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The 239th Correctional Employee Initial Training Class graduated Friday during a socially distanced ceremony at the Steven R. Floyd, Sr. Training Academy in Dover. The class of 33 correctional officer cadets completed a three-month course of classroom and hand-son instruction in multiple areas. They are the 5th class of correctional officer cadets to graduate this…
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A Dover man has been arrested on criminal and traffic charges after a traffic stop Thursday afternoon. Delaware State Police were looking for a beige car speeding and passing vehicles on the shoulder of Route 13 in the Felton area. A Trooper spotted the vehicle and activated his emergency lights and the suspect vehicle swerved…
Read MoreGov Carney Revises State of Emergency – Resumes FOIA; Makes Technical Changes Around School Guidance
Governor John Carney on Friday issued a revision to the omnibus State of Emergency order, resuming the processing of requests under Delaware’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Click here to read Governor Carney’s modification. “Thank you to all Delawareans who are doing the hard work to get us through this COVID-19 crisis,” said Governor Carney. “The vast…
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Thursday was overcast and cool, but the winds were light and the seas were down making for decent fishing conditions. The weekend looks good if you can dodge a few rain drops. I drove down to Indian River Inlet around 2:30 PM to catch the top of the incoming current and worked the rips west…
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Wednesday should be the last day of the current run of bad weather. It looks like Thursday through Sunday we should have decent sea conditions. Let’s hope the fish are still here and can find our baits and lures. Tommy at Lewes Harbour Marina said no one went out in the ocean or bay on…
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WGMD Throwback Thursday Picture of the Day – This POD by Brandi – Lewes Beach – is from the first Pictures of the Day circa 2008 / Click for full view
Read MoreTuesday saw small craft advisories up and they will be up again on Wednesday. Thursday will be the first day that boats can get out into the ocean, but a few may try the bay on Wednesday. Surf fishing will be difficult at best until Friday, just in time for the Old Inlet Delaware Fall…
Read MoreFire damaged a row of stores and residential properties at 105 Federal Street in Milton just after noon Tuesday. Milton Firefighters found smoke and flames coming from the rear of the building – companies from Lewes, Georgetown, Ellendale, Memorial were called to assist along with county paramedics. State Fire Marshal investigators were on the scene…
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Monday brought no change in the weather with small craft advisories in the ocean and bay. It still looks like Thursday before this mess moves out and then it will take a while until the water clears in the surf and inlet and the bottom settles down in the ocean and bay. I did see…
Read MoreSunday was a repeat of Saturday and it looks like Monday and Tuesday will repeat Saturday and Sunday. Checking the long-range forecast, it looks like Thursday before we see any break in this weather pattern and that’s only if no more storms form in the Atlantic. Lewes Harbour Marina said no one went out on…
Read MoreSaturday was a lovely day on land and a real nightmare on the water. Small craft advisories are up through Tuesday and if the forecast holds, it will be late next week before the seas settle down. I’ve lost count on the number of storms floating around in the Atlantic plus the ones in the…
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Dave Nelson – Ocean View – Two birds on the rocks at the Indian River Inlet / Click for full view
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Maryland Department of Labor (Labor) Secretary Tiffany Robinson has announced that Maryland has been awarded $2,430,000 in funding from the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) to support Maryland’s ongoing efforts to prevent and detect unemployment insurance fraud. The initial fraud investigation announced has been completed, with nearly 95% of claims initially investigated determined to be…
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Community Calendar: Train Club Sale Saturday, September 26 32442 Royal Blvd., Dagsboro =================================== Fran – 302-542-7486 – Little Wonder Leaf Blower w/Subaru engine – $350 Jerry – 302-827-4473 – Girl’s Huffy bike with training wheels and 16″ tires (Disney Frozen theme) – $25 – 3-wheel black Baby Trend jogging stroller (folds up for storage and…
Read MoreFriday was the beginning of a long spell of bad fishing weather. To the best of my knowledge, no boats went out on the ocean or bay. I doubt if anyone fished the surf and I had no reports from Indian River Inlet. I did have a report from Thursday out of the Broadkill River…
Read MoreUPDATED – 09/19/20 – Elizabeth Day, wife of Salisbury Mayor Jake Day, has been sentenced for a drug violation. Court records show that Day was sentenced in Wicomico District Court Friday to 10 days in jail. She entered an Alford Plea, which means that a defendant maintains their innocence, but admits that the prosecution could…
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First Lady Tracey Quillen Carney and members of the End Childhood Hunger Task Force (ECHO) on Friday announced recipients of “First Chance” awards. The award recipients consist of leaders and teams that stepped up to keep feeding Delaware children when school buildings had to close from mid-March through June due to COVID-19. “School-based food services…
Read MoreDelaware’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was lower in August to 8.9% – down from 10.5% in July. The national unemployment rate was at 8.4% in August – down from 10.2% in July. However a year ago, the unemployment rate in Delaware was at 3.9%. In Delaware, there were 5100 more people employed last month than…
Read MoreThursday was the last day anyone was going out on the ocean or bay until sometime next week. Wind and seas begin to build on Friday and are forecast to top nine feet by Tuesday. Some heavy rain is in the mix as well. Fishing was pretty good in the ocean and bay on Thursday. …
Read MoreNo small craft advisories on Wednesday, but fishing conditions were not the best. Thursday looks fair, but after that its going to get really bad for the weekend. Amanda at Lewes Harbour Marina said the Pirate King fished bay structure for a catch of spot and croaker. Captain Cary Evans had the Grizzly on bay…
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