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Tracy Morgan returning to Dover Downs
DOVER — Comedian Tracy Morgan will make a return appearance at Dover Downs Hotel & Casino on Friday, Oct. 14 at 9 p.m., in what is sure to be an emotional performance. Tracy Morgan brings his...
View ArticleRoundup: Lontz returns to Wesley as women’s lacrosse coach
Jillian Lontz is returning to her alma mater, Wesley College, as the Wolverines’ women’s lacrosse coach. She spent the last four seasons as the first head coach in the sport at Delaware State. Lontz...
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Lacrosse notes: Lefevre glad he stuck with lax, joins Blue-White stars tonight
Caesar Rodney’s Brinen Lefevre was considered the top faceoff man in the state this spring. He was the only downstate player named first-team All-State in boys’ lacrosse, making it as a midfield...
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Delaware economy stalled due to flat tires on the bus
Once again, as we rapidly approach the June deadline, the Delaware General Assembly is boarding this administration’s economic stability/budget bus. Once again, the bus is fitfully careening forward on...
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Former Delaware Rep. Atkins charged in alleged domestic scuffle
LEWES — Delaware State Police on Friday arrested John C. Atkins, 46, a former state representative from Millsboro, following an investigation of a domestic complaint filed by his former girlfriend. The...
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Study: Delaware below average in fiscal health
DOVER — A new study ranks Delaware 38th in fiscal health among the 50 states, a finding that has been seized on by Republicans who cite it as evidence policy changes are needed. Completed by the...
View ArticleJudge considers holding bail hearing for Delaware ex-death row inmate
WILMINGTON — A judge is considering whether to hold a bail hearing for a man who was released from prison last year after more than two decades on Delaware’s death row and is now facing a retrial in a...
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DATE crushes confiscated illegal liquor
Delaware Alcohol and Tobacco Enforcement agents Travis Dallam, left, and Jack Renaud toss confiscated alcohol onto a pile for destruction on Friday afternoon. (Delaware State News/Craig Anderson)...
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Neubauer named new DIAA chief
DOVER — Tommie Neubauer was the athletic director at Middletown High in 2003 when he went for his masters. He remembers being asked to list a goal for what he would do with his degree in athletic...
View ArticleKent planning group seeks citizens’ input on transportation
DOVER — The Dover/Kent County Metropolitan Planning Organization wants ideas from citizens on how transportation throughout central Delaware can be improved. Toward that effort, the Dover/Kent County...
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Hollingsworths’ secrets for a long, happy marriage
We were married 68 years ago, on Dec. 28, 1947. In the last few years, we have often been asked, “How are we able to stay married to each other for such a long time?” and “What is your secret for a...
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Fish consumption advisories updated for Delaware waterways
DOVER — Updated consumption advisories for fish caught in Delaware waterways show some of the most significant improvements in fish tissue contaminant concentrations since the state began assessing...
View ArticleLevy Court names Sheppard new Community Services director
DOVER – Jeremy Sheppard received a promotion, two new vehicles were approved for purchase and the status of the newly opened Kent County Recreation Center were among actions that took place at the Kent...
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Legislation on Delaware asset forfeiture does little to curb it
DOVER — The Delaware House of Representatives passed by overwhelming margins and with very little debate a bill aimed at removing public-records exemptions surrounding civil asset forfeiture, even as...
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Report signed by Dover chief disputed by Webster lawyer
DOVER — The city of Dover has retained legal counsel in response to an accusation that its police chief added a sentence to a use-of-force report after it had been officially filed in the assault case...
View ArticleBlue sweeps White in All-Star lacrosse games
Click to view slideshow. DOVER — Delaney Steele wasn’t 100 percent sure if she would be able to play in what would have been her final high school lacrosse game. But she woke up on Tuesday morning and...
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Delaware Tech celebrates first 50 years
During a brunch on Tuesday, Dr. Mark Brainard, president of Delaware Technical Community College, talks with founding family members who started the school a half-century ago. (Delaware State News/Marc...
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Chasing fish usually means you’re too late
Chris Kramer caught this sheepshead at Indian River Inlet. (Submitted photo) The weather yo-yo is still in full effect. Hot then cool, then wet, then dry. It has been a weird month for the outdoors....
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Roundup: Ex-Smyrna star Laney to miss rest of WNBA season
Betnijah Laney Former Smyrna High basketball standout Betnijah Laney, a second-year guard with the Chicago Sky, will miss the rest of the WNBA season with a knee injury. Laney tore her left anterior...
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All-State Baseball: Dover’s Hutchins named Player of Year
Dover’s Jordan Hutchins led the state in batting average, hitting .524 in the regular season and .518 when including the three playoff games the Senators played on their way to a fourth-consecutive...
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