Early shotgun deer season opens Friday through Nov. 20
DOVER — For thousands of Delaware deer hunters, their favorite time of year afield is squarely in sight, with projections pointing to another bountiful harvest during the state’s early shotgun deer...
View ArticleGood luck to all hunters; should be a good season
Tomorrow is the beginning of the highly anticipated shotgun season for deer. Good luck to all the hunters. The ground blind is up in the back yard and the cameras are charged up. I’m going to so some...
View ArticleCOMMENTARY: Observations on a misjudged election
We’ve said it before, but the vast majority of national pundits missed the signals. And no, Van Jones (of CNN): This election was not a “whitelash.” Unless, of course, it is unethical and immoral for...
View ArticleRoundup: Slam Dunk to the Beach expanded field, schedule announced
The 20-team expanded field and schedule for the 20-team Slam Dunk to the Beach boys’ basketball event hosted by Cape Henlopen High was announced on Wednesday afternoon. The tournament is scheduled for...
View ArticlePanthers win field hockey tournament opener 1-0
CLAYMONT — The Polytech High field hockey team’s seed isn’t as good as it has been in the last couple years. But the Panthers are still moving on. Lacy Bayley’s first-half goal proved to be the...
View ArticleBowe’s OT game-winner sends Milford to hockey 2nd round
MILFORD — The Milford field hockey team is all too familiar with overtime playoff games. Last season’s one-and-done in the DIAA playoffs came in overtime fashion, as Wilmington Christian School hit a...
View ArticleVA making a difference for those who served country
Every year on Veterans Day, we reflect on the contributions and sacrifices of those men and women who have worn the uniform of this great nation. Veterans are part of a select group of American...
View ArticleNew Stylistics putting soul into Schwartz Center
Russell Thompkins Jr. (center) and The New Stylistics will sing their classics hits at the Schwartz Center for the Arts in Dover Nov. 18. (Submitted photo) With a slew of Top-10 hits, The Stylistics...
View ArticleChildren’s Theatre Inc. casts ‘The Spell of Sleeping Beauty’
Giovanni Harding portrays King Rudolph and Kaitlyn Clendaniel plays Queen Eleanor in The Children’s Theatre Inc. production of “The Spell of Sleeping Beauty.” The show will be performed Saturday night...
View ArticlePigskin Picks
All 14 Henlopen Conference football teams are in action tonight with rivalry bragging rights and state tournament berths on the line in the last weekend of the high school football regular season: Andy...
View ArticleRoundup: Wolverines have chance to host 1st-round playoff game
The Wesley College football team has continued to ascend from their slow start to the season, climbing into the national rankings as well as the regional rankings. In addition to being ranked in both...
View ArticleWills ready for CR vs Dover rivalry
Caesar Rodney running back Nhaighere Wills CAMDEN — When the injury happened, Nhaighere Wills thought he would never have a chance to play high school football again. The Caesar Rodney High senior...
View Article6 suspects arrested in large-scale Sussex drug bust
Arrested after a six-month investigation into alleged heroin distribution were, clockwise from upper left, Vanity N. Correa, Norquetta Q. Heath, Torontay T. Mann, Brandon A. Ways, Tateyana Rideout, and...
View ArticleKent County Tourism unveils new branding
Click to view slideshow. DOVER — “There is something, when we are looking outside of Delaware, to being able to say that we’re in Delaware and we are the quaint villages,” said Thomas Frank, Chief...
View ArticleTogetherness is in the air at Return Day
Click to view slideshow. GEORGETOWN — Unity was the theme in Sussex County Thursday as Delaware’s elected officials gathered for the biennial festival of Return Day. The Republicans dealt the...
View ArticleReturn Day: A time to make peace … and move on
Click to view slideshow. GEORGETOWN — Rick Kinnikin, of Laurel, looked out at the Return Day festivities from inside The Circle in downtown Georgetown on Thursday and wondered why other places around...
View ArticleSlideshow: Veterans Day ceremony at AMC Museum
Click to view slideshow. Special to the Delaware State News/Gary Emeigh
View ArticleSlideshow: Veterans Day ceremony at Kent County Veterans Memorial Park
Click to view slideshow. Delaware State News/Marc Clery
View ArticleStand and salute: Veterans lauded for service to nation
DOVER — Men and women from all branches of the United States Armed Forces received proud salutes and were thanked for their service at Veterans Day ceremonies scattered throughout Delaware on Friday...
View ArticleSlideshow: Dover 27, Caesar Rodney 17
Click to view slideshow. Delaware State News/Marc Clery
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