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Fire Scorches Mobile Home In Long Neck Area
A structure fire in Paradise Cove off Long Neck Road is under investigation.A shed fire apparently spread to a residential structure Tuesday afternoon. The roof of the mobile home off Oyster Road also fell in. No injuries were reported.Members of the Indian River Volunteer Fire Company were joined by personnel from other fire companies and…
Read MoreMd. Primary Election Moved To July 19th As Redistricting Fights Continue
Uncertainty over redistricting has led to a change in the date of the 2022 Maryland primary election.The Maryland Court of Appeals has moved the primary from June 28th to July 19th. Candidates who faced a deadline to file this Friday now have until April 15th. To read the order, please CLICK HERE A challenge to…
Read MoreIRSD Qualifies 4 Teams for VEX Robotics World Championships in Dallas
Four teams of Indian River School District students have qualified for the VEX Robotics World Championships in Dallas, Texas on May 8-12. A team from Lord Baltimore Elementary School qualified by winning the Design Award at the Bots at the Beach Regional Competition on February 26 at H.O. Brittingham Elementary School in Milton. Team members…
Read MoreRep. Steve Smyk To Run For State Senate In 6th District
After ten years in the Delaware House of Representatives, Republican Steve Smyk is shifting his focus to run for State Senate. Smyk told WGMD’s Mike Bradley Tuesday that he hopes to serve even more constituents in the redrawn 6th District. State Senator Ernie Lopez, also a Republican, has decided not to seek reelection. “I’ll serve…
Read MoreDel. Legislation Would Direct Surplus State Funds To Adults & Children
A gas tax holiday does not look possible in Delaware, but several Republican lawmakers are proposing to allow each Delawarean to get a share of the state’s growing revenue surplus.GOP lawmakers Monday said they are floating a proposal to direct about $100-million from the budget surplus and provide $100 rebates to every Delaware adult and…
Read MoreFire Crews Called for Travel Trailer Blaze near Rehoboth
Fire crews from Rehoboth Beach were called to the Port Delmarva Development off Old Landing Road just before 3pm for a travel trailer on fire on Henderson Drive. Fire crews from Indian River and Lewes were also called along with State Police and Sussex County Paramedics. Fire fighters say a Jayco-type travel trailer caught fire…
Read MoreSussex County Mosquito Spraying Begins Wednesday
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control will begin annual spraying of spring woodland pools to control aquatic immature (larval) mosquitoes on Wednesday, March 16, weather permitting. Spraying by DNREC’s Mosquito Control section will begin in southern Sussex County, then expand into Kent and New Castle counties over the next several weeks. Controlling early-season woodland pool larval…
Read MoreClock Change 101: Dealing With The Return Of Daylight Saving Time
While early evenings are a little brighter, the clock change over the past weekend also means that darkness sticks around a little longer in the morning than it did just a few days ago. AAA Mid-Atlantic is reminding motorists to stay awake and alert and to be watching for children who may be on their…
Read MoreMan Struck, Killed After Getting Out Of Pickup Truck Following Accident
UPDATED: A Go Fund Me page has been set up to help with expenses A 61-year-old Hurclock man has died of injuries suffered in an accident on Maryland Route 16, south of Route 392 in Dorchester County (East New Market).According to Maryland State Police, troopers responded to the scene Saturday night and found three vehicles…
Read MoreResurfacing of Roth Bridge Begins Monday
If you travel over the Roth Bridge – work on replacing the concrete deck overlay will begin on Monday. The work, which is being done by the Army Corps of Engineers, will require lane restrictions and changing traffic patterns – as well as single and double lane closures at specified times. The repairs are necessary…
Read MoreFood Bank of Delaware Drive-Thru Food Pantry Monday in Georgetown
With high gasoline and food prices, the Food Bank of Delaware will continue to host its monthly drive-thru mobile pantries that started in March 2020 at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The first one is scheduled for Monday, March 14 starting at 10:00 a.m. at Crossroad Community Church in Georgetown. The Food Bank of…
Read MoreEarly Morning Crash Near Berlin Leaves 1 Dead and 1 Injured
One person is dead and another injured after crash just after 6 Saturday morning on Route 113 near Georgetown Road near Berlin. Maryland State Police say the Crown Victoria, driven by 33 year old Miguel Carrion of Snow Hill, spun off the roadway into trees and came to rest in the center median and caught…
Read MoreA Snow Hill Man is Dead after Truck Ends Up in Pocomoke River
A Snow Hill man is dead after his vehicle was found in the Pocomoke River. Maryland State Police are still investigating, but say just after 11 Friday morning a crash was reported on Route 12 and the Pocomoke River Bridge in Snow Hill. A witness told police that the truck was underwater in the middle…
Read MoreCaesar Rodney School District Welcomes New Superintendent
The Board of Education of the Caesar Rodney School District is pleased to announce that Dr. Christine Alois has been selected as the first woman and 11th Superintendent for the district. Currently the Deputy Secretary for the Delaware Department of Education (DDOE), Dr. Alois will take over as Superintendent on April 1, 2022. School Board President Mike…
Read MoreParsonsburg Woman Dies After Thursday Night Crash near Millsboro
A single vehicle crash west of Millsboro just after 9 Thursday night has left a Parsonsburg woman dead. Delaware State Police say a 58 year old woman was northbound on Lowes Crossing Road near Carey’s Camp Road when she went off the road in a curve, over-corrected and lost control. Her car struck a mailbox…
Read MoreDPH Launches Text Alert Messaging To COVID-19 Positive Persons
The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) Contact Tracing Team has launched a pre-call SMS/text messaging initiative to individuals who test positive for COVID-19. It involves sending a text message to COVID-positive individuals and providing initial isolation guidance and recommendations through a secure web platform before they receive a call from the Contact Tracing Team.…
Read MoreMD’s Project Restore Act Advances from Committee
The Maryland Senate Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee unanimously advanced Governor Hogan’s legislation to codify the state’s Project Restore initiative (SB393). Project Restore is a $25 million economic recovery initiative that offers rental and operational grants to help offset startup costs and incentivize commercial investment in vacant spaces. In total, more than 350 businesses across every jurisdiction in the…
Read MoreDel. Flags Half-Staff To Honor Clayton Fire Chief
Flags in Delaware are lowered to half-staff to honor the chief of the Clayton Fire Company, who died in an accidental fall at a fire station this week.Governor John Carney has directed that the state flag fly at half-staff at state buildings and facilities until sunset Tuesday, the day of John Pridemore’s funeral.Pridemore wasa member…
Read MoreDelaware Unemployment Steady Since December
Delaware’s unemployment rate has remained steady since December at 4.8% – still higher than the national rate at 4%. However in Sussex County the rate has increased from 4% in December to 5.3% in January. And the numbers by county are all higher in January than in December of 2021. The unemployment rate of 4.8%…
Read MoreWeather Forces Cancellation Of Ocean City St. Patrick’s Day Parade
Saturday’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Ocean City is canceled, making it the third consecutive year without a beloved late-winter tradition on the Eastern Shore. For two consecutive years, the COVID-19 pandemic and associated logistics prevented the parade from being held. This year, the Luck of the Irish is not smiling down: inclement weather is…
Read MoreDel. Marijuana Bill Fails To Clear Hurdle In House
For the first time in nearly four years, a bill that would regulate and legalize recreational use of cannabis (marijuana) by adults in Delaware received a vote in the House of Representatives Thursday. And, like in 2018, it did not get enough votes to pass. House Bill 305 would have required a two-thirds super majority,…
Read MoreMd. Gas Tax Targeted As State Revenues Surge
Maryland revenue projections for the current and upcoming fiscal years have been revised upward by $1.6-billion, prompting more calls to provide Marylanders with tax relief. The Maryland Board of Revenue Estimates (Comptroller Peter Franchot, Treasurer Dereck Davis and Budget Secretary David Brinkley) voted Thursday to increase revenue projections to $22.5-billion for Fiscal Year 2022, up…
Read MoreDel. Delegation: First State To Receive $97-Million Through Appropriations Bill
An appropriations bill making its way through Congress would direct $97-million to Delaware for various projects.Schools, higher education, small business, healthcare and infrastructure-related projects and organizations would get support under the legislation, according to Senator Tom Carper, Senator Chris Coons and Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (all Delaware Democrats) The chairs of the Senate and House…
Read MoreTesting Detects More Cases Of H5N1 Avian Influenza
Two more cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza have been discovered on Delmarva. According to the Delaware Department of Agriculture, federal lab testing confirmed the presence of H5N1 in a pullet operation in New Castle County and in a broiler flock in Queen Anne’s County. Cases had been confirmed previously at poultry farms in New…
Read MoreBrush Fire Spreads, Damages RVs, Small Structures
The Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating a blaze in Cambridge that involved recreational vehicles, brush and a garage and small non-residential structures. The fire was reported in the 5,800-block of Indian Quarter Road Wednesday at 12:37 a.m. Local firefighters had the blaze under control in less than half-an-hour. A neighbor discovered the fire,…
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