Mari Lou
Wednesday saw gale warnings up and it looks like no one will be doing much fishing until Saturday. Once the storm passes, it may take a tide or two for the seas to settle down. Hopefully, the water will not push up into the marsh and bring all that grass into the bay and ocean.…
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WGMD Throwback Thursday picture of the day. While the picture dates back to 2014 – that’s a few days of news script on the counter in the news studio! So much for a paperless office! Click for full view
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Tuesday was the last fishable day until Saturday. There is a gale warning up for Wednesday and Thursday. Captain Aaron Hurd from the Gale Force took a busman’s holiday and fished on the Katydid on Monday catching a 6.12-pound flounder as part of their boat limit plus several dolphin. At Rick’s Bait and Tackle we…
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Monday was a beautiful fishing day and lots of fish were caught. Tuesday looks like more of the same, then everything goes downhill right into the weekend. At Rick’s Bait and Tackle we learned that Jason Laux and Jaxen Edwards both caught identical 10.8-pound dolphin while fishing with their dads over ocean structure. Alen Rosenberger…
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Jean Messick – Millsboro – Here comes the sun over the Indian River Bay. Click for full view
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Starting Monday, August 30, Beebe Healthcare is updating its visitor restrictions to allow inpatients to have one well visitor during visitor hours. This visitor is not permitted to rotate during the day. This includes patients at the Lewes and South Coastal Emergency Departments and Beebe Medical Group offices. As a continuation of Beebe’s existing policy,…
Read MoreDelaware State Police arrested 27 year old Deandre Mapp of Georgetown, on multiple criminal and traffic charges after he assaulted a trooper and ran off on foot while being taken into custody during a traffic stop. On Saturday, August 28 around 9:15pm, a trooper traveling northbound on Hollyville Road spotted a black Chevrolet Malibu traveling…
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Delmarva Power is sending crews, equipment and expertise to Louisiana to repair utility infrastructure damage and help restore energy service for customers impacted by Hurricane Ida. More than 100 Delmarva Power employees and contractors are heading south as part of mutual assistance networks coordinating recovery efforts. “Energy companies from across the country have supported our…
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The Indian River School District will implement a new online family portal for meal purchases in schoolcafeterias and online meal benefit applications for the 2021-2022 school year. The new TITAN system willreplace the previous K12 Payment Center system. Families may open a new account in the TITAN system prior to the start of the school…
Read MoreSunday saw rough seas on the ocean, so many boats fished in the bay. A few tried the ocean and either came back to the dock or took a beating. The rest of the week remains unsettled with light winds and rough seas plus a chance of rain every day and the remains of the…
Read MoreAbigail Dion – Sykesville – Ocean City Jeep Week Jeep Crawl – final day! Click for full view
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President Biden has made his first visit as commander-in-chief to Dover Air Force Base for the dignified transfer ceremony as the bodies of US personnel who were killed in an attack on the airport in Kabul last week returned to American soil. Mr. Biden was accompanied by First Lady Dr. Jill Biden at Sunday’s solemn…
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Saturday was just a bit cooler with a light breeze. Sunday will see the wind go northeast at ten knots with seas of three to four feet on the ocean and two feet or less on Delaware Bay. I must begin this report with sad news. Captain Chris Ragni, Sr. lost his life due to…
Read MoreDelaware State Police arrested 30 year old Andre Hallett, of Millsboro, early Thursday morning during a traffic stop in Lewes. On August 26 at approximately 1:54 a.m., troopers were dispatched to Wawa on Dartmouth Drive, for a report of a vehicle striking a barrier in the parking lot. When troopers arrived on scene, they located the vehicle…
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UPDATED – 8/29/21 – A boating accident offshore of Ocean City has taken the life of Captain Chris Ragni, Sr. There’s an outpouring on Facebook from the fishing community as well as other friends and loved ones. His son, Chris Ragni, Jr on his Facebook page said that his father died doing what he loved…
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Voters in Henlopen Acres have returned incumbent Beatrix Richards to the town Board of Commissioners and elected Tiffany Derrickson to fill the seat being vacated by Andrew Brittingham. Richards was the top vote-getter with 91 and Derrickson grabbed 90 votes. Lyndie Hertrich won 83 votes and John Shedletsky, Jr got 28. The Board of Commissioners…
Read MoreA shooting near Seaford sent one man to the hospital Friday morning. Delaware State Police say a 33 year old man was southbound on Route 13 near Concord Road around 8am when he heard the sound of gunshots. He was struck multiple times on his right side. He drove off from the area to a…
Read MoreDavid from Georgetown – 302-858-5006 Wanted: (6)Hershey Park tickets for September 25 – Wilson leather motorcycle jacket (XL) and chaps – $175 Doug from Lewes – 302-827-1097 – 800 international and domestic bottles and cans of beer (some empty, some full) – Call for pricing Doug from Millsboro – 302-604-9691 – Wood splitter 20 ton,…
Read MoreAutism Delaware’s license plate project nearly over – and the winning specialty tag is a real stand out! Now orders are needed to the DMV which needs at least 50 paid applications before the plate will be listed on the Delaware DMV website. You will keep the current license plate number you have – your…
Read MoreMore hot and calm weather on Friday brought more good fishing. Saturday and Sunday also look good with a chance of thunderstorms. Frank Tucker fished with Jeff and his grandson Jimmy at the Old Grounds. They caught 17 flounder keeping 10 between 17.5 and 22 inches. On the way out they hit the blues at…
Read MoreCarl Bull – Frankford – Assawoman Bay near Harpoon Hanna’s – heading home before a storm. Click for full view
Read MoreUPDATED – 8/27/21 – Maryland State Police have arrested the man wanted for the stabbing of a woman in Princess Anne Thursday. Police arrested 63 year old Harold Cropper in an abandoned residence on Antioch Avenue in Princess Anne. Police say the 45 year old victim was visiting with friends when Cropper attacked her on…
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Public Comment Sessions Planned for Use of Body-Worn Cameras for Delaware Police Officers
The Council on Police Training will hold two public comment sessions for regulations regarding the use of body-worn cameras for Delaware police officers, as required by HB 195. These regulations will address standards governing body camera use, activation, electronic storage, and dissemination. A subcommittee will receive all comments from the public on the required mandatory…
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