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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…
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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 DNRECās 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…
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If you travel over the Roth Bridge ā 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 ā as well as single and double lane closures at specified times. The repairs are necessary…
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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…
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Read MoreA 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 MoreThe 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…
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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…
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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.…
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The Maryland Senate Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee unanimously advanced Governor Hoganās legislation to codify the stateāsĀ Project RestoreĀ initiative (SB393). Project RestoreĀ 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,Ā more than 350 businessesĀ across every jurisdiction in the…
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Three people have been arrested by Dover Police on drug and weapons charges. Police learned that Orlando Batson of Dover was selling heroin while on Level 4 probation. Batson was contacted during a traffic stop with passenger 28 year old Lateesha Barber. Both were arrested ā Barber was found with MDMA/Ecstasy and 9 grams of…
Read MoreDelaware’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%…
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WGMD Throwback Thursday Picture of the Day – a rainy Return Day on the Circle in Georgetown (not sure of the year). WGMD was set up next to the Brick Hotel and talking with Return Day celebrants – winners and losers from Election Day – as well as spectators. Click for full view
Read MoreSussex County is putting it all out there when it comes to its finances. County Finance Director Gina A. Jennings on Tuesday, March 8, 2022, unveiled to County Council a new financial information portal on the Countyās website that allows users to see how the County is spending taxpayer money. Users can search information on…
Read MoreSussex Countians will have access to more affordable housing, a cleaner environment, and improved public safety, thanks to an infusion of federal dollars aimed at helping the community move past the global pandemic. County Council, at its Tuesday, March 8, 2022, meeting, endorsed a staff recommendation on how to utilize federal funds awarded to Sussex…
Read MoreFour women from Maryland have been arrested by Delaware State Police on multiple felony shoplifting charges. Police were on patrol at the Tanger Bayside Outlets in Rehoboth Beach on Saturday when they spotted a black Infinity sedan traveling in the parking lot with paper covering the rear license plate. Troopers stopped the vehicle as it…
Read MoreMaryland State Police have arrested a suspect in a 2010 Wicomico County Cold Case murder. Troopers arrested 32 year old Ryan Ellis at his home in Princess Anne this morning on charges of 1st and 2nd degree murder. Ellis was recently indicted by a Wicomico County Grand Jury. Police were called to a home in…
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