Stick to piers, back bays for better fishing
Area at Keybox Drive on access flooded by storm surge. The storm surges have filled in the swales along the beaches from Rehoboth Beach to Fenwick Island. (Submitted) Well the point opens today and of...
View ArticleFrom the Sports Editor: Callahan gets another chance to prove himself as...
Maybe Joe Callahan will wake up someday soon and discover this has all just been a dream. And let’s keep in mind that countless other unheralded NFL quarterbacks have looked like Hall of Famers in...
View ArticleWesley Football Notebook: Baynard getting noticed by NFL
DOVER — For as long as Jamar Baynard can remember, he and Nicholas DiGati have been best friends. When they were six or seven years old, they played football together in the M.O.T. Pop Warner program....
View ArticleFormer NRA president running for Kent County Levy Court seat
DOVER — John C. Sigler has accumulated a lot of experience in many different fields over the years. He served in the U.S. Navy aboard both conventional and nuclear submarines, was a captain for the...
View ArticleState seeks volunteers to help clean up coastline
DOVER –– With Delaware’s 30th annual Coastal Cleanup just around the corner the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control is seeking volunteers to help tidy up Delaware’s...
View ArticleCourt denies benefits to wife of late Georgetown police chief
GEORGETOWN — An expired statute of limitations overrode any claims of line of duty benefits due the wife of a late Sussex County police chief, a judge ruled Monday. Evelyn Mae Rust Gregg received the...
View ArticleArchitect says proposed buildings will bring some ‘charm’ to downtown Dover
DOVER — The details become a little bit clearer every time plans move forward for a pair of mixed-use buildings that developers believe will change the look and vibe of downtown Dover. The city of...
View ArticleTownsend touts experience as elected official
DOVER — Four years ago, Bryan Townsend was a political newcomer running a grassroots campaign against the most powerful member of the state Senate. Now, he’s a state senator seeking higher office —...
View ArticleThe Wall That Heals exhibit opens today
Motorcycle veterans escort the wall as it travels south on Del. 1 in Dover Wednesday. (Delaware State News/Marc Clery) The Wall That Heals, a 250-foot replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in...
View ArticleSchwartz shows pays tribute to music of Amy Winehouse
Su Teears fronts the Philadelphia-based Amy Winehouse tribute band, Back to Amy, which will perform Sept. 10 at 7:30 p.m. at Dover’s Schwartz Center for the Arts. Keyboard player and vocalist Kevin...
View ArticleDover fired up for Saturday’s Fourth of July 2.0
Fireworks will ring out over Legislative Hall Saturday night as Dover celebrates Fourth of July 2.0, picking up from where the rain canceled Independence Day plans for the city earlier this year....
View ArticleBarney and Townsend trade barbs over mailer
DOVER — Two Democrats running for the U.S. House are feuding over claims about who deserves credit for increasing the state’s minimum wage. At issue is a mailer from Sean Barney’s campaign that says...
View ArticleLast holiday weekend in summer could be a washout
DOVER — The time for one last blast of summertime fun is here. There’s no controlling the weather for Labor Day weekend and it may be extremely rainy with strong wind gusts at times. Avoiding...
View ArticleDemocrat running for Congress calls his rivals ‘racists’
DOVER — Congressional candidate Scott Walker says discrimination is one of the biggest problems in the country today, an insidious force that prevents many people from living up their potential. Too...
View ArticleHouse in Hartly damaged by fire
There were no injuries but extensive damage was reported to a house on Hartly Road. (Delaware State News/Marc Clery) HARTLY — An early afternoon fire swept through a residence on Hartly Road Thursday...
View ArticleRoundup: McPoyle lifts Wesley men’s soccer 2-1 in OT win
Wesley freshman Katie Ford trying to boot the ball past a Goucher defender in first half of match Thursday night. (Special To The Delaware State News/Gary Emeigh) Caesar Rodney High grad Christopher...
View ArticleEpperson throws two touchdowns for DelState
DSU’s QB Daniel Epperson scrambles at the Delaware State University at University of Delaware football game on Thursday. Delaware State News/Marc Clery NEWARK — Dan Epperson stood outside the...
View ArticleHens’ Hills earns MVP award in 56-14 win over Hornets
Click to view slideshow. Photos: Marc Clery/Delaware State News NEWARK — After a year away from football, Wes Hills couldn’t wait to get back on the field. Unfortunately, for Delaware State, the...
View ArticleLETTER TO THE EDITOR: Revisiting the revisionist history of religious freedom
I used to read the commentary of Grover Johnson with a chuckle assuming that most of what he said had to be meant as either comedy or satire. Shockingly, I see that this person actually believes the...
View ArticleHermine could bring flooding to Delaware
Projected path of Hermine, according the National Weather Service’s 5 p.m. Friday briefing. DOVER – Delaware is under a tropical storm warning with Hermine coming up the Atlantic coast, the National...
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