Hard work partnered with fun July 14 in Middletown, as members of Supreme Loyalty Cheer’s first Synergy team started practice. more

CAMDEN — The players had been in this situation before. In the District I tournament, a one-run loss sent Camden-Wyoming’s Major League softball all-stars to a winner-take-all … more

Since the state approved toll increases in late June, the question has been when they would take effect. Officials gave an answer late last week, announcing that the rises in tolls on Del. 1 at Biddles Corner and Dover, on mainline U.S. 301 and on Interstate 95 in Newark will begin Aug. 15. more

As the planet logs some of its warmest years on record, Maryland is trying to make good on some of the most ambitious climate goals in the country. But the state is struggling to keep up with … more

April Doyle, of Smyrna, got this pic of a great blue heron striking a pose July 6 at Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge. more

Two great egrets fight over a tree July 3 at Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge, in this pic by April Doyle. more

April Doyle took this pic of an Eastern cottontail enjoying a snack July 3 in Smyrna. more

ODESSA — The Appoquinimink Board of Education approved a 10% increase to the district’s local operating tax rate on July 8 after recently discovered budgeting errors have placed the … more

After 43 years, Pastor Bob Harting has been having a strong feeling that it’s time to retire. After all, his Grace Orthodox Presbyterian Church in Middetown has been shuttered, as well. more

At Seven Tap-Tavern in Middletown, there’s no need to play 18 holes before munching on an appetizer. And chipping onto a green isn’t required to have a drink or watch TV. more

Summertime means it is time for one of the area’s most popular events, the Eastern Shore Threshermen & Collectors Assoc., Inc.’s 65th annual Wheat Threshing, Steam & Gas Engine Show, will be held August 1, 2, 3, 2025. The showgrounds are located on Rt. 313 between Denton and Federalsburg, Maryland. The show features free admission and free parking. The show's opening ceremonies are held at 10:00 AM each day and activities run throughout the day until evening. more

On June 14, several residents of the 2nd District faced a heart-wrenching tragedy — one that might have been prevented if safety measures had been put in place. more

DOVER — Some notes and quotes between headlines and deadlines ... *** It was on this date in 1969 that NASCAR arrived in Dover. The people involved had to hustle ahead of the … more

MILLSBORO – Aside from a couple instructor commands for push-ups, day two of the Millsboro Police Youth Academy was a dog day afternoon. Milford Police Sr. Cpl. John Badger, his trusty K9 … more

MILFORD — The Milford Board of Education at its July 7 reorganization meeting reappointed its president and vice president, welcomed a new member and superintendent, and approved tax rates for … more

The tentative schedule of events for the 2025 Delaware State Fair in Harrington. more