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Senate Votes To Repeal Training – Youth Wage
A youth and training wage that’s below Delaware’s minimum wage is a step closer to repeal. The State Senate Tuesday passed a bill (House Bill 88) 13-8 that sponsors said would ‘restore fairness and equity to Delaware’s labor code.’ The special wage was negotiated during an all-night session of the General Assembly three years ago…
Read MoreSussex County Council Approves Tyler Technologies for Reassessment
The Sussex County Council has approved entering into a contract with Tyler Technologies to perform the real property reassessment for the County. The County received two proposals in response to a Request For Proposal (RFP). One from Pearson’s Appraisal Service, with a completion date of January 2025 and a base amount of $13.9-million. The second…
Read MoreVIDEO: Gov Carney’s Weekly Coronavirus Update
Most of Delaware’s coronavirus numbers continue to fall. Public Health Director, Dr. Karyl Rattay says the number of new positive cases has hit it’s lowest mark since March of 2020 – at 20 statewide – 9 each in New Castle and Sussex Counties and 2 in Kent. Hospitalizations did add 9 to Sunday – with…
Read MoreGeorgetown Man Arrested for Attempted Murder
UPDATED: Arrest Made in Hebron Area Fire that Left 1 Dead
UPDATED – 6/8/21 – A continuing investigation by the Maryland State Police and the Office of the State Fire Marshal has led to the indictment of a suspect in connection with a residential fire at a home in which a woman was found dead last month in Wicomico County. The suspect is identified as Kenneth…
Read More7 Sentenced For 2020 OC Boardwalk Assaults
Seven suspects have pled guilty and been sentenced in recent months in connection with two assaults on the Ocean City Boardwalk last June. According to Ocean City Police, their investigation into the assaults determined that the same people were involved in each incident. Surveillance footage from City Watch, cellphone video from witnesses, citizen tips and…
Read MoreDagsboro Traffic Stop Leads To Drug Charges
Two people are facing drug-related charges after being pulled over on Iron Branch Road in Dagsboro. Delaware State Police said the driver, 30-year-old Keion Sturgis of Dagsboro, was found to be driving with a suspended license.According to police, a large amount of suspected heroin and cocaine was in plain view in the vehicle. Police said…
Read MoreDel. Rewards Businesses That Reward Vaccinated Customers
More than 200 Delaware small businesses are getting state grants of up to $5,000 to offset their costs of incentivizing their customers to get vaccinated for COVID-19. Governor John Carney and the Delaware Division of Small Business notified the first recipients in the state grant program Monday.A wide range of businesses including restaurants, retail and…
Read MoreMd. Announces $3-M Vax Project
The Maryland Department of Health is now accepting applications from community based organizations for the Community COVID-19 vaccination project. $3-million in all will be awarded to fund community-focused strategies for increasing confidence in the coronavirus vaccine and to reach more residents in vulnerable, underserved and hard-to-reach communities. Awards will range between $50,000 and $250,000, and…
Read MoreMan Arrested On Weapons Charges After Traffic Stop
DNREC Plans Evening Mosquito Spraying in Sussex & Kent Counties
Weather permitting; the Delaware Mosquito Control Section plans the following insecticide application(s) during the evening hours on Monday, June 07, 2021: Application of Anvil 10+10 (Sumithrin/PBO) with a truck-mounted sprayer to control adult mosquitoes in the following areas: In and near Delmar, Georgetown, and Harrington. Near Millsboro, Laurel, Lewes, Milton, Lincoln, Milford, Felton, and Magnolia. For notification purposes, spraying…
Read More5 File for 2 Commissioner Seats in Rehoboth
The deadline to file to run for commissioner in Rehoboth Beach was 4:30 p.m. today. The seats currently held by Comms. Richard Byrne and Pat Coluzzi are currently set to expire. Comm. Coluzzi had said she is not running. Those who filed are Timothy Bennett, current Comm. Richard Byrne, Suzanne Goode, Planning Comm. Rachel Macha…
Read MoreUPDATED: Police Investigating Shots Fired at Slaughter Beach area Home
UPDATED – 6/7/21 – Through the investigation, detectives have identified the driver of the vehicle wanted in connection to this incident. He is described as a black male, approximately 25-35 years old, with black facial hair. He wore a black baseball-style hat and a black hooded sweatshirt and operated an older model white Nissan Murano…
Read MoreUPDATE : 2 Stabbed During Fight at OC Mini-Golf Game
Ocean City Police provided this update Monday: On June 6th at approximately 7:08 p.m., Ocean City Police Officers responded to the area of 18th Street and Philadelphia Avenue for a report of a serious assault. Officers located two stabbing victims in the area of Kingfish Street. Ocean City EMS also responded and rendered emergency medical…
Read MoreTwo Injured in Crash at CBBT
Two people were taken to hospitals in Virginia Beach with non-life threatening injuries after a three vehicle head-on crash in the Chesapeake Tunnel on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel Monday morning around 11:20. CBBT officials say an SUV was southbound and struck the western wall of the tunnel twice before veering into the northbound lane…
Read MoreRehoboth to Make Sewer Repairs this Week – 2 Locations
Sussex County Council to Discuss Reassessment Tuesday
The Sussex County Council meets Tuesday morning. The Council will hear from the Director of Assessment, Chris Keeler, to discuss the reassessment that will be done in Sussex County and possibly award a contract for the job. County Administrator Todd Lawson will discuss appointments to the Planning Commission and the BOA. He will also discuss…
Read MoreWicomico Co. Forms Redistricting Panel
Wicomico County Council is inviting interested residents who are registered voters to serve on a Redistricting Commission. The panel will be tasked with developing councilmanic districts that are “reasonably compact, contiguous and substantially equal in population.” Citizens who are interested must submit a statement of interest, resume, political party information and other background by June…
Read MoreRoute 24/5/23 Project Rolls Out This Week
A project to improve the intersection of Route 24 at Routes 5 / 23 begins this week. Motorists can expect nighttime lane closures in the area between 9:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. through this Friday, with more nighttime work and lane closures next week. According to DelDOT, the work will involve providing new lanes, shoulders…
Read MoreSussex County Drive Thru Mobile Food Pantry on Monday
There will be a drive-thru Mobile Food Pantry on Monday beginning at 11am at Crossroad Community Church west of Georgetown. This is first-come, first-served – pre-registration does NOT guarantee service, but will speed up the check-in process at June7SussexCounty.eventbrite.com. Onsite registration will be available. Be sure to clear space in your trunk or back seat.…
Read MoreMD Flag at Half Staff Sunday
Sunday is Fire and Rescue Memorial Remembrance Day and the Maryland Flag Is at Half-Staff today. Governor Larry Hogan has ordered the Maryland State Flag lowered to half-staff at sunrise, today and returned to full-staff at sunset today to honor all fire, rescue, and emergency medical services personnel from the State of Maryland who have…
Read MoreLegislative Hall to Reopen to the Public on a Limited Basis
Ocean City Employee Honored after 50 Years on the Job
James Purnell has been on the job in Ocean City for 50 years! Purnell began working with the town in May of 1971 and has spent his entire career as an employee of the Public Works Department – he is currently the Town of Ocean City’s Solid Waste Supervisor. “As a Society, we have transitioned…
Read MoreUS Attorney for District of Maryland Warns of Scam
Acting United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Jonathan F. Lenzner announced today that scammers are attempting to “spoof” the U.S. Attorney’s Office main office telephone number so that calls appear to originate from the U.S. Attorney’s Office on the recipient’s caller ID in a criminal scheme to defraud individuals who owe federal debts…
Read MoreMagnolia Man Charged after Shooting Neighbors with BB Gun
A Magnolia man has been arrested for shooting his neighbors with a BB gun after a confrontation Thursday evening. Delaware State Police were called to Lambert Drive in Magnolia just after 5:30 where they determined that a group of juveniles were arguing with 26 year old Keith Rawding as they rode their bikes past his…
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