travelers on June 1 as part of the rolling reopening of Delaware’s economy. Governor Carney previously lifted State of Delaware restrictions on Delaware beaches ahead of the Memorial Day weekend. Phase 1 of Delaware’s economic reopening is…

WGMD Fishing Report 5-26-20

By Mari Lou / May 26, 2020

Monday was a good day to be fishing from the beach or the Indian River Inlet.  Tuesday and Wednesday look promising as well with light winds and three-foot seas on the ocean. At Lewes Harbour Marina, Amanda told us a 30-inch bluefish was caught near Cape Henlopen Point.  No information on bait or rig, but…

WGMD Picture of the Day

By Mari Lou / May 26, 2020

Henry Hensel – Ocean View – Blueberries in Frankford / Click for full view

DPH Update: 156 Additional Positive Cases; 6 New Deaths; 95 Additional Recovered

By Mari Lou / May 25, 2020

The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is announcing six additional fatalities related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and is providing an update on the number of positive cases and recovered individuals. All data reported through the daily updates are based on data received as of 6:00 p.m. the previous day. DPH is sharing information…

A Visit to Rehoboth & Gov Carney Comfortable with Moving Forward to Phase 1 on June 1st

By Mari Lou / May 25, 2020

Governor John Carney has been visiting locations around the state this Memorial Day and stopped in Lewes at the DNREC offices. Earlier he was in Rehoboth Beach and was impressed with what he saw – that people were on the boardwalk – most social distancing and wearing face masks. Even those on the beach were…