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Wanda Sykes bringing laughs to Dover Downs
DOVER – Emmy Award-winner Wanda Sykes, ranked among Entertainment Weekly’s 25 Funniest People in America, will bring her distinctive comedy style to the Rollins Center at Dover Downs Hotel & Casino...
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Crawford Carroll road project moves to top of Dover wish list
DOVER — The Department of Transportation has plans to extend Crawford Carroll Avenue about 2,000 feet, connecting it with Del. 13 and across the street from a realigned entrance to the Dover mall....
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Kent lawmakers look to CDC report on violence for answers
DOVER — Spurred by deteriorating conditions in Dover, a record-setting pace of homicides and overall gun violence besieging Delaware’s capital city, local legislators are looking beyond law enforcement...
View ArticleMarkell to accept Syrian refugees; 3 families are now in Delaware
DOVER — Delaware has not yet received any requests to host Syrian refugees, although Gov. Jack Markell said the state is prepared to do so. Three families, or 10 people in total, settled in Delaware...
View ArticleUpdate: Construction on schedule for Kent Recreation Center
DOVER — The 65,000-square-foot Kent County Recreation Center is on schedule to open in February, according to EDis, a construction management firm based in Wilmington. Members of Kent County Levy...
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Wesley women outlast Knights in season opener
111715-2499 Southern Virginia’s Meredith Ouellette looks for help after being trapped by Wesley’s Tiyanna Gibbs (4) and teammate Shea Newsome-Murray. (Special to the Delaware State News/Gary Emeigh)...
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DelState has trouble with end game
18dsn DSU vs Penn Basketball 010 DSU cheerleaders on the floor during a media timeout. (Delaware State News/Dave Chambers) 18dsn DSU vs Penn Basketball 007 DSU junior DeAndre Haywood (1) (Delaware...
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Assistant Marks keys tourney-bound Smyrna’s explosive offense
Smyrna senior DL Jeffery Campbell (79) and his teammates celebrate a touchdown against Cape Henlopen two weeks ago. (Delaware State News/Dave Chambers) SMYRNA — Mike Marks arrived at Smyrna High’s...
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Seven Sisters hosts pioneering musician’s artwork
21dsn Genya Ravan 004 "Blue Cows" "Horse" "Nuns on Ice" ”Wired Girl” is one of 10 pieces of art created by musician Genya Ravan that currently hang in Hartly’s Seven Sisters gift shop. HARTLY –– A...
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Delaware Tech pushes property tax proposal
DOVER — Delaware Technical Community College’s president called for top budget officials Thursday to support a bill that would impose a property tax on all state residents. Senate Bill 137, filed in...
View ArticlePigskin Picks
Andy Walter, Delaware State News: 90-28 Tim Mastro, Delaware State News: 92-26 Craig Anderson, Delaware State News: 89-29 Jeff Mitchell, Sussex Post/Milford Chronicle: 95-23 Scott Abraham, WBOC-TV:...
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Corbin to play country hits at Dover Downs
Country singer Easton Corbin will perform at Dover Downs Hotel and Casino’s Rollins Center Nov. 27 at 9 p.m. (Submitted photo) With a string of No. 1 songs and a recently released hit album to his...
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The Hamlet residents voice crime concerns
DOVER — Residents of The Hamlet and surrounding areas addressed their concerns regarding aggressive panhandling, loitering in front of the shopping plaza and crime in their neighborhoods during a...
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Rep. Carney breaks with Democrats on Syrian refugees
DOVER — Rep. John Carney, D-Del., was among the 47 Democrats who broke with the party to support legislation placing additional safeguards on Syrian refugees entering the country. The American SAFE Act...
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Sankofa center set to open Saturday
DOVER — Zachary Brown was amazed when he saw the new Sankofa Cultural Arts Center in Dover for the first time. “It’s a nice building,” the 12-year-old said. “I know we’re going to have some good times...
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Children’s Theatre tells musical tale of ‘Shrek’
Lamont Pierce, 16, of Dover, plays the title role in The Children’s Theatre Inc. production of “Shrek: The Musical” coming to Dover’s Schwartz Center of the Arts for two shows this weekend. (Delaware...
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Townsfolk watching closely vacant Washington College
The common area between Daniel Z. Gibson Center for the Arts and the Casey Academic Center at Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland, saw little foot traffic on Thursday morning. (Delaware State...
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Choose love
Amidst news of horror and tragedy in Paris on Friday the 13th of November, I got a reminder there is love still in the world: walking out of the ladies room at Penney’s that evening and a little girl...
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: The time to protect Delawareans is now
I am sorry that the world is in such turmoil. There is violence of unimaginable proportion. Recently we’ve heard a lot about Syrian refugees. These refugees are running from the violence in their...
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O’Donnell says FEC lawsuit is a ‘witch hunt’
DOVER — Former U.S. Senate candidate Christine O’Donnell said Friday that a Federal Election Commission lawsuit accusing her of improper campaign expenditures is a “witch hunt” and a waste of...
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