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Carol Tabor – Flowers reflected in a puddle Click for full view
Read MoreJake Smith Monologue – 08-12-21 – “A Sudden Change of Character”
Del. Vaccine Policy Announced For State Employees, Long-Term Care Staff
The following news release was issued by the office of Delaware Governor John Carney Thursday: Governor Carney and the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) on Thursday announced that ​beginning on September 30, staff in long-term care and other health care facilities will be required to provide proof of vaccination or to undergo regular testing to prevent the transmission of…
Read MoreDid the EAS test miss you? This may be the reason:
Did you get the message? Wednesday afternoon, the Federal Emergency Management Agency conducted a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System and the Wireless Emergency Alert system that sends emergency notifications to cellphones. The test also went out over radio and television. The cellphone message likely indicated that it was a test of the National…
Read MoreMan Pleads Guilty, Gets Sentenced In Animal Cruelty Case
A Salisbury man pleads guilty to one count of animal cruelty by starvation. According to the Wicomico County State’s Attorney’s Office, the plea from 41-year-old Ryan Shull was accepted by Chief Circuit Court Judge Kathleen Beckstead, who sentenced Shull to two years of incarceration, which was suspended. Prosecutors said Animal Control officers responded to concerns…
Read MoreCooling Centers Open In Wicomico Co.
A cooling center will be available in Salisbury for people who are looking to get out of the heat. The Wicomico Youth and Civic Center Flanders Room will be available today between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. and Friday from noon until five p.m. Guests are strongly encouraged to wear a mask, and should bring…
Read MoreDel. Electric Co-op Beat The Peak Alert, Thur. Aug. 12th
Delaware Electric Cooperative has issued a Beat The Peak Alert for this afternoon between 3:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. Temperatures are expected to be warmer which will have people turning their AC during this peak time – when the co-op would be purchasing more expensive energy. You can help Beat the Peak by delaying the…
Read MoreMore Del. Small Business EDGE Awards Presented
15 Delaware companies have received grants in the third round of the Division of Small Business EDGE program, or Encouraging Development, Growth and Expansion. The honors were presented Wednesday by Governor John Carney and Division Director Jordan Schulties at a Smyrna Distillery. STEM and non-STEM related businesses and entrepreneurs were eligible. “We need to make…
Read MoreWGMD Fishing Report 8-11-21
Wednesday was another typical August day, hot and humid with a 10 to 15-knot southwest wind and three-foot seas on the ocean. Thursday and Friday will be the same before the temperature drops 20 degrees between then and Sunday with rain showers in the forecast. Robbie at Lewes Harbour Marina said the Katydid had 36…
Read MoreDel. Courts Implement Mask Requirement
Delaware courts will again require anyone at a court facility to wear a face covering starting Monday, August 16th. Supreme Court Chief Justice Collins Seitz Junior announced the action Wednesday as administrative head of all state courts in Delaware. The requirement is in accordance with Governor John Carney’s directive that state employees and visitors to…
Read MoreMotorcycle Operator Killed In Crash On Bay Rd.
A 25-year-old Milford man is dead following a motorcycle crash on Bay Road (Route 1). According to Delaware State Police, the motorcyclist crossed the grass median near New Wharf Road Tuesday night and collided with an oncoming SUV. The car crashed into a utility pole. The man who was driving the motorcycle died at a…
Read MoreWGMD Picture of the Day
WGMD’s Throwback Thursday Picture of the Day – to September of 2009 – WGMD’s midday host Don Geronimo broadcasting live from Shenanigan’s in Ocean City – looks like he’s trying to get the leprechaun to give up the location of his pot of gold! Click for full view
Read MoreNational EAS Test Comes To Your Cellphone
A national test of the Wireless Emergency Alert and the Emergency Alert System is scheduled this afternoon (Wednesday). You will receive the wireless alert only if you have opted in to receive test messages. The message will indicate that ‘no action is needed.’ The test is scheduled to go out at 2:20 p.m., according to…
Read MoreCaught On Camera: Milford Police Investigate Pharmacy Burglary
Milford Police are investigating a burglary at CVS on Route 113. At about 3:32 a.m. Monday, officers responded to an alarm at the pharmacy and discovered that the front glass doors were damaged. A review of surveillance footage determined that the suspect stole some cash from the store and fled. Anyone with information about the…
Read MoreWicomico Co. Public Schools Implement Mask Requirement
Students, staff and visitors to Wicomico County Public Schools will be required to wear a mask at indoor school facilities starting today. School officials said the policy is based on the recommendation of the CDC and the Maryland and Wicomico County Health Departments, based on the county’s high transmission rates of COVID-19. According to Superintendent…
Read MoreDel. 2020-21 School Assessment Results Released
The Delaware statewide education assessment results have been released, reflecting a school year like no other. Delaware Secretary of Education Dr. Susan Bunting said significantly fewer students took the assessment, which makes it impossible to compare to previous administration of the test. Still, she said the data is valuable as the state and schools try…
Read MoreWGMD Fishing Report 8-10-21
I hope you enjoyed the weather on Tuesday because that’s what we will have for the rest of the week. Winds out of the Southwest at 10 to 15 knots and seas on the ocean at three feet. To catch up on reports I missed over the weekend, fishing at Indian River Bay was very…
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Jean Messick – Millsboro – Turtles at play in the bay. Click for full view
Read MoreNJ Angler Breaks Newly Set Maryland Swordfish Record at WMO
A New Jersey angler is now the second officially recognized state record holder for swordfish, which he caught during the White Marlin Open on August 6 at Ocean City. Jake Bertonazzi broke the state’s nearly two-week-old record for the Atlantic Division with a 318.5-pound swordfish — Xiphias gladius — caught while participating in the White Marlin Open, roughly 60…
Read MoreSussex County Begins to Issue Property Tax Bills
Summer’s end signals the start of another season in Sussex County: tax time. The County’s Billing Services office has begun issuing bills for the 2022 fiscal year, totaling an estimated $174.2 million in tax revenue. Each August, Sussex County government issues tens of thousands of tax bills for the more than 186,000 parcels in the…
Read MoreJake Smith Monologue – 08-10-21 – “That Sly Fox”
Clark Evans On Surf Fishing Tags – 08-10-21
Willards VFC Awarded Grain Bin Rescue Tube
On Monday, local first responders with the Willards Volunteer Fire Department were awarded a grain rescue tube and specialized training from Nationwide and MidAtlantic Farm Credit through Nationwide’s Grain Bin Safety advocacy campaign, which was started in 2014. These resources will be used to help protect against grain entrapments, which result in dozens of deaths…
Read MoreGov. Carney Announces School Mask Requirement
Delaware students in grades k-through 12, and child care homes and centers will be required to wear a face covering while indoors starting next Monday. Governor John Carney said Tuesday that the mask requirement is for everyone and is regardless of vaccination status and covers public and private schools. The requirement will be formalized later…
Read MoreReplica Tall Ship Sails Into Ocean City
A replica of a ship sailed by Christopher Columbus comes to Ocean City. The Nao Santa Maria was designed and built in 2017 by a foundation. It’s a full-scale replica of the merchant vessel that sailed hundreds of years ago. “We are excited to host a piece of history right here in Ocean City,” Ocean…
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