environment, shore life
Loggerhead turtle Marie continues to patrol Delaware Coast
West nile virus, eastern equine encephalitis
DNREC confirms first positive West Nile case in ‘Sentinel Chickens’
2024 Olympics
Survey: DE residents plan to watch about 25 hours of Olympic coverage
Local News
REHOBOTH BEACH — The Margaret H. Rollins School Class of 2024 have all passed the national examination for licensure as a registered nurse, Beebe Healthcare announced on Monday. Passing …
DOVER — Bayhealth announced that Amanda Bowie has been named the vice president of Marketing, Communications and Community Outreach after serving in the interim role since March 2023. …
DOVER — Everyone who goes to the Delaware State Fair has a reason, whether it be for recreation, to compete in the contests or to sample the singular foods offered there, but according to the …
HARRINGTON — The Delaware State Fair continued yesterday, July 23, and is scheduled to keep on going through Saturday, July 27 at the fairgrounds in Harrington.  The warm temperatures …
REHOBOTH BEACH — Uncle David’s Ice Cream Shop, 237 Rehoboth Ave., officially opened last Friday, July 19, and kicked off with a celebratory ribbon cutting followed by an open house with …
HARRINGTON – Mason Hay knows what it takes to be a champion. The Harrington teen won his third consecutive Grand Overall Showman title on Tuesday evening at the Delaware State Fair’s …
HARRINGTON – The biggest night of the year for any market animal showman at the Delaware State Fair took place on Tuesday evening. The Livestock Extravaganza is the night where the grand …
DOVER — Delaware’s Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control added to the artificial reef system off the coast by sinking two vintage vessels – a retired City of …
In response to the recent canine influenza outbreak, the Brandywine Valley Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals will provide free influenza vaccinations and distemper shots.
HARRINGTON — It wouldn’t be pretty to see surgeons or dentists try to accomplish their jobs with chainsaws. However, when it comes to carving works of art out of hunks of wood, …
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Sports
Keeping Yarns on the field is important for Delaware football team

NEWARK — Marcus Yarns certainly could have taken off. Indeed, with Delaware ineligible for the NCAA Division I FCS football playoffs in this, Yarns’ last season of eligibility, most …

HARRINGTON – Art Stafford drove Sweet Angel Boy to a win in 1:53.2 in the Governor’s Cup race Thursday night at the Delaware State Fair. Gov. John Carney, joined by Lt. Gov. Bethany …
DOVER — MOT had to battle the rain and New Jersey all afternoon and evening on Thursday. But in the end, the Middletown-area all-stars prevailed, downing South Vineland, N.J., 2-0, to …
DOVER — Shane Thrift can tell you everything about the last real play he made on a football field. And why not? There were 108,000 people in the stands at Penn State at the time. “Dante …
Business
FRANKFORD — Bay Venture Outfitters celebrated the grand opening of its new location on the Assawoman Canal, at 38365 Muddy Neck Road in Frankford, with a ribbon cutting on July 12 with the …
Though its discussion of a proposed subdivision was far-ranging Wednesday, the Sussex County Planning & Zoning Commission decided to reopen the record on the Northstar development to get input from the Cape Henlopen School District.
BRIDGEVILLE -- In the First State, the summer is peak time for locally grown produce favorites and grains. However, the recent drought has impacted farmers getting food from the fields to the tables. …
REHOBOTH BEACH — Delaware Professional Organizers, experts in decluttering and space organization, was welcomed into the Rehoboth Beach/Dewey Beach Chamber of Commerce last week with a ribbon …
Neighbors
Dover’s Randolph preparing for Act II, chasing CNA degree

DOVER — Nursing and helping bring comfort to others is seemingly in Tina Randolph’s bloodline. All she needs to do is to look back to her great-grandmother, the Rev. Dr. Margaret L. …

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 …
MILFORD – Long time Milford resident is coming back to town to share her story through a newly published book. Tommye Staley lived in Milford for 41 years where she was a teacher a Milford High …
Felton guitarist and singer Quade Gannon is ready to make his dreams come true on a famous stage adjacent to his hometown. He will round out the final night of the Delaware State Fair, as one of the opening acts for the Turnpike Troubadours. The concert is July 27 at 7 p.m. at the M&T Bank Grandstand.
Schools
WASHINGTON — Caesar Rodney High School’s culinary team, after capturing the national championship title at the 2024 National ProStart Invitational in April, took a tour of one of the most …
WILMINGTON — United Way of Delaware (UWDE), through UWDE’s program Stand By Me (SBM) NexGen, is helping Delaware’s high school graduates who are preparing to start college to …
A revision to a policy regarding the standards of controversial issues in classrooms was debated during a Milford School District board of education meeting July 15, but the topic was ultimately tabled, so more information can be gathered.
The Cape Henlopen School District board of education will address an update to a certificate of necessity regarding Cape Henlopen High School on Thursday.
Things To Do
Election year brings campaigns to Delaware State Fair

HARRINGTON —2024 is an election year, and not only is the American presidency up for grabs, but also plenty offices close to home . That make s the Delaware State Fair, which attracts visitors …

LEWES — The  Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control  will host a community workshop at the Cape Henlopen State Park Officer’s Club, 14628 Officers …
DOVER — The Bethany-Fenwick Area Chamber of Commerce hosts the 2024 Lifeguard Award Celebration on Tues., Aug. 13 from 6-8:30 p.m., during which each patrol nominates a Lifeguard of the …
DOVER—Earlier this month, Dover Mayor Robin R. Christiansen was given a $5,000 raise in a last-minute decision before passing the yearly budget. On Tuesday, however, he requested that that …
Opinion
The substance abuse and mental health problem we are facing will continue to grow until we find an aggressive, comprehensive solution that has proven success and long-term benefits for this community.
Delaware’s government has made decisions in successive legislative sessions with regard to energy that impact the poorest of our citizens most negatively. Those families in our state that struggle with the costs of basic necessities, such as food and housing, are now going to face additional costs for electricity and transportation.
On behalf of the members of the Delaware Association for Home & Community Care and the tens of thousands of medically complex children and adults who rely on home care services, thank you to the Delaware legislature for supporting home care in the 2025 budget.
The cost of health care is out of control. In the current fiscal year, the state of Delaware is spending nearly $2 billion on Medicaid and insurance plans for state employees and retirees — a $200 million increase over fiscal year 2024. Gov. John Carney has repeatedly called the growth of health care expenditures “unsustainable,” and he’s right.
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