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Rehoboth rethinks convention center, wedding rates

Chris Flood
17 hours ago
Rehoboth Beach Convention Center and wedding rates increase beginning Jan. 1, but it appears the...

Changes coming to parking in Rehoboth

Chris Flood
18 hours ago
After a few lengthy and well-attended public meetings , Rehoboth commissioners are expected to soon...

News Briefs 12/18/18

22 hours ago
Lewes byway committee set to meet Dec. 19 The Historic Lewes Scenic Byway Committee will meet at 2...

Humpback whale beached at state park

Ryan Mavity
1 day ago
A humpback whale was found beached at the point at Cape Henlopen State Park Dec. 17. Suzanne...

Cookie Crawl set Dec. 21 in downtown Rehoboth Beach

1 day ago
Take a bite out of last-minute Christmas shopping with Rehoboth Beach Main Street’s Cookie Crawl...

No bail increase for accused rapist Clay Conaway

Melissa Steele
1 day ago
A Sussex County Superior Court judge denied an increase in bail for a Georgetown man charged with...

Lewes committee seeks to expand meters to Kings Highway

Nick Roth
1 day ago
The Lewes Business District Parking Committee has recommended the city expand its metered parking...

Driver in Rehoboth crashes to be sentenced Jan. 4

Ryan Mavity
1 day ago
The driver of a pickup truck that drove into multiple vehicles in Rehoboth Beach in July has...

Dogfish fundraiser to benefit Rehoboth Beach Main...

2 days ago
Dogfish Head Brewings & Eats and Rehoboth Beach Main Street will welcome all for Beer &...

Nativity scene now in place in Rehoboth

4 days ago
The controversial nativity scene found a new home Friday afternoon on private property in front of...

Silver Lake bridge in Rehoboth now open

Chris Flood
4 days ago
After being closed for more than a month for repairs, the bridge crossing Silver Lake in Rehoboth...

Kris Kringle goes on trial in Sussex County

Ron MacArthur
4 days ago
Santa Claus went on trial Dec. 11 in Sussex County. The court provided three performances of the...

Sussex council votes against Route 24 rezoning

Ron MacArthur
4 days ago
At its final meeting of the year Dec. 11, Sussex County Council denied two applications by 3-2...

George Cole: End of an era after 32 years

Ron MacArthur
4 days ago
At the end of the last meeting of the year Dec. 11, Sussex County Council and staff honored...

Controversy continues over revised Dewey audit...

Ellen Driscoll
4 days ago
Controversy over audit committee minutes continued at the Dec. 8 Dewey Beach commissioners meeting...

News Briefs 12/14/18

4 days ago
New councilmen to be sworn in Jan. 8 Sussex County Council will not meet Tuesday, Dec. 18, Tuesday...

Groome property vote could come this week

Ron MacArthur
5 days ago
On the recommendation of Commissioner Kim Hoey Stevenson, the Sussex County Planning and Zoning...

Rehoboth’s Grotto Pizza to host nativity

Chris Flood
5 days ago
It appears Rehoboth’s controversial creche is homeless no more – Grotto Pizza has agreed to allow...
Update

Kathy McGuiness appointed deputy auditor

Melissa Steele
5 days ago
State Auditor-elect Kathy McGuiness is now deputy of the office she will run after the new year. “I...

$11,000 reward offered in Long Neck fire

Melissa Steele
5 days ago
Officials have put up an $11,000 reward for information in connection with an arson fire that...

Sussex board approves assisted-living facility

Ron MacArthur
1 week ago
The developer of a 25-acre site along Old Orchard Road near Lewes has received approval for an...

George Cole era comes to an end

1 week ago
Sussex County Councilman George Cole, R-Ocean View, has cast his last vote. After 32 years in...

Sussex council denies apartment complex

Ron MacArthur
1 week ago
Sussex County Council said no to a developer's request for a rezoning and conditional use to...

Treasurer-elect demands jury trial on suspended...

Melissa Steele
1 week ago
State Treasurer-elect Colleen Davis has pleaded not guilty and wants a jury trial in connection...

Mayor on nativity fiasco: Black eye for Rehoboth

Chris Flood
1 week ago
Public opinion continues to rage, but it appears a nativity installed on city property – and then...

Sussex council approves change to density calculation

Ron MacArthur
1 week ago
Sussex County Councilman I.G. Burton, R-Lewes, appeared a little rattled after council passed an...

Scheffer to replace McGuiness as Rehoboth commissioner

Chris Flood
1 week ago
By unanimous vote, the Rehoboth Beach Board of Commissioners has appointed resident Steve Scheffer...

News Briefs 12/11/18

1 week ago
Milton historic commission to meet Dec. 11 Milton Historic Preservation Commission will meet at 7 p...

Clean Water State Revolving Loan Fund workshop set...

1 week ago
Environmental Finance within DNREC’s Office of the Secretary and the Division of Public Health will...

Delaware reopens investigation of priests

Melissa Steele
1 week ago
On the heels of Pennsylvania's criminal investigation into Catholic priests, Delaware Department of...

Lewes merchants, residents battle for parking garage

Nick Roth
1 week ago
The Lewes business community will not take no for an answer. Despite the Delaware president of M...

Sussex council adopts 2018 comprehensive plan

Ron MacArthur
1 week ago
Sussex County has a new map for the future. At its Dec. 4 meeting, Sussex County Council adopted...

Emergency operations reminds public to be ready for...

1 week ago
Millions of Americans are in a holiday frame of mind this time of year. But while feasts, family...

Public weighs in on Groome property project

Ron MacArthur
1 week ago
The record remains open on a subdivision application for a tract near Lewes that has caused debate...

Judge orders release of McClanahan accident report

Melissa Steele
1 week ago
A federal judge has ordered the Delaware State Police to release its full, unredacted accident...
PART TWO

Sussex council set to vote on Nassau-area upzoning

Ron MacArthur
1 week ago
Sussex County Council is expected to vote Tuesday, Dec. 11, on three controversial applications for...

Rehoboth officials say no to nativity scene

Chris Flood
1 week ago
St. Edmond Catholic Church parishioners are calling out Rehoboth officials for allowing the...

Former Milton resident pleads guilty to drug dealing

Ryan Mavity
1 week ago
A former Milton resident who was once a suspect in a murder case will serve 30 months in jail on...

Royal Farms proposed near Five Points

Ron MacArthur
1 week ago
Plans for a new Royal Farms convenience store at Five Points have been submitted to Sussex County...

Children’s wing set to open at Lewes History Museum

Nick Roth
1 week ago
“There’s nothing like this south of Wilmington,” said Lewes Historical Society Executive Director...

News Briefs 12/06/18

1 week ago
SDARJ to meet Dec. 11 in Lewes The Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice will be holding...

Freeman Stage set to expand

Ron MacArthur
1 week ago
The Freeman Stage at Bayside near Fenwick has plans for a $26 million expansion to allow for more...

Center breaks ground on James Farm project

Ryan Mavity
1 week ago
Delaware Center for the Inland Bays broke ground Nov. 16 on a $375,000 improvement project at James...

Milton Rails to Trails scheduled to start next summer

Ryan Mavity
1 week ago
Construction is set to begin on Milton’s Rails to Trails pathway in summer 2019, extending the...

Joe Booth in battle over Georgetown property

Ryan Mavity
1 week ago
Former Delaware Sen. Joe Booth is in a protracted battle with Delaware Department of Natural...

Brandywine Valley SPCA accepts 100 dogs

Ryan Mavity
2 weeks ago
Vans arrived from Sussex County Airport Dec. 2 to Brandywine Valley SPCA’s rescue and...

Rehoboth awarded $90,000 grant for canal dock project

Chris Flood
2 weeks ago
For the fourth time in five months, a proposed dock in Rehoboth along the Lewes-Rehoboth Canal has...

Christmas sounds, lights in downtown Georgetown

2 weeks ago
More than 500 carolers gathered in downtown Georgetown for the 35th Annual Caroling on The Circle...

Land near Lewes changed to low-density area

Ron MacArthur
2 weeks ago
Sussex County Council has protected large areas north of Lewes by changing a map in the 2018...

Dewey tables vote to reduce corner-lot setbacks

Ellen Driscoll
2 weeks ago
Citing a need for further research, Dewey Beach commissioners tabled a measure that would nearly...