Mari Lou
A fire at the Delmar Auto Center on Waller Road Tuesday afternoon was accidental according to the Delaware State Fire Marshal. Delmar firefighters arrived just before 1pm to find smoke and flames coming from two structures at the property. Fire companies from Sussex and Wicomico Counties assisted or provided cover. The State Fire Marshal says…
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Governor John Carney on Tuesday announced additional restrictions statewide to slow community spread of COVID-19 as Delaware and the country experience a surge of cases, hospitalizations and deaths heading into the winter months. The restrictions will be formally issued in a revision to the Governor鈥檚 omnibus emergency order later this week. Governor Carney鈥檚 order will…
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Small craft advisories were up on Monday and my guess is they will be back up on Tuesday and Wednesday. I did take a ride into Lewes just to get out of the house. There were no boat trailers in the boat ramp parking lot and only one guy fishing at the Canary Creek Bridge.…
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A rash of thefts from vehicles in the Georgetown area is under investigation by Delaware State Police. Police say during the first week of November multiple vehicles were broken into and numerous debit and credit cards were stolen. Police learned one of the credit cards was used at a Harbeson convenience store they obtained surveillance…
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Police are investigating a robbery at the Uncle Willie’s on Coastal Highway in Lewes. Delaware State Police say the suspect entered the store around 9pm Saturday and waited till other customers left – then went to the counter and handed the clerk a plastic bag and demanded money. The suspect did show a gun and…
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The Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development is administering state recovery funds through the Maryland Strong Economic Recovery Initiative (MD-SERI). Eligible applicants can receive up to $500,000 in grant assistance for operational support. The initiative will provide targeted support to: Nonprofit tourism-producing organizations, such as museums, cultural attractions, zoos, aquariums; Nonprofit and for-profit live…
Read MoreDelaware State Police are trying to identify the suspect wanted in connection with a robbery at the Shore Stop Valero on Bay Road in Milford. Police say the suspect entered the store around 9:30 Saturday night and demanded cigarettes and money. He implied that he had a weapon, but none was shown. He left with…
Read MoreProactive screening and testing have identified a cluster of inmate COVID-19 cases in one housing building聽at James T. Vaughn Correctional Center (JTVCC), the state鈥檚 largest prison in Smyrna, the Department of Correction announced today.聽聽 With significant community spread throughout the state and the increased risk of the infectious virus entering a correctional facility, DOC implemented…
Read MoreRestaurant owners impacted by the current health pandemic are urged to apply for grant funds through the聽Worcester County Restaurant Relief Grant Program. Applications will be accepted online now through 11:59 p.m. on November 30. 鈥淲orcester County鈥檚 Restaurant Relief Grant Program provides individual restaurateurs with grant relief of up to ten-thousand dollars to help restaurants with…
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A Milford woman has been arrested after an incident Sunday in Seaford. Delaware State Police were called for a reported burglary at a home on Bridgeville Highway. During the investigation police learned that 34 year old Sherelle Evans entered the home of an acquaintance without permission while he and his children were sleeping. When the…
Read MoreSussex County Council meets Tuesday at 10am in the County Administration Building on the Circle in Georgetown. On tap for the meeting is a discussion of the Western Sussex Business Park and discussion on the meeting and holiday schedules for 2021. Finance Director Gina Jennings will discuss and possible propose an ordinance amendment pertaining to…
Read MoreThere will be no election on December 5th in Dagsboro. Town officials say only the incumbents, Norwood Truitt and William Chandler, filed for election. Tonight the town council will consider the fate of this year’s Christmas events and activities — specifically the tree lighting and parade. The Town Council meets virtually beginning at 6pm. https://dagsboro.delaware.gov/files/2020/11/11-16-2020-TC-Virtual-Mtg-Agenda.pdf
Read MoreSunday saw gale warnings up and to the best of my knowledge no boats left the dock.聽 The usual dedicated fishermen caught a few tog at Indian River Inlet.聽 I鈥檓 sorry, but you have to really love a tog to drive 200 miles, sit outside in a gale-force wind to maybe catch a keeper or…
Read MoreFriday might not have been a perfect fishing weather day, but it was the best we are going to get until next Thursday.聽 Gale warnings are up for Sunday and seas won鈥檛 go below five feet for the next three days.聽 In addition, the air temperature is expected to drop to the 40s during the…
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Chuck – 410-852-6093 – Big bonus triple 7 slot machine – $125 – 15″ Replica WW2 tower lights up – $40 Tom – 301-318-0199 – 2003 black Ford Thunderbird w/gray hardtop, 124,000 – $7000 Helen – 302-664-1961 – Gun case 42 by 22″ – $700 Barbara – 302-745-3735 – 29 vintage Barbie dolls, mostly from…
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Susan Harrison – Millsboro – Relaxing spot on the water in Millsboro / Click for full view
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Delaware’s beaches have been declared substantially cleared of oil after last month’s spill in the Delaware Bay. However, cleanup crews will respond to further oiling and shoreline monitoring will still take place. The cleanup began October 19 after oil began impacting the Delaware shoreline from Fowler Beach south and along the Atlantic coast beaches from…
Read MoreAttorney General Jennings today called on U.S. Attorney General William Barr to reverse his abrupt change to a 40-year-old U.S. Department of Justice policy that until this week had kept the department from interfering with election results. In a letter to AG Barr, AG Jennings and 22 other attorneys general strongly objected to a November…
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The Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) is reminding community- and faith-based 501c3 charitable organizations that primarily serve low-income and/or racial or ethnic minority populations in Kent or Sussex counties that CARES Act Relief funds are available for expenses incurred due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The deadline is Nov. 15, 2020, for eligible organizations…
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Governor John Carney and the Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) announced on Friday that the State of Delaware will partner with Nemours Children’s Health System, the Delaware Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, and other pediatric care providers in Delaware to make rapid COVID-19 tests available for Delaware children and adolescents statewide. Delaware…
Read MoreThursday saw small craft advisories up and no boats left Lewes or Indian River Inlet.聽 Advisories are up for Friday morning as what鈥檚 left of the hurricane passes by Delaware.聽 Killens Pond is getting an elevated walkway along Killens Pond Road and the construction will begin on November 23 requiring the closure of the boat…
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