Mari Lou
UPDATED: 06/21/23 – A Facebook post by St Mary Star of the Sea/Holy Savior Parish reports that the statue stolen from the Rosary Garden has been located and returned to the church. Dear Parishioners, Thank you to everyone who prayed for the return of our stolen Blessed Mother statue and those who volunteered to pay…
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Tuesday may have been the last fishable day of the week. Lewes Harbour Marina reported that Vee S fished the Outer Wall with sand fleas to catch sheepshead weighing 10 and 11.26 pounds. Don and Virginia Smith fished Site 8 on board their boat Fallyn Marie II with sand fleas where Virginia caught a 7.68-pound…
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Caroline County Sheriff Office is investigating a crash Sunday afternoon around 5:30 in Federalsburg. Officers say a motorcycle operated by 19 year old Joseph Benson of Federalsburg collided with a Honda HRV driven by 19 year old from Federalsburg in the area of American Corner at Laurel Grove Road. Benson was ejected and pronounced dead…
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Candidates looking to run for a seat on the Fenwick Island Town Council have until 4:30 Wednesday to file their candidacy. Four terms will expire this year. The election is set for Saturday, August 5th. If you want to vote in Town elections, you must be registered with the Town of Fenwick Island. You’ll find…
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Charges have been filed against Hunter Biden of Los Angeles by the US Attorney for the District Court of Delaware. Biden has been charged with two misdemeanor tax offenses and a felony firearm offense. He has agreed to enter a guilty plea to the tax offenses and enter into a pre-trial diversion agreement on the…
Read MoreFire crews from Pittsville were called to Railroad Avenue in Pittsville just after 11 Monday night for a house fire. Crews arriving at the scene found a working fire. There was a smoke alarm that was present and activated. The fire was discovered by the occupant and the State Fire Marshal investigation showed the fire…
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The Indian River Board of Education monthly meeting on Monday, June 26 will be held at Indian River High School and not Sussex Central High School as indicated on the school district calendar. The public portion of the meeting will begin at approximately 7:00 p.m. The link to the live stream video of the meeting will be available at irsd.net.
Read MoreMonday saw decent weather, but not a whole lot of fishing. The rest of the week is looking really bad with seas to 10 feet by Wednesday. At Lewes Harbour Marina, Bill said the Katydid had flounder to 7 pounds for the Monday Group. Breakwater Tackle on the Fishing pier at Cape Henlopen State Park…
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Mary Ann Becker – Hebron – Red-bellied woodpecker feeding her fledgling. Click for full view
Read MoreA single-vehicle crash just before 4 Monday morning in the Dover area has left one person dead. Delaware State Police say an Acadia was northbound on Bayside Drive south of Leipsic Road at an apparent high rate of speed when the driver lost control and left the roadway, traveling about 150 feet in an embankment…
Read MoreMaryland First District Congressman Andy Harris will be in Ocean City Monday night to meet with local watermen, elected officials and local stakeholders to discuss issues of interest affecting local watermen and recreational boaters during the summer season. The meeting will be at 5909 Coastal Highway, Suite E in Ocean City – beginning at 7:05pm
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A Salisbury man has been arrested after a traffic stop in Seaford early Monday morning – just before 3. A Delaware State Police trooper on patrol spotted a car swerving and crossing lane lines on Route 13 in the area of Brickyard Road. The trooper stopped the vehicle as it pulled into a convenience store…
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UPDATED 07/18/23 – A traffic stop in Seaford Monday led to the arrest of a Bridgeville man who was wanted in connection with a June 18th shooting. Delaware State Police spotted 33 year old Edward Stewart driving on Route 13 in Seaford. Police knew there were several active warrants for Stewart’s arrest. Police stopped Stewart’s…
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Delaware State Police were called to Thorogoods Road in Dagsboro Sunday morning for a suspicious person knocking on the door of a home around 5:30. Police located a 39 year old man from Virginia sitting in the driveway with a gunshot wound to his leg – he was taken to an area hospital. The victim…
Read MoreA Lewes man has been arrested for burglarizing Grotto Pizza on Route 1 at Shady Road in Lewes Saturday just after 9:30am. Delaware State Police were called for a trespasser at Grotto and found 38 year old Jacob Capozio sleeping on the ground of a fenced in area behind the business – he was wearing…
Read MoreA Laurel Police officer on patrol spotted a vehicle traveling northbound on Route 13 move into the median and turn around and head back into the northbound lanes traveling south into oncoming traffic. The officer attempted to stop the vehicle which nearly collided with several vehicles before crossing the concrete median and speeding west on…
Read MoreI hope every Dad had a great Father’s Day on Sunday. The weather certainly was fine, although the fishing was a bit off. On Saturday, the Sea Jay II had the crew from Fish in OC aboard for a film session. Captain Jamar Campbell and crew did them selves proud by catching a boat limit…
Read MoreWith just two weeks left in this General Assembly session in Dover, new legislation is still being introduced. HOUSE BILL 233 Last week Representative Michael Ramone introduced House Bill 233 which would raise the minimum income to be subject to income tax from $2000 to $2500. The measure would also collapse the current 6 income…
Read MoreA new officer is in training for the Dewey Beach Police. K-9 Max is a German Shepherd currently training in North Carolina to be certified in patrol, narcotics detection, tracking/trailing and apprehension work. When his training is completed officials say he will be imprinted to locate cocaine, heroin and meth. K9 Max was initially selected…
Read MoreSaturday was a beautiful summer day on land, on the ocean, not so much. Captain Pete on the Top Fin had Mark Ford and his son Brian out for a Friday afternoon of shark fishing. They wanted something bigger than a walleye. Brian did all the cranking from his wheelchair as he brought two of…
Read MoreOn Tuesday the Maryland Department of Transportation will activate a newly installed traffic signal on Racetrack Road/Route 589 near the intersection with Taylorville Road. Thee signal will be on flash mode for 72 hours and will become fully operational on Friday, June 23. Construction of the $789,000 traffic signal began in March to accommodate the…
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Sussex County Council Approves FY 24 Operating Budget
The proposed FY 24 operating budget has been passed with a unanimous vote by the Sussex County Council. Public hearings were held Tuesday morning on the proposed $278.6-million FY 24 budget as well as the water and sewer rates and assessment rolls. There was no comment during any of the three public hearings – and…
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