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As COVID-19 has racked the country, food insecurity has become a difficult side effect nationwide. And Delaware is no exception. According to Feeding America’s 2020 study on the impact …
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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
SALISBURY, Md. — It wasn’t easy but Polytech High’s football team found a way to keep winning on Friday night. Kenny Valcin’s eight-yard touchdown run with three minutes …
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Jajuan Sturgis caught a five-yard touchdown pass from Bradley Chavez with just three seconds remaining to lift Sussex Central High to a 37-33 win over Middletown in a dramatic Class 3A football …
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FELTON - Lake Forest High scored a pair of first-half touchdowns before holding off Caesar Rodney, 21-14, in football on Friday night. The Spartans improved to 2-0 after beat the Riders for the …
Business
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DOVER — Using data from the University of Wisconsin’s County Health Rankings and Roadmaps, debt service provider TurboDebt examined homeownership rates in the first state, and determined …
Smyrna
Each year, the Daily State News celebrates its readers' poll, Stars of Delaware. A special part of that is the Person of the Year finalists who go above and beyond to make Delaware a better place. …
DOVER — To increase the viability of Delaware’s agricultural industry by broadening lending opportunities across the agricultural sector, the Delaware Department of Agriculture, in …
SMYRNA — The annual September 11th Memorial Ceremony will be held in front of Citizens’ Hose Co. No. 1 on Sept. 11.
SMYRNA — The Town of Smyrna said that its public works building at 220 Artisan Drive will be closed through Sept. 30 for parking lot construction.
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A book club. A Lions Club. A church group. A tutoring program. When people feel a purpose and something to look forward to—life can be beautiful. And surrounding ourselves with other …

Historical marker honoring Choptank Indian reservation unveiled in Cambridge

CAMBRIDGE – Members of the Nause-Waiwash Band of Indians Inc. hosted a celebration Wednesday for the formal unveiling of a new roadside historical marker honoring the Choptank Indian …
COMMUNITY

‘A spark in her’: Clayton firefighter headed to West Point

Reaghan King aims to become a U.S. Army officer. The 18-year-old Smyrna High School graduate will take a significant step toward that goal when she heads to the U.S. Military Academy/West Point this fall.
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Middletown 5K on Sept. 21 to benefit veteran resiliency center

MIDDLETOWN — The fourth annual Middletown 5K will be held Sept. 21 to benefit The Brian Conley Veteran Resiliency Center.
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Special Olympics Delaware state tourney rolling into Mid-County Lanes

MIDDLETOWN — Participants will range from ages 8 to 74 and possess different skill levels, but all should enjoy their alley time …
The Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra has announced its upcoming schedule, featuring performances across Delmarva.

Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra announces 27th season

EASTON — The Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra’s 27th season, entitled “Adventures in Classical Music,” …
Schools
CAMDEN — The Delaware Farm Bureau Women’s Committee, Young Farmers & Ranchers Committee and three county boards announce the 2024 scholarship awardees. Various activities are …
Class was back in session Tuesday in the Appoquinimink School District, which includes more than 13,000 students.
Bayhealth has partnered with the Delaware Public Health Association’s Delaware Academy of Medicine and the Sussex County Health Coalition to present the Early Fall 2024 Delaware Mini-Medical …
Opinion
I respect the opinion of Dover City Councilman Brian E. Lewis about needing solutions for Dover’s recent shootings (“Solutions needed after rash of shootings in Dover”). But I think we need to think outside the box and come up with solutions that are needed to end the gun violence not only in Dover but in our country.
I strongly agree with Dan Shortridge’s encouraging a photo history of Delaware (“We need a Delaware Photographers’ Project”).
We are all aware of the ridiculous amounts of money that the federal government was offering states during the pandemic. Many of those states, including Delaware, used the money to increase unemployment benefits, far exceeding any amounts paid in the past, and to continue those payments far longer.
As the presidential election campaign heats up, media coverage suggests that Americans are hopelessly divided and headed for a difficult fall — perhaps also a tense January 2025. But that …
OPINION
A Smyrna School District referendum asking for capital funding passed June 6, 1,090-1,068. Residents approved a $4.16 million item for the local portion of the construction of an intermediate school across from Sunnyside Elementary School.
OPINION
Everyone is concerned about mental health today — from Generation Z to college administrators to local Rotarians.
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