NASCAR weekend at Dover Motor Speedway
NASCAR’s Chastain has fruitful partnership with Delaware Office of Highway Safety
NASCAR’s ‘King’: Richard Petty remains a man of the people
NASCAR notes: Zilisch gets first ARCA win at Dover; Jones takes Xfinity pole

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Maritime Day setting sail in Lewes

The rich maritime history of eastern Sussex County will be on display Saturday, as Lewes Maritime Day will be celebrated at the Lightship Overfalls and Lewes Canalfront Park from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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Voters in seven Delaware districts will go to the polls Tuesday for school board elections. The districts with more than one candidate for seats includes Appoquinimink, Colonial, Red Clay …

DOVER — Actor and comedian Mike Epps will perform at The Rollins Center at Bally’s Dover Casino Resort Aug. 23 at 9 p.m. Tickets range from $75-$175 and are on sale Friday at 10 a.m. …
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overdoses, fentanyl
DOVER — A mixture of fentanyl, an animal tranquilizer, a member of the benzodiazepine family and common drug cutting substances caffeine and quinine are among the ingredients blamed for almost …
Health
LEWES — The care team from Lewes Family Practice on Savannah Road moved to Beebe Primary Care Five Points, at 17388 N. Village Main Boulevard, on Monday.   The spacious new …
Community
LEWES — Located near the end of Pilottown Road in Lewes, the deVries Monument recognizes a 1631 Dutch colony whose existence contributed to the formation of Delaware as a separate state. …

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Your event is their blank Canvas

LONG NECK — If you’ve got a corporate, nonprofit or personal event, you’ve got a canvas for friends and collaborators Kyra Elmer and Julie Sammons to help make that event shine. …

Seeds of Need
DOVER — Sue Harris and the Rev. Dr. G. Derrick Hodge are attending to the needs of the Dover homeless, while also assisting other individuals in need of life services. The two are …
LEWES — To address the challenges of and provide clarity on a key retirement tool — annuities — InFocus Financial Advisors is hosting a class titled "Understanding Annuities" on May …
DOVER — Flowers or jewelry? Maybe a good book? Wine? Reporters from the Daily State News offer five ideas to stimulate your Mother’s Day gift giving. (Hint, hint: It’s …

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First singles player Gracie Clark reached the DIAA state semifinals last season as a freshman. CAESAR RODNEY SCHOOL DISTRICT PHOTO

Caesar Rodney dominates Henlopen Conference tennis tournament

DOVER — Caesar Rodney High captured 11 of the 12 possible titles in dominating the Henlopen Conference tennis tournaments over the …
Caesar Rodney’s 4x800 team anchorman heading for the finish line to give the Riders a victory Thursday. SPECIAL TO THE DAILY STATE NEWS/GARY EMEIGH

Caesar Rodney boys, Smyrna girls run to Henlopen track titles

FELTON — Caesar Rodney High won the boys’ team title while Smyrna took the girls’ team championship as the Henlopen Conference …
Veteran quarterback Ryan O’Connor looks to make a throw in a recent Delaware spring football practice. Delaware Athletics photo/Donna McBride

Delaware football team adds Coastal Carolina to future schedules

NEWARK — The Delaware football program continues to add new opponents to its future schedules. UD announced today that it will …
Caesar Rodney won both regular-season meetings with Smyrna going into their state tourney rematch. SPECIAL TO THE DAILY STATE NEWS/GARY EMEIGH

High school notes: Caesar Rodney set for volleyball state tournament debut

CAMDEN — In some ways, Caesar Rodney High’s boys’ volleyball players are still learning the basics of the sport. After all, …
Andrew Glassmeyer's Sweet Angel Boy ($4.20, Corey Callahan) won his fourth-straight race Monday at Harrington Raceway in the featured $22,500 Free-for-All Pace in 1:52. HARRINGTON RACEWAY PHOTO.

Sweet Angel Boy earns win at Harrington Raceway

HARRINGTON - Andrew Glassmeyer's Sweet Angel Boy ($4.20, Corey Callahan) won his fourth-straight race at Harrington Raceway on Monday …

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Photo gallery: Dover Days Festival presses on through wet weather

DOVER — Air shows are not only a great way for the public to spend a day watching daring pilots pull off acrobatic maneuvers. They also are fulfilling experiences for airmen stationed at Dover …
MILFORD -- The Milford Museum will continue its American History Series with a program titled “To Bus or Not to Bus: The 1977 School Desegregation of New Castle County, Delaware” at the …

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Kent County
Two vehicles and an occupied house were damaged in a shooting incident on Sunday, Dover Police spokesman Master Cpl. Ryan Schmid said.
LEWES — The Delaware Department of Transportation confirmed the Five Points traffic circle just north of Rehoboth Beach will fully open 10 days earlier than the previously announced Memorial …
DOVER — A woman who entered the Dover Middle School campus with a gun Wednesday was arrested, Dover Police said. According to school officials and police, a staff member let in the woman …

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New Castle County
LEWES — In the last week, there have been 83 suspected overdoses from a yet-to-be-confirmed drug mixture in Sussex County, with concentrations of cases in the …
The Delaware Department of Health and Social Services has announced that applications for the Delaware Health Fund are available for fiscal year 2026 and are due July 15.
SMYRNA — The Delaware Department of Transportation announces the closure of East Commerce Street between S. Dupont Blvd and Monrovia Avenue starting on Tuesday, April …

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Sussex County
GEORGETOWN — This Wednesday, the Sussex County Pension Fund Committee will hear a quarterly update by Baltimore-area investment consulting firm Marquette Associates on the health of its pension …
GEORGETOWN — During last week’s Planning & Zoning discussions of proposed rules governing Accessory Dwelling Units within Sussex County, Brian Butler, a controversial political …
GEORGETOWN — Though he announced his departure for another opportunity in late April, Jamie Whitehouse, county planning and zoning director, confirmed he will remain with Sussex County after …

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