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User 284190339 · 05-22-25 Fishing Report Wednesday, we had a hard northeast wind and a cold rain. Small craft advisories were up again and they will be up on Thursday as well. The good news is the holiday weekend is looking fishable. Old Inlet Bait and Tackle is the only reporting station I called and…
Amy – Ellendale – Monarch on a gladiola after the rain. Click for full view
FRIDAY, MAY 23 Fenwick Island – 5:30pm – Memorial Day Ceremony at Fenwick Island Town Park (800 Coastal Hwy) – Remember and Honor. Special guest speaker & music from Phillip C. Showell Elementary School band SUNDAY, MAY 25 Millsboro – 10am – Millsboro Veterans Cemetery – A Day of Honor and Remembrance. Rain or shine…
User 284190339 · 05-21-25 Fishing Report Tuesday saw small craft advisories up and the remainder of the week they are calling for seas of 6 to 7 feet on the ocean. On top of that, It’s going to rain. Lewes Harbour Marina and Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em said no boats left their docks on…
Donald Davis – Big turbine at the Lewes-Rehoboth Canal. Click for full view
The Delaware State House has passed legislation that would create a new state-level department and secretary dedicated to advocating for and administering programs related to veterans. House Substitute 1 for House Bill 1 was passed with a vote of 38 for and 3 absent. The measure would create the Delaware Department of Veterans Affairs to…
On Tuesday, Maryland Governor Wes Moore presided over the fifth and final bill signing ceremony of 2025, which included the governor’s Procurement Reform Act of 2025 and the Budget Bill for FY 2026. The legislation signed today turns the state’s budget deficit into a surplus and enacts procurement reform to increase transparency and ensure that…
The Sussex County Council was presented with the proposed FY 2026 budget. The $285.1-million spending plan is a 7.3% increase over the current budget, which is driven by one-time capital expenditures in the sewer capital fund. These expenditures include major upgrades and improvements at the Inland Bays and Wolfe Neck Regional wastewater facilities. There is…
A Dover man has been arrested on burglary charges after an incident Sunday evening. Dover Police were called around 6pm to an apartment on Tollhouse Place when a black man in blue clothing entered the victim’s apartment who the victim didn’t know. Police arrested 29 year old Austinio Brown of Dover, who matched the suspect’s…
Salisbury University holds two graduation ceremonies this week. Both ceremonies – for the first time since the 1970s – will be held on the SU campus. On Wednesday is the Graduate Ceremony beginning at 6pm in the Maggs Arena. SU alumnus Aaron Deal, class of 93 and also the Maryland Teacher of the Year in…
It’s graduation day for Delaware Tech in Georgetown! The ceremony at the Owens Campus begins this evening at 6pm and will be live-streamed. Executive Director of the Carl M. Freeman Foundation, Patti Grimes will be the commencement speaker.
User 284190339 · 05-20-25 Fishing Report Small craft advisories were up on Monday and the week ahead is looking pretty unsettled. Lewes Harbour Marina and Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em said no boats left their docks on Monday. Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em did say they saw some blues caught out of Indian River Inlet.…
UPDATED – 05/19/25 – Delaware State Police have identified the suspect in a robbery last week in Laurel at the Hardee’s drive-thru. Detectives identified 28 year old Damiean Turner of Cambridge as the suspect – he is currently in custody in Maryland awaiting extradition to Delaware. Police say Turner will be charged with multiple offenses when…
The Sussex County Council meets Tuesday morning – this week’s meeting will include the budget presentation for FY 2026. The County Administrator and Finance Director will present the proposed budget to the Council, which will include the proposed property tax rate post reassessment. There will also be discussion on establishing water and sewer rates and…
A Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU) between US Wind and the Maryland Department of Natural Resources with commercial fishermen in Ocean City has received a cold shoulder from the Waterman’s Association. According to US Wind, they have proposed $20-million to support commercial fishing under and MOU reached with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources and also…
Learn about Tharros Village – a transformative new initiative designed to support the Cape Region’s homeless and unhoused neighbors, which is proposed for the former home of Troop 7 on Coastal Highway in Lewes. You’re invited to a community information night on Thursday, May 22 from 5:30 to 7:30 at the Lewes Public Library to…
User 284190339 · 05-19-25 Fishing Report As promised, small craft advisories were up again on Sunday. It looks like they will be up again on Monday and the rest of the week ain’t looking too good. Patty at Captain Bones in Odessa said the big stripers have moved on, but there are plenty of white…
Dave Nelson – Ocean View – Pre-sunrise reflections on Indian River Bay. Click for full view
UPDATED – 05/18/25 – Delaware State Police have identified 77 year-old Michael Boros of East Fallowfield, Pennsylvania, as the man who died in a fatal crash on Friday afternoon in Greenwood. ====================================================== ORIGINAL STORY – 05/17/25 – A Pennsylvania man is dead after a crash on Staytonville Road near Shawnee Road in Greenwood. Delaware State…
UPDATED – 05/18/25 – 5pm – The National Weather Service has confirmed that an E-F 1 tornado that began in eastern Dorchester County before crossing into Sussex County. Officials say the tornado formed at 6:52 Friday evening two miles south southeast of Rhodesdale, Maryland and ended at 7:06pm one mile south of Bethel. Estimated peak winds…
Unemployment in Delaware increased from 3.7% in March to 3.9% in April while the national average remained steady at 4.2%. However in Sussex County the average dropped from 4.1% in March to 3.9% in April. According to the Delaware Department of Labor, the Private Education and Health Service sectors grew by 3300 jobs over-the-year –…
User 284190339 · 05-18-25 Fishing Report Saturday saw small craft advisories up and they will be up on Sunday. I spite of less than perfect weather fish were caught on Saturday. Old Inlet Bait and Tackle said the Indian River Inlet did not disappoint those who got there early in the morning. The North Jetty…
Tony 302-858-8583 – YARD SALE ALL MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND 7am to 1pm – Saturday, Sunday & Monday (5/24 – 5/26) 30974 Bunting Road, Dagsboro Keith – 410-422-5675 – 2004 Mercury Marquis, 117k miles – $5100 Tim – 302-362-8629 – 2 kayaks – one is a sit-in / one is sit-on-top – $150 each Tim –…
UPDATED – 05/17/25 – Delaware State Police have identified 48-year-old Perry Vance of Millsboro, as the man who died in a fatal crash Friday near Angola. ========================================== UPDATED – 1:15pm – Delaware State Police were called just before 6 Friday morning for a fatal crash on Hollymount Road in the Harbeson/Angola area. Police say two commercial…