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The scouts, siblings and leaders of Cub Scout Pack 95 recently participated in the annual Pinewood Derby race at Wesley Church in Georgetown. The track was set up, the racing decorations were in place and the driver licenses were attached to the lanyards, ready for each driver.  In all, 32 scouts brought in the cars they had designed and built, weighed them in, registered them and placed them on the […]

After learning the Delaware State Fair ice rink would close in eight months, groups that use the facility met this week with a fair official and were set to meet with the governor’s staff Jan. 30, as they lobbied to keep the facility open until another is built in the region. Chris Parks of Lewes has played hockey since 2017 in a coed league on the Big Oyster team. He […]

Weeks after causing a stir by launching a website that shamed alleged speeders on Atlantic Street in Milton, a couple has shut down the site, saying they accomplished their goal of bringing attention to the problem, and they want to work on solutions.  Joel and Kelly DeMott made the announcement just after 2 p.m., Jan. 29, about four hours after another statement that they had stopped accepting comments on the […]

Milton Town Council is set to hear a report on how to move forward with planning for and creating regulations to add more workforce/affordable housing within town limits. The town’s affordable/workforce housing ad hoc committee is set to give its report at council’s regular meeting set for 6:30 p.m., Monday, Feb. 3, at Milton library. Within the report are eight recommendations for improving workforce housing in Milton, including: working with […]

Dewey Beach Town Council held a budget workshop with Mayor Bill Stevens, accounting and HR manager Sheena Hall and town staff to review and discuss the draft budget for Fiscal Year 2026. The conversations were centered around how to make up a $319,000 deficit to balance the current draft of the budget. “I see us heading toward a wall as a town,” said Commissioner David Jasinski. “We need to be […]

The owners of two properties along Savannah Road in Lewes have filed applications to change the parcels to C-2 commercial zoning for medical offices. J&T Properties LLC and Jane Brady own about an acre across from Wescoats Road. The properties – 1543 and 1545 Savannah Road – are adjacent to land designated for the upcoming Old Orchard Road-Savannah Road roadway and intersection improvement project. The Delaware Department of Transportation project […]

, State and county officials reviewed three area housing projects during the Jan. 22 Office of State Planning Preliminary Land Use Service meeting. Four corners Four Corners is a proposed cluster subdivision with 902 residential units on 451 acres on Harbeson Road between Rust and Forest roads between Milton and Georgetown. Dorothy Morris, Office of State Planning circuit rider for Sussex County, said the property is located in a Level […]

A 12-member jury began deliberations Jan. 30 in Delaware Superior Court in Georgetown in the case of an Angola massage therapist facing 17 counts of third-degree unlawful sexual contact for allegedly inappropriately touching nine women during massages he gave at his home studio.  If convicted, Robert Leech, 52, could face a maximum penalty of up to 17 years in prison, one year for each charge.  Prosecutors Amanda Nyman and Caroline […]

Building on statements made during his inauguration speech, in which Gov. Matt Meyer said housing is a human right, the new governor has established a working group on workforce and affordable housing. Meyer created the group through his fourth executive order Jan. 23, and has tasked members to recommend ways to streamline the permitting process for workforce and affordable housing. “Housing is a human right, and no Delawarean should be […]

Work is expected to begin in about two months on a new taxiway to improve safety at the Sussex County-owned Delaware Coastal Airport. Additionally, a new security system will be installed this year. Airport Manager Bob Bryant said during the Jan. 22 Airport Advisory Committee meeting that a bid has been awarded for the first phase of the four-phase project to build a taxiway that complies with Federal Aviation Administration […]

Highlighting a spectacular variety of artistic talent in the community, Mispillion Art League’s 22nd Annual Judged Show is open to the public through Saturday, March 29, at 5 N. Walnut St., Milford. Taking home the Best in Show ribbon is Michael Fleishman with his mixed-media piece, “Many Are Cold but Few Are Frozen.” Fleishman does not buy his primary medium at the art supply store. “I work in cardboard. Said loud […]