DOVER – City Council members voted unanimously to rescind Ordinance 2025-19 – Adoption of the 2024 ICC Codes unanimously at Monday night’s meeting at City Hall. The ICC Codes include the …

MILFORD — The Milford Board of Education is trying to fill a temporary vacancy after member Victor “Butch” Elzey announced his resignation Oct. 22 on Facebook. · “I get involved in things …

Authorities on Monday, Nov. 9, announced two additional arrests in connection with a shooting that left seven wounded in the downtown Newark area Oct. 31.

ANNAPOLIS — The Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) has nominated 114 census tracts as Opportunity Zones under the Federal Opportunity Zone program, which provides tax …

CRISFIELD — U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 12-1, District 5SR will be conducting its monthly meeting 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12th at USCG Station Crisfield, 810 Norris Harbor Drive. Guests …

Dr. Alexander Chan, mental health specialist with the University of Maryland Extension (UME), has received a $580,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services’ Substance Abuse …

TOWNSEND — Weeks of preparation reaped a long-awaited reward for Odessa High students on Thursday. The school’s Future Farmers of America and Agriscience team captured the 30th …

Dover's Public Works and Stormwater divisions will be highlighting the environment with a host of activities during Earth Week, April 21-25.

A spate of shootings in Dover continued Wednesday when a man was struck by gunfire.

Three more shootings over the weekend, with one fatality, have brought the number of gunfire incidents in Dover to eight since April 17.

SMYRNA — More manpower is coming to meet the public safety challenges that come with the Town of Smyrna’s rapidly growing population in northernmost Kent County. Mayor Robert C. …

GEORGETOWN — For council members Matt Lloyd, Steve McCarron and Jane Gruenebaum, it will be their first county budget as members of the board, and for Sussex County residents, it’s the …

After a 14-year run, with five city managers and four mayors — as well as more than 600 night meetings — Milford's city solicitor David Rutt is ready to pass the torch.

Using acrylic paints and working from photos and other prints, inmates at the James T. Vaughn Correctional Center in Smyrna have created some striking art.

North Dorchester High School in Hurlock celebrated the graduation of 111 seniors in a ceremony held at the school Thursday, June 1. In a special message to graduates, Principal David P. Stofa …

Cambridge-South Dorchester High School held its 2023 Commencement Ceremony on Wednesday, May 31, at the school. The graduating class totaled 118 seniors. Deven Beck was the commencement speaker, with …

Employed for 16 years with a state social service agency, Rhodesia Jackson could have been given a pass on devoting her free time to helping others. So, too, could Joyce Opher and Lynnette …

On Monday, Nov. 9, the Dover Village and the Alpha Pi Chapter of the National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa presented Dr. Natasha Lamadieu with several Thanksgiving Day items, to be distributed to Capital School District families.

MILFORD — Upstairs meeting rooms at Milford Public Library may be accessed again following repairs to the facility’s temporary handicapped-accessible ramp, which was damaged Friday in a vehicle …

MILFORD — Milford School District is launching a coordinated community donation drive to support the students, teachers, and staff at Lulu M. Ross Elementary School, which was badly damaged during …

These Cavaliers were pioneers. This fall, Middletown High formed its first girls’ flag football squad. And head coach Andrew Johnstone can attest to how far their skills advanced.

Several ex-Appoquinink High athletes are now part of college sports squads this fall.

The Dover Police Department is asking the public to help give local children a holiday shopping trip.

WILMINGTON — As the price of gas, groceries, and electric bills continue to rise, families are doing all they can to stay afloat. That’s where Delaware 211 comes in. Delaware 211 is a free, …

Did you know that in 1939 the American holly was designated Delaware’s state tree? No other state has holly as its state tree. We think of holly around Christmas because of its red berries and …

GEORGETOWN — Homegrown education in construction and related homebuilding trades is being built into the new Sussex Technical High School, slated to open in September 2028. It’s called the …

The First State’s early-season influenza activity is significantly higher than typically observed at this time of year, which is in line with national trends.