Millsboro chamber to host Coffee Connect on July 9

The Greater Millsboro Chamber of Commerce will hold its next Coffee Connect on July 9 at The Journey: A Wesleyan Church, 255 Wilson Highway.

Upon further review, a previously presented budget proposal for Millsboro's budget was just an outline, not a draft. That’s the stance Town Council took Monday, subsequently tabling action on its proposed fiscal year 2025 budget.
The developer of a 3-acre property on northbound Dupont Boulevard in Millsboro received preliminary site plan approval from Town Council on Monday for a retail/restaurant project.
With spring in full bloom and strawberry season right around the corner, many Delawareans are starting to think about shopping for locally fresh fruits and vegetables. Fresh food fanatics will …
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LEWES — In the last week, there have been 83 suspected overdoses from a yet-to-be-confirmed drug mixture in Sussex County, with concentrations of cases in the …
Less than 10 days after a revised site plan was approved by Sussex County — including provisions to secure a small cemetery on a lot slated for a Community Bank branch in Long Neck — an unmarked burial was discovered there.
A 19-year-old Millsboro man died from injuries suffered in a single-vehicle crash on Tuesday, Delaware State Police said.
DOVER — The best birthday present that Alex Bowman could get this weekend would be a second Miles the Monster trophy for winning Sunday’s Wurth 400 Cup Series race at Dover Motor …
Georgetown
GEORGETOWN — Possum Point Players’ summer production of “For Peter Pan on her 70th Birthday” will be performed in Possum Hall June 7, 8, 9, 14, 15 and 16. It’s a …
While it may be surprising to area motorists who experience frequent traffic challenges, the Delaware Department of Transportation says the widening of east-west corridors is not warranted.
Delawareans throughout the state elected school board members from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday.
GEORGETOWN – Springboard Collaborative Pallet Village, a transitional home for those experiencing unsheltered homelessness, is not a magnet attracting additional homelessness to Georgetown, the …
Sports
Downstate Delaware high school scores

BASEBALL Sussex Tech 4, Laurel 1 Indian River 7, Delmarva Christian 1 Milford 8, Tower Hill 3 Woodbridge 10, St. Andrew’s 0 Woodbridge 1, ASPIRA 0 SOFTBALL Sussex Central 1, Delaware …

NEW CASTLE — Lexi Moore knew things weren’t looking great at the time. Coming off the program’s first NCAA Division II World Series appearance, Wilmington University’s …
DOVER — The way Jaheim Cole remembers it, Dover High’s track & field team was practicing in the gym that day. Cole, who stands no taller than 5-foot-7, jumped up and grabbed the …
CAMDEN — Anthony Hatch drove in Colby Rall with the winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning as Caesar Rodney High pulled out a 3-2 win over Polytech in Henlopen North baseball on …
Business
After stating that the office above his pole barn is in violation of county code and “I don’t care,” Sussex County Planning & Zoning Commission member Brian Butler invited inspectors to his property, only to be told he was mistaken.
DOVER — Changes to Loockerman Street, the main artery that runs through the city’s downtown, are coming soon. As soon as the summer of 2025, bulldozers and backhoes will tear up the …
HARRINGTON --  Things are getting a little sweeter in Harrington. Dairy Queen offically opened its doors to the public on May 16  serving  their signature  Blizzard, burgers …
A Kent County educator is reaping some sweet rewards from cookie retailer Crumbl by being named its Teacher of the Year for Delaware.
Neighbors
War hero’s 100th birthday draws crowd

While Ernest “Ernie” Marvel couldn’t offer his usual handshake due to a recent shoulder injury, there were plenty of hugs, warm embraces and kisses in Dagsboro on Saturday. They were all part of delivering birthday greetings to the highly decorated World War II U.S. Army hero from Frankford, who turned 100 the following day.

DOVER — Sue Harris and the Rev. Dr. G. Derrick Hodge are attending to the needs of the Dover homeless, while also assisting other individuals in need of life services. The two are …
Some high school students are getting creative by developing businesses to address problems in their districts. And one such group at Lake Forest High School has been awarded for it.
FELTON – Finance students at Lake Forest High School are using the knowledge they learn to tell others about what they learn. Peyton Moore is a senior at the school that took the Financial …
Schools
Any Cape Henlopen School District resident who is a U.S. citizen and at least 18 years old by Tuesday can vote at Cape Henlopen High School, Mariner Middle School, Beacon Middle School, Rehoboth Elementary School and the Lewes Public Library between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. for a second attempt at a referendum since March.
Because Seaford code prohibits raising chickens, officials are debating a request from The Cross Christian Academy to foster the animals at the school.
Dr. Krissy Patton, a reading intervention teacher at Milton Elementary School, was named Cape Henlopen School District’s Teacher of the Year at Lewes Elementary School on Tuesday.
Voters in seven Delaware districts will go to the polls Tuesday for school board elections. The districts with more than one candidate for seats includes Appoquinimink, Colonial, Red Clay …
Things To Do
First State Air Show ready to bring sky-high excitement

DOVER – Though the 2024 First State Air Show opens to the public today, military families received early access during Department of Defense Family Day on Friday to view the practice run for …

Free Bikes 4 Kidz Delaware is looking for gently used bikes that may be taking up space in garages or sheds.
DOVER — The Dover Air Force Base is gearing up for its First State Airshow on Saturday and Sunday, and its year-round attraction, the Air Mobility Command Museum, is getting in on the fun. …
Ahoy, matey! Pirates will be returning to Bowers Beach for Memorial Day weekend, and they are ready to bash.
Opinion
The 2024 commencement season has been one of the most contentious in recent memory.
Everyone is concerned about mental health today — from Generation Z to college administrators to local Rotarians.
Sports betting is having a big moment across the United States. While gambling on sports has been legal for decades in countries such as the U.K., it wasn’t until 2018 that the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that states could legalize sports betting. Before then, sports betting had been permitted only in Nevada.
History provides ample evidence that governments are not very proficient at managing processes and delivering services. This is not a criticism of hardworking people in government, but their efforts are often thwarted by an overwhelming tendency toward inefficiency.
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