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Heidi Lowe to teach beach glass pendant class Feb. 27

5 hours ago
Heidi Lowe will teach two beach glass pendant classes, from 1 to 3:30 p.m. and 6 to 8:30 p.m.,...

Conaway found guilty of misdemeanor unlawful sexual...

Ryan Mavity
2 days ago
A Delaware Superior Court jury has found Clay Conaway guilty of third-degree unlawful sexual...

Sussex Family Court has outgrown its building

Ron MacArthur
2 days ago
The Sussex County Family Court building on The Circle in Georgetown is bursting at the seams. Space...

Partitioning of 408 Scarborough in Rehoboth moves...

Chris Flood
2 days ago
The partitioning of 408 Scarborough Ave. in Rehoboth Beach took its first step toward completion...

Talks resume for public parking at M&T Bank lot

Nick Roth
2 days ago
Talks have resumed to create more public parking at the M&T Bank lot in downtown Lewes. If M...

Sussex council approves Mountaire spray-irrigation...

Ron MacArthur
2 days ago
Mountaire Farms of Delaware can proceed with plans to expand its wastewater spray-irrigation and...

News Briefs 02/21/20

2 days ago
Dewey to hold Feb. 29 town meeting Dewey Beach commissioners will hold an executive session and...

Mountaire settles in one of two lawsuits

Melissa Steele
3 days ago
Mountaire has reached a settlement with 106 Sussex County residents in one of two lawsuits that had...
Day 7 Conaway trial

Jury still deliberating Conaway verdict

Ryan Mavity
3 days ago
A jury continued deliberations Feb. 20 and asked to review a videotaped police interview in the...
Day 6 Conaway trial

Conaway case goes to the jury

Melissa Steele
3 days ago
The attempted rape and strangulation case against Clay Conaway is now in the hands of the jury...

Shupe ready to continue serving 36th District

Melissa Steele
4 days ago
Going door-to-door in the 36 th Representative District, incumbent Rep. Bryan Shupe, R-Milford, has...

Greg Fuller listens and learns as he seeks 36th...

Melissa Steele
4 days ago
Greg Fuller first got a taste of public service in 2008 serving as Sussex County register of wills...
Day 5 Conaway trial

Defense rests in Conaway case

Ryan Mavity and Melissa Steele
5 days ago
The defense rested its case Feb. 18 in the Clay Conaway rape case after a full day of testimony...

This Jeter – like his namesake – can catch as well

Ron MacArthur
5 days ago
Jeter, a 5-year-old lab, had no trouble catching a flying disc thrown by owner Johnny Rowley of...
Day 4 Conaway trial

Mother of victim spars with defense in Conaway trial

Melissa Steele
5 days ago
The mother of a woman accusing Clay Conaway of strangulation and attempted rape told the jury Feb...

Sussex P&Z approves Old Mill Landing

Ron MacArthur
5 days ago
Old Mill Landing South and Old Mill Landing North, located between Bethany Beach and Fenwick Island...

Federal policy change may threaten freshwater wetlands

Ron MacArthur
5 days ago
A federal policy change in freshwater wetlands regulations will directly impact Sussex County. A...

News Briefs 02/18/20

5 days ago
Lewes drawbridge reopens; overnight closures ahead The Savannah Road drawbridge over the Lewes-...

Allen Harim plant cited for environmental violations

Ryan Mavity
6 days ago
Allen Harim’s Harbeson chicken plant appeared to be operating normally Feb. 17 as workers came and...

Lewes grants waivers for Waterfront Preserve roads

Nick Roth
6 days ago
Going against a recommendation from the planning commission, Lewes Mayor and City Council granted...

Lewes slashes building permit fees for workforce...

Nick Roth
6 days ago
Lewes officials have slashed building permit fees for the Dutchman’s Harvest workforce housing...

Massey’s Ditch dredging $800,000 over bid amount

Chris Flood
6 days ago
According to state officials the Massey’s Ditch dredging project is expected to be completed soon,...
Day 3 Clay Conaway trial

Defense questions details of alleged attack

Melissa Steele
1 week ago
The defense continued questioning Feb. 14 focusing on previous interviews given by the woman who...

DART group looks at gaps in Sussex bus service

Ron MacArthur
1 week ago
A Delaware Area Regional Transit planner says there are gaps in the transit system in Sussex County...

Lewes drawbridge reopens; overnight closures ahead

1 week ago
The Savannah Road drawbridge over the Lewes-Rehoboth Canal in Lewes reopened Feb. 13 after a...

Punkin Chunkin wants to come home

Ron MacArthur
1 week ago
For the World Championship Punkin Chunkin Association, there is no place like home. The words “...

Shuttle survey shows no support in Rehoboth

Chris Flood
1 week ago
Faced with an overwhelmingly negative response to a recent citizen survey, it appears a proposed...

News Briefs 02/14/20

1 week ago
DelDOT schedules Bethany Beach project Delaware Department of Transportation contractor A-Del...
Day 2 Conaway trial

Video of accuser’s Newark police interview played...

Melissa Steele
1 week ago
The woman accusing Clay Conaway of strangulation and attempted second-degree rape took the stand on...

Breaking News: Redner’s Fresh Market to open near...

Nick Roth
1 week ago
Redner’s Markets is planning to open a grocery store on Route 9 near Five Points in spring 2021...

Woman files second lawsuit against Delmar Fire...

Melissa Steele
1 week ago
A woman who says she was sexually harassed by the president of Delmar Fire Department is suing the...

Carney tours Lewes library

1 week ago
Gov. John Carney stopped by the Lewes Public Library Feb. 4 for a tour and to learn more about the...

Governor's town hall brings out Lewes crowd

Melissa Steele
1 week ago
A crowd of more than 100 clapped when Gov. John Carney shared his plan to invest $50 million to...

Conaway accuser takes stand as sexual assault trial...

Ryan Mavity
1 week ago
The first day of testimony in the second trial of former University of Delaware baseball player...

State senator's Limbaugh tweet draws fire

1 week ago
A tweet by a state senator referring to radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh as a KKK member has...

Jamie Whitehouse named acting Sussex P&Z director

1 week ago
Sussex County Planning and Zoning Manager Jamie Whitehouse has been named acting planning and...

Lewes swing bridge finds temporary home

Nick Roth
1 week ago
The Lewes railroad swing bridge is still in need of a home, but officials have found a place to...

Attorney says couple deserves second chance

Ron MacArthur
1 week ago
A local attorney says his clients deserve a second chance as Sussex County Council decides the fate...

Two UD students screened for coronavirus

1 week ago
Two University of Delaware students have been hospitalized and are being tested for the coronavirus...

Milton council approves funding Magnolia Street...

Ryan Mavity
1 week ago
In a 4-3 vote, Milton Town Council approved moving forward with an $838,000 project to address...

Sussex food drive nets more than 29,000 donations

Ron MacArthur
1 week ago
Nearly 29,000 food donations were collected during the Sussex County Caroling on the Circle food...

DelDOT unveils Henlopen Transportation District

Ron MacArthur
1 week ago
The Henlopen Transportation Improvement District includes $284 million in road improvements,...

Bradley, Collick seek re-election to Cape school board

Ellen Driscoll
1 week ago
Incumbents Jason Bradley and Bill Collick have filed for re-election to the Cape Henlopen school...
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MERR rescues baby seal stranded south of Dewey Beach

1 week ago
Members of the Marine Education, Research and Rehabilitation Institute responded to a stranded gray...

News Briefs 02/11/20

1 week ago
Lewes BPW budget meeting Feb. 11 The Lewes Board of Public Works will meet from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.,...
PART 2: POULTRY IS KING ON DELMARVA

Poultry growers rely on science, technology

Ron MacArthur
1 week ago
Only a few years ago, operating a chicken house by phone would have been science fiction for...

Free parking coming for Rehoboth Park & Ride

Chris Flood
1 week ago
Beginning this summer, parking at DART’s Rehoboth Park and Ride will be free. Julie Theyerl, DART...

DNREC accepting public comment on Mountaire decree

Ryan Mavity
1 week ago
Citizens will have an opportunity to comment on a proposed consent decree that would resolve...

Milton annexation request under review

Ryan Mavity
1 week ago
A three-member Milton committee is reviewing a request to annex a 26-acre parcel on Route 16 into...

Fishers Cove vote delayed until March

Nick Roth
1 week ago
The developer of Fishers Cove and many interested nearby residents will have to wait until March to...