Dewey Beach Exxon no longer selling gas
The Dewey Beach Exxon on the corner of Coastal Highway and Swedes Street is no longer selling gas, but owners will keep the convenience store open.
The gas tanks were reportedly outdated and did not meet new statewide environmental regulations, according to employee Trey Kauffman.
The pumps and Exxon signage were removed within the last month, and the red-and-white awning will be removed next.
Kauffman said the business plans to use the area where the gas pumps were located to sell parking spots this summer.
Now that the business isn’t selling gas, it’s going by the name DBX, rather than Exxon.
The property, which also includes a small one-story house behind the store and an empty parcel behind it, is owned by Rehoboth By The Sea and is leased to the Rodgers family.
Shawn Rodgers, who died in late 2024, took over the store in the late 1970s and ran it until his passing.
The business has been in the Rodgers family for several generations.
Ellen McIntyre is a reporter covering education and all things Dewey Beach. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Penn State - Schreyer Honors College in May 2024, then completed an internship writing for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. In 2023, she covered the Women’s World Cup in New Zealand as a freelancer for the Associated Press and saw her work published by outlets including The Washington Post and Fox Sports. Her variety of reporting experience covers crime and courts, investigations, politics and the arts. As a Hockessin, Delaware native, Ellen is happy to be back in her home state, though she enjoys traveling and learning about new cultures. She also loves live music, reading, hiking and spending time in nature.
