SALISBURY – Questions about student instruction, teacher accountability and school bus contractors highlighted a discussion between county leaders and school board officials last week.In a meeting of the Wicomico County Council last week, members of the Wicomico County Board of Education met with county leaders to answer questions surrounding the school system’s recovery plan for… Read more »
Monthly Archives: August 2020
Larger Wind Turbine Plans Allowed To Proceed; Project Developer Required To Improve Communication With OC
OCEAN CITY — The Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) last week issued an order approving Ørsted’s use of the 12-megawatt turbines for its Skipjack offshore wind project despite Ocean City’s concerns on the visual impact off the resort coast.In the order, the PSC also admonished the parent company Ørsted for not reaching out to stakeholders,… Read more »
Fish Snapping Under Flat Calm Seas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6vBBlmXLcgCheck out Atlantic Tackle in the video above for all of your tackle needs!It was another morning with the potential for rain across the area, but the wind wasn’t blowing a puff so it was off to the ocean for many. I was fortunate enough to head out for some ocean bottom fishing on board… Read more »
Nice Day Today
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6vBBlmXLcgI get a lot of my inshore tackle at Atlantic Tackle in West Ocean City. Check them out in the vid!This morning started out a little sprinkley where I was this morning and Captain Monty Hawkins reported a flat out rain, but the precipitation moved off the beach by late morning and left us with… Read more »
Not One, But Two 800 Pound Blue Marlin for Day 5 of the 2020 MidAtlantic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4xqywDhKr4Check out the ladies of the Daily Catch at Sunset Marina with Shelby Zimmer!I had a feeling when I got to Sunset Marina this afternoon at 2:30 and there was already a boat waiting to weigh in for the MidAtlantic Tournament that it was going to be a good day of scales action. The Griffin… Read more »
Wicomico Council Votes 4-3 For Desmarais To Serve Remainder Of Culver’s Term As Executive
SALISBURY – The Wicomico County Council voted this week to appoint Dr. Rene Desmarais has the next county executive.In a special legislative session Thursday, the Wicomico County Council voted 4-3, with Councilmen John Cannon, Josh Hastings and Bill McCain opposed, to appoint Desmarais as the new county executive, a position held by Bob Culver until… Read more »
91 Pound White Marlin Highlights Day 4 of the 2020 MidAtlantic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4xqywDhKr4&t=1sCheck out the ladies in the Daily Catch at Sunset Marina!Today was another exciting day of scales action for the 2020 MidAtlantic Tournament with 126 boats fishing to get on the board for their share of around $4 Million dollars. There was a nice dolphin dropped today by the crew of the Billfisher that jumped… Read more »
Holloway Withdraws From Executive Consideration
SALISBURY – Three people will now vie for the vacant county executive position after Councilman Joe Holloway withdrew his name this week.On Tuesday, Holloway – who represents District 5 on the Wicomico County Council – removed his name as a candidate for Wicomico County executive, a position held by Bob Culver until his death last… Read more »
Cops & Courts – August 21, 2020
Charges In Choking IncidentOCEAN CITY — A Frederick, Md. man was arrested on first-degree assault charges last weekend after allegedly choking his girlfriend to the point she blacked out during a domestic incident.Around 8:25 a.m. last Sunday, an Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officer responded to an apartment building on 11th Street for a reported… Read more »
Boardwalk To Host Mayor’s Bike Ride
OCEAN CITY – A Mayor’s Bike Ride will take place along the Boardwalk next month.In a meeting of the Ocean City Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC) last week, committee liaison and Councilman Tony DeLuca outlined plans for a Mayor’s Bike Ride on the Boardwalk.The event, originally scheduled for May 1, was postponed earlier this… Read more »