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Clavier helps bring pride back to CR
022716-3205 Michael Clavier of Caesar Rodney won by pinning Andrew Ganett in the first period for the championship at 195 pounds. (Special to the Delaware State News/Gary Emeigh) 022716-3188 Kenny...
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Say it loud and proud: Educators host ‘I Love Smyrna School District Day’
28dsn I Love Smyrna Day 010 JBM Intermediate School 5th grader Isayah Daniels, 11, checks out the impressive model train display at I Love Smyrna School District Day. (Delaware State News/Dave...
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Firefighters seeking dedicated funding source
Delaware’s 60 volunteer firefighting companies receive state funding through Grants-in-Aid, with the money primarily going to maintenance of equipment. Companies also may set aside some of that money...
View ArticleDelaware Union scrambles to find more field space
DOVER — The grass is greening, practice is just days away and the Delaware Union is scrambling. With the spring soccer season quickly approaching, the program needs more field space. Months of...
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Dover Park debate holds up master plan for recreation
A sharp wind nipped at noses and ears Friday and the playground equipment at Dover Park sat idle. (Delaware State News/K.I. White) DOVER — Before the city decided to demolish the Dover Park...
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A Delawarean’s dogsledding tale
Lexi Coon and her traveling companions braved the cold, snow and ice for the trip of a lifetime. (Submitted photo/Jordan Lingo) Odin, a lead dog and an Inuit husky, vies for affection by licking the...
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Program a full plate for future chefs
: From back left: Harrington Raceway and Casino COO of Hospitality Hank Rosenberg, Lake Forest High School Principal Theodora White. Lake Forest School District Superintendent Brenda Wynder, Lake...
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Frederica woman an advocate for wounded warriors
FREDERICA — Max Poyer enjoys the quiet life. In the warmer months, he loves to be on the water with a fishing pole in hand, teaching his daughter how to cast. At home, he enjoys watching movies on...
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Hickory Glen subdivision in Milford receives extension
MILFORD — Zombie projects are a nuisance and a problem in Milford, according to engineer Phil Tolliver who hopes to continue working on the Hickory Glen subdivision project. The Hickory Glen...
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Delaware paving the way for the future
Workers install pylons along Alt US 13 near Little Heaven Saturday morning. (Delaware State News/Dave Chambers) DOVER — The Department of Transportation plans to spend a quarter of a billion dollars in...
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Polytech’s Sturgis wins Delaware poetry contest
Hannah Sturgis, a junior at Polytech High School, celebrates her win in this year’s Poetry Out Loud Delaware competition on Feb. 23 at the Smyrna Opera House with Delaware poet laureates Al Mills,...
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Cheswold officer pops the question during Milton Sinatra show
Cheswold police officer Louis Simms proposes to his now-fiancee Katie Bird during Saturday’s concert by Frank Sinatra vocalist Sean Reilly at the Milton Theatre. (Submitted photo) MILTON — On Saturday...
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Success a family affair for tourney-bound Ravens
Crystal Gordon says she’s always kept in close contact with her brother. “Our mom has raised us to be really close,” she said. “Ches and I probably talk five times a day. Even before this we did.”...
View ArticleDelaware Supreme Court vacates Dover burglary conviction
DOVER — A Dover man’s 2010 conviction on burglary and unlawful imprisonment charges was vacated last week after the Delaware Supreme Court ruled he was not properly instructed on the ramifications of...
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Proposal would give property tax relief to Delaware disabled vets
DOVER — A bill filed at the end of January would give disabled veterans a break on their property taxes, allowing the most severely injured to save up to $500. Introduced by Sen. Bryan Townsend,...
View ArticleRoundup: Hampton beats Hornets to win MEAC title
With a 79-65 win over Delaware State in its home finale on Monday evening at the Convocation Center, the Hampton men’s basketball team clinched the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference regular-season title....
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COMMENTARY: The possibility of President Trump? ‘Deal with it’
The other day, for reasons I need not go into here, I was forced to watch nearly two hours of Donald Trump without even a commercial break. It was his presser when Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey...
View ArticleRoundup: Milford girls advance with win over Delmarva Christian
MILFORD — Overcoming a slow start, the Milford High girls’ basketball team finally got coach Leona White her first state tournament win. Eventually the 14th-seeded Buccaneers pulled away to a 66-29...
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Sussex Tech girls advance with victory over Smyrna
02dsn Smyrna vs Sussex Tech Girls BBall 010 Smyrna junior Melena Credle (23) (Delaware State News/Dave Chambers) 02dsn Smyrna vs Sussex Tech Girls BBall 009 Smyrna sophomore Erin Richard (13) and...
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Dover girls pass first hurdle in tourney with win over Lake Forest
030116-3960 Alexia Cornish of Lake Forest eyes the basket and looks for an opening to shoot while surrounded by Lady Senators in the 3rd quarter. (Special to the Delaware State News/Gary Emeigh)...
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