Mari Lou
Sussex 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…
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There 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
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Sunday saw gale warnings up and to the best of my knowledge no boats left the dock. The usual dedicated fishermen caught a few tog at Indian River Inlet. I’m 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…
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Friday might not have been a perfect fishing weather day, but it was the best we are going to get until next Thursday. Gale warnings are up for Sunday and seas won’t go below five feet for the next three days. 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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Friday saw reasonable fishing conditions inshore and several boats did fish for tog. Saturday looks pretty much the same while Sunday is going to be very rough. At Lewes Harbour Marina Tommy said the Katydid and the Top Fin had good catches of tog. I suspect they fished structure close to the beach. The Thelma…
Read MoreSusan Harrison – Millsboro – Relaxing spot on the water in Millsboro / Click for full view
Read MoreDelaware’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. Advisories are up for Friday morning as what’s left of the hurricane passes by Delaware. 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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As promised, the weather started going downhill on Wednesday with small craft advisories and they will be up again on Thursday. The latest hurricane, Eta, will be off of our coast on Friday, or so the National Weather Service predicts, and if they are correct, and sometimes they are, then the ocean will be just…
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Tuesday was the last good weather day for a while, possibly until spring. I fished the southside of Indian River Inlet again and again I came up empty. I only saw one small tog caught, although I am sure there were others. At Lewes Harbour Marina the Katydid came back from ocean structure with a…
Read MoreML – Taken (2013?) during a ground-breaking ceremony at the Delaware Army National Guard RSP in Bethany Beach / Click for full view
Read MoreWith Maryland’s positivity rate exceeding 5% for the first time since June and health metrics spiking across the nation, Governor Larry Hogan today announced a series of actions to slow the spread of COVID-19. “Since last week, most of our key metrics have worsened considerably,” said Governor Hogan. “More people are getting infected with the…
Read MoreMonday was the next to last good weather day which means you have to go fishing on Tuesday. Go before work, after work or skip work. Just go. Rain and wind will move in on Wednesday and stick around until the weekend and who knows when we will see temperatures in the 70s again. Tommy…
Read MoreA Pennsylvania man was seriously injured after he was struck by a vehicle while walking on on East Trap Pond Road west of Georgetown Saturday evening just after 6. Delaware State Police say a vehicle was passing another and entered into the westbound lane and struck the pedestrian – who was flown to an area…
Read MoreSaturday began with a very thick fog, but the boats pushed on, some pushed a bit to fast for their own safety, but what else is new. It looks like this fantastic weather is going to hold until Wednesday, so if you can find the time get out fishing somewhere. Tommy at Lewes Harbour Marina…
Read MoreThe Delaware GOP is requesting that the State Department of Elections preserve all data and documents relating to the November 3rd General Election. Chair Jane Brady says that the party intends to investigate reports from poll workers that there are discrepancies between the vote tallies reported by the Department and the tallies that were recorded…
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