A WGMD Local News Article
Wallops Island Launch Thrills Skywatchers
At 9:46 a.m. Wednesday, a rocket soared into the bright blue sky from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility at Wallops Island Virginia. The Northrop Grumman Minotaur IV rocket is carrying four top-secret reconnaissance satellites. Launch was held for a while to clear boats out of the downrange area. This is Space Force’s first launch at Wallops…
Read MoreWorcester, Wicomico Schools Evaluate Reopening Alternatives
School systems on the Eastern Shore are developing plans to go back to school, whether that’s in person, with remote learning, or with a combination. Worcester County Schools has unveiled a ‘responsible return’ plan. The preference would be to teach within the ‘traditional educational environment.’ Groups of students may also rotate in-person and online from…
Read MoreACLU Calls For Action In Response to SCI COVID-19 Cases
The ACLU of Delaware says the outbreak of coronavirus positive cases at Sussex Correctional Institution requires immediate steps. The organization calls upon state leaders to consider the release of medically vulnerable people who may pose little risk to public safety but are at risk of being exposed to covid-19. Also ACLU of Delaware Executive Director…
Read MoreDel. Deadline For Candidates To File Passes
Sussex County Council’s Second District will have a new representative for the first time in 12 years. Councilman Sam Wilson is not filing for re-election. At Tuesday’s deadline for candidates to file, the Second District has three candidates. They include Wilson’s son, Robert Wilson. Lisa Hudson Briggs and Cindy Green, who is currently Sussex County…
Read MoreIt’s Tax Day! Here’s What You Should Know:
The three-month extension to file your 2019 tax return is coming to an end. The normal deadline to file of April 15th was extended until July 15th this year due to complications caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Today’s deadline applies to federal taxes as well as taxes in Delaware and Maryland. Tax payments and the…
Read MoreOcean Pines Police Chief David Massey To Retire
Ocean Pines is getting a new police chief. Lieutenant Leo Ehrisman, a 34-year-veteran of policing in Ocean Pines, has been promoted to the position of police chief. Ehrisman replaces Chief David Massey, who is stepping down August 1st after 17 years of Police Chief in Ocean Pines. Ocean Pines General Manager John Viola says the…
Read MoreLewes Expands Mask Requirement
Face coverings are required in more places in the City of Lewes. Mayor and Council approved an ordinance Monday that requires masks be worn in beach parking areas and restrooms, the parking lot at Roosevelt Inlet, and on the Savannah Road Drawbridge between Front Street and Anglers Road. The ordinance took effect at 5:00 p.m.…
Read MoreSussex County Council Announces Robbie Murray to Director of County EMS
The Sussex County Council today announced the next Director of EMS will be Robbie Murray of Frankford. The council went into executive session after the morning session to consider job applications and came back with their announcement. Murray has been a paramedic since 1994 and was named Paramedic of the Year in 1999. In 2016…
Read MoreGeorgetown Rally Shows Support For Law Enforcement
Stars and stripes in black, blue and white fly at the Circle in Georgetown for a rally in support of Delaware law enforcement. Several local police chiefs and law enforcement officers were also on hand to acknowledge the show of support Monday evening, which comes after weeks of protests that focused upon alleged racially-driven police…
Read MoreDewey Beach Town Manager Submits Resignation
Dewey Beach is searching for a Town Manager for the second time in a little over two years. Scott Koenig has submitted his resignation to the town. The Cape Gazette reports he indicates that he will step aside in August for a position in the private sector. Koenig became Town Manager in March 2018 after…
Read More1/3 of Inmates at SCI Test Positive for Coronavirus
Two weeks after proactive monitoring and testing identified a cluster of inmates with COVID-19 at the Sussex Correctional Institution (SCI), all 973 inmates have been tested for COVID-19, with one-third (303) inmates testing positive and two-thirds (650) testing negative. 20 test results remain pending. Additionally, 17 inmates at Morris Community Corrections Center (MCCC) in Dover have…
Read More$1.6-M Approved For Nanticoke Hospital
Nanticoke Hospital in Seaford will receive $1,600,000 to help it respond to the ongoing pandemic. Delaware’s Senator Tom Carper, Senator Chris Coons and Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester announced the funding Monday. Nanticoke initially did not get a share of CARES Act funding that supports efforts of rural hospitals, prompting the delegation to make the request…
Read MoreSussex Co., Lewes To Purchase Historic Jones Farm
Historic Jones Farm near Lewes will be preserved under a joint agreement. Sussex County, the City of Lewes and Lewes Public Works will purchase the property at a total sale price of about $5,000,000. J.G. Townsend and Company, an agri-business firm, currently owns the 37.5 acre parcel at Kings Highway and Clay Road. It’s now…
Read MoreCrashes Disrupt Morning Commute
At least two accidents have been causing delays this morning. One crash occurred shortly before 7:00 a.m. on Route 13 at Concord Road in Seaford. Also, Beach Highway (Route 16) was closed in the area of Owens Road and Hunters Cove Road in Greenwood because of an accident.
Read MoreFire Tears Through Kitchen At Rehoboth Home
A kitchen fire broke out over the weekend at a home on Fleming Circle in The Keys of Marsh Harbor. Members of the Rehoboth Beach Volunteer Fire Company encountered heavy fire and smoke conditions throughout the one-story home Saturday afternoon. Occupants got out safely. The fire was essentially knocked down in about 15 minutes, but…
Read MoreThousands Tested in Rehoboth-Dewey for Covid; More Lifeguards Testing Positive
About 1,200 people were tested last Tuesday in the Rehoboth Beach city hall parking lot according to Jennifer Brestel from the Division of Public Health. Those results were not available as of Friday. But she did say that of the 4,166 tests completed in Dewey and Rehoboth the previous week, 264 came back positive (6.34…
Read MoreRehoboth Police Encourage Face Mask Compliance with Boardwalk Checkpoints
Several visitors receive citations for refusing to comply Rehoboth Beach police have been enforcing the face-covering requirements this past week with periodic boardwalk checkpoints. On Sunday, Police Chief Keith Banks said the officers have so far issued 29 $100 civil citations. Police have made it clear that they are not out to get anybody, but…
Read MoreFiery Crash at Argos Corner Sends 4 to the Hospital
Delaware State Police are investigating a single vehicle crash near Argos Corner Saturday night. Police say for unknown reasons a Durango left southbound Route 1 – struck the guard rail and bridge – crossed the highway and overturned in the median several times. Eight people in the SUV were able to escape before the vehicle…
Read MoreTwo Injured in Crash Near Felton
Two people were injured after a single vehicle crash Friday night near Killens Pond State Park. Delaware State Police say a Tahoe, driven by a 40 year old man from Camden-Wyoming struck a tree at the intersection of Killens Pond Road and Scrap Tavern Road. Neither the driver or 44 year old female passenger from…
Read MoreMD AG Frosh Pushing for Mail-In 2020 General Election
Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh today released the following statement: “We cannot overstate the devastating consequences likely to result if the State of Maryland does not plan now to mail every voter a ballot for the 2020 Presidential General Election.” “That is what the Maryland Association of Elections Officials, representing every single one of our state’s 24…
Read MoreMD Positivity Rate for Coronavirus at New Low
Five weeks after the state entered Stage Two of recovery, Maryland’s key COVID-19 health metrics continue to trend in a positive direction. The statewide positivity rate has fallen to a new low of 4.34%, and ICU beds have dropped to their lowest level since March 30. State health officials continue to monitor the spikes and outbreaks in…
Read MoreUpdate : TS Fay Brings Wind & Water to Delmarva
UPDATED – Saturday, 9:30am – Tropical Storm Fay passed off the coast of Delmarva yesterday morning – and brought a lot of rain to the eastern side of Sussex County. The National Weather Service reports that beach areas saw from about 5 ½ inches to nearly 7 inches of rain. There were reports of flooding…
Read MoreSkipjack Wind Farm Interconnection Facility On Hold
On hold! Orsted announced Friday that it will no longer pursue plans to build an interconnection facility at Fenwick Island State Park. The company entered into a non-binding MOU with DNREC a year ago to construct the Skipjack Wind Farm’s interconnection facility within the park – however a thorough evaluation of the area shows that…
Read MoreFlash Flood Watch CANCELED
Flash Flood Watch CANCELED for Talbot County, MD Queen Anne’s County, MD Sussex County, DE Wicomico County, MD Somerset County, MD Worcester County, MD Dorchester County, MD
Read MoreKillens Pond Water Park Reopens Saturday
The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control will reopen the Killens Pond State Park Water Park on Saturday, July 11, with measures in effect to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. The Water Park will limit its hours and offer two sessions per day, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and from 2:30 p.m. to 6:30…
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