DRBC to Consider Amending Fracking Water Rules During Wednesday Morning Business Meeting
The Delaware River and Bay Commission meets Wednesday morning beginning at 10:30 – virtually. One agenda item is a resolution to amend the Comprehensive Plan, Water code and Special Regulations regarding importations of water into and exportations of water from the Delaware River Basin and discharges of wastewater from high volume hydraulic fracturing and related…
Read MoreJake Smith Monologue – 12-06-22 – “A Call To Arms for Parents and Grandparents”
UPDATED: DSP Identify Pedestrian Killed North of Milford on Bay Road
UPDATED – 12/06/22 – Delaware State Police have identified the man who died in a pedestrian collision that occurred on December 4, 2022, in the Milford area as 49 year old Steven Shehorn of Milford, Delaware. ================================================================ A Milford man is dead after he was struck by a car on Bay Road north of Milford Sunday…
Read MoreWGMD Fishing Report 12-5-22
Monday was a beautiful day for fishing, so I went fishing. As usual, up a 0330 and at the Talbot Street Dock in Ocean City, Maryland by 0530 to board the Angler. Underway at 0600 and first lines in the water at 0800. It was not exactly drop and crank, but then I did not…
Read MoreSussex County Sings in the Season at Caroling on the Circle
The 39th Annual Caroling on the Circle was Monday evening on the Circle in Georgetown. While singing in the holiday season, Sussex County residents also brought donations of canned and non-perishable food items. While the collection pod will remain on the Circle through the end of the month, County officials say so far over 13,000…
Read MoreDonald Clark Named Sussex County Employee of the Year
Sussex County held the annual Mildred King Luncheon last Friday and during the festivities announced the employee of the year. It is Donald Clark of Millsboro, who was an honorable mention in the fourth quarter. Clark is the assistant district manager at the South Coastal Regional Wastewater Facility near Bethany Beach and fashioned a set…
Read MoreProposed Restaurant at Cape Henlopen State Park on Hold
A proposed restaurant for Cape Henlopen State Park is on hold. At a public meeting about the project Monday, DNREC Division of Parks and Recreation Director Ray Bivens announced that DNREC and La Vida Hospitality have mutually decided not to move forward at this time with a proposed restaurant at the park. DNREC will conduct…
Read MoreSchool Bus Overturns after Crash on Millsboro Hwy
A crash just after 4:30 snarled traffic on Millsboro Highway at Laurel Road near Gumboro Monday afternoon. Delaware State Police tell the Talk of Delmarva that an East Millsboro Elementary School bus failed to see a pickup truck stopped to make left turn onto Laurel Road. The bus driver struck the rear of the pickup…
Read MoreUS Army Corps & DNREC Sign Cost-Sharing Agreement
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Philadelphia District has signed a feasibility cost sharing agreement with DNREC to initiate a new study for the Delaware Inland Bays. The signing of this agreement on November 29, 2022, formally kicks off the Delaware Inland Bays and Delaware Bay Coast Coastal Storm Risk Management Study. The study will evaluate…
Read MoreWicomico County Executive, Julie Giordano, to be Sworn In Tuesday Morning
Wicomico County Executive-elect Julie Giordano will be sworn into office Tuesday morning at 9am. Giordano has taught in the Wicomico County School District for over 15 years and the ceremony will take place at James M. Bennett High School in Salisbury giving current and former students of Giordano’s a chance to watch history being made…
Read MoreDE Congressional Delegation Announces $11 Million to Bolster DPH Workforce & Infrastructure
Delaware will receive over $11-million from the CDC to strengthen the state’s public health workforce and infrastructure. That announcement comes from Governor John Carney and Delaware’s Congressional Delegation – and the funding was made possible by the American Rescue Plan. DHSS Secretary Molly Magarik says the funding will allow expansion of the current public health…
Read MoreREMINDER: DNREC to Host Public Meeting on Proposed Restaurant for CHSP TONIGHT
DNREC wants to hear your comments on a proposed restaurant for Cape Henlopen State Park. A public meeting will be held on Monday, December 5 from 5:30 to 7:30pm at Cape Henlopen High School. DNREC will share a presentation about the proposal for the restaurant, which would be located at the north side of the…
Read MoreWestover Man Sentenced for Salisbury Assault
A Westover man has been sentenced to prison. Associate Judge of the Circuit Court for Wicomico County, Matthew Maciarello sentenced 30 year old Derrick Harmon to 20 years in prison with 10 years of active incarceration following his conviction in October of 1st degree assault. Harmon will also spend three years of supervised probation on…
Read MoreRepeat Delaware Sex Offender Convicted
A Magnolia man has pleaded guilty to two counts of unlawful sexual conduct against a child and two counts of human trafficking a minor. The Delaware Attorney General’s office says an investigation found that 31 year old George Curtis was a photographer for an illicit photo shoot that was prearranged on social media and repeatedly…
Read MoreMike Bradley with Scott Mumford of Warren Station – 12-05-22
Jake Smith Monologue – 12-05-22 – “ABSOLUTE POWER!”
Rehoboth Christmas Parade Tonight – Street Closures begin at 4pm
The Rehoboth Beach Volunteer Fire Company’s annual Hometown Christmas Parade will bring the jolly ol’ elf himself and dozens of festively decorated floats – along with bands and other parade-goers – down Rehoboth Avenue beginning at 6 pm Monday, December 5. Watch for the Talk of Delmarva van which will be in the parade as…
Read MoreCordova Domestic Escalates to Attempted Murder Charge
A Cordova, Maryland man has been arrested in North Carolina in connection with an attempted murder on Three Bridges Road in Cordova on Sunday afternoon. Talbot County Sheriff’s deputies were called for an assault and learned that a father-son domestic incident had occurred over a firearm. During an altercation, 19 year old Frank Ashe got…
Read MoreWGMD Fishing Report 12-4-22
Sunday saw nice weather on land, but a small craft advisory on the ocean kept boats tied to the dock or sitting on their trailers. Monday looks good and I hope to be out on the ocean aboard the Angler out of Ocean City, Maryland. My main target on this trip will be black sea…
Read MoreEarly Sunday Morning Fire at Delmar Church Accidental
Firefighters in Delmar were called for a structure fire Sunday morning just after 3am. Crews arriving at the scene found fire in The First Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ on North 2nd Street. Crews from Laurel, Sharptown and Salisbury assisted or provided backup. Delaware State Fire investigators say the fire was caused by an…
Read MoreWGMD Fishing Report 12-3-22
Saturday was about as miserable as you could get unless you enjoy high winds and driving rain. The only good thing was it didn’t snow. Looks like Monday before the boats can run again. I do have a couple of reports from Friday. The Skipjack II with Captain Beau brought in a sea bass limit…
Read MoreMD Trooper 6 Medevac’s Injured Hunter in Dorchester County
Maryland State Police aviation came to the rescue of an injured hunter who was stranded near Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge on Friday. Dorchester emergency personnel were called for a man that fell about 14 feet from a tree stand and needed medical attention which they provided until the medevac arrived. MSP Aviation Command was called…
Read MoreFelton Man Arrested for Shoplifting
Felton Police were called to the Royal Farms for a shoplifter on Thursday. Police learned that a white male suspect took over $184 worth of merchandise. Video surveillance showed the suspect and his vehicle – on Friday the vehicle was spotted and a traffic stop was made. The passenger was identified as the suspect –…
Read MoreWGMD Radio Flea Market 12-3-22
Charlie – 302-233-0596 – Humidifier – $5 – Kerosene lamps and lanterns – make offer – Puzzles – good shape – $2 a piece Rodney – 302-236-2473 – Precor 517 FX Cross trainer – $25 Allie – 302-422-6955 – Mattel Barbie Swimming Pool – Best Offer – Fischer Price Family Camp, 1972 – Best Offer…
Read MoreMissing Chincoteague Man Recovered From Southern End of Assateague Island
Chincoteague Police with help from Federal Wildlife officials have recovered the body of Dewey Hall, Sr., of Chincoteague from the beach at southern end of Assateague Island. Hall was reported missing on November 7th – and last seen early in the morning of November 4th. The family has started a GoFundMe page to cover the…
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