Mission
stories for Delmarva in July:
Daily
State News:
Stories about traffic jams and traffic safety always seem to have high
readership. The Daily State News had two such stories that topped our most-read
list at BaytoBayNews.com.
The state
broke ground in early July on a Camden
Bypass. The community, south of Dover, has been dealing with growing
congestions for years as the population grows and businesses boom on U.S. 13.
An
initiative to reduce the potential for fatal accidents on Del. 1 – one of the
state’s most highly-traveled routes where speeding and aggressive driving
occurs regularly occurs – now has several miles of barriers
in the median. The construction, as it happened in June and July, reminded
motorists of some horrific crossover crashes in recent years.
The median
story drew several comments that we selected for a Speak
Up column.
Salisbury
Independent: Managing
Editor Richard Caines closely followed a a proposal in Wicomico County to allow
certain people to carry guns
in county parks. The measure — only applying to those with a valid
Maryland wear-and-carry gun permit — begins Sept. 1, according to Council
President John Cannon. Councilman Josh Hastings cast the only no vote.
“Firearms don’t make people feel comfortable is what folks wanted me to say,”
Hastings said.
Crisfield-Somerset
County Times: A
top issue for Crisfield has been flooding – something editor Richard Crumbacker
has closely monitored. He was among the first to learn and share news that
Crisfield was getting $36 million in flood
mitigation funding. In June, Crumbacker wrote about a proposal
for fees that would help fund fixes.
Dorchester
Banner: Reporter
Debra Messick had one of the best lines of the months in a story about a dog
that had bolted during a thunderstorm. “The classic cartoon catchphrase, Scooby
Do, Where Are You, reverberated across Cambridge area social media for
eight days after a visiting pup took flight from the sound of neighborhood
fireworks on July 5,” she wrote. The story was a great example of positive news
with the community coming together to help find Scooby.
