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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Effort to restore historical Magnolia home recognized

When Jacob and Jackie Ferger purchased the Lindale house in Magnolia in 2015, it was unsafe to enter. Now, after a massive restoration, their six-person family lives inside the 24 S. Main St. residence.

In Case You Missed It

Just in time for warm weather and the unofficial start of summer, the North Pole Creamery in Milford is scooping for the season.

SALISBURY — Some 1,274 graduates received their degrees during Salisbury University’s annual Spring Commencement, Wednesday-Thursday, May 22-23, at the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center. …
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HOUSING
DOVER — The state of Delaware was awarded $49.8 million in federal funding to support affordable housing in the state, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced last week.
SCHOOLS
ODESSA — The Tony J. Marchio Administration Building will be temporarily closed for maintenance.
POLICE
A 19-year-old Middletown man has been arrested in connection with a shooting incident incident on April 17, authorities said.

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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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SPECIAL TO THE STATE NEWS/SARAH BOEKHOLDER

Delaware football team sets date with Maryland

NEWARK — The Delaware football team won’t have to go far to face its newest opponent. UD announced that it will play a 2028 …
CR freshman goalie Eva Sheppard makes a diving save in Wednesday night’s match with Odessa. SPECIAL TO THE DAILY STATE NEWS/GARY EMEIGH

Roundup: Caesar Rodney advances in girls' soccer, boys' lacrosse

Fourth-seeded Caesar Rodney High netted a pair of second-half goals to top No. 5 Odessa, 2-0, in the DIAA Division I girls’ soccer …
Breakaway Racing and Yorwollohan Racing's Speed Away ($8.20, Corey Callahan) was a 1:54.2 winner in the $22,500 Free-for-All Trot on Wednesday at Harrington Raceway. HARRINGTON RACEWAY PHOTO.

Speed Away earns second win at Harrington Raceway

HARRINGTON - Breakaway Racing and Yorwollohan Racing's Speed Away ($8.20, Corey Callahan) was a 1:54.2 winner in the $22,500 …
McKenzie Downs of the Riders battles Odessa’s Gianna Maina for the ball in first half of Wednesday’s DIAA state tournament game. SPECIAL TO THE DAILY STATE NEWS/GARY EMEIGH

Wednesday's local sports scores

GIRLS’ SOCCER Division I state tournament Caesar Rodney 2, Odessa 0 Middletown 7, Delcastle 0 Division II state tournament …
Caesar Rodney pitcher Steven Donigan working against Polytech on Thursday. SPECIAL TO THE DAILY STATE NEWS/GARY EMEIGH

Caesar Rodney baseball team hopes start leads to a better ending for season

CAMDEN — Caesar Rodney High’s baseball team knew it had to start with the regular season. If the Riders were ever going to …

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Lions Club brings book sales back to Kent County

REHOBOTH BEACH — Earlier this week the Drug Enforcement Agency announced it would reschedule cannabis, differentiating it from substances like heroin and grouping it with drugs that have …
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 …

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Kent County
DOVER — Agricultural resources are available to teachers and classrooms through the Educating through Specialty Crop Crates program, the Delaware Farm Bureaus said.
LEWES — The Delaware Department of Transportation announced that the Route 9 intersection at Plantation Road/Beaver Dam Road is now open as of Thursday, May 16. The intersection includes a …
LEWES — Sussex County Habitat for Humanity and the Harry K Foundation have been named the beneficiaries of the ninth annual Southern Delaware Wine Food and Music Festival at Schellville, 36470 …

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New Castle County
WILMINGTON — Delaware River & Bay Authority announce American Airlines, in partnership with The Landline Company, will be launching a new service connecting the Wilmington Airport to …
Nearly 400 people, including 38 teams, took part in NAMIWalks on May 4 at Bellevue State Park in Wilmington, raising $71,634 or 72% of National Alliance on Mental Illness Delaware’s 2024 goal.
DOVER — Delaware Technical Community College’s Charles L. Terry Jr. Campus celebrated its 56th commencement ceremony in front of an overflow crowd underneath a tent on campus on Monday …

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Sussex County
DOVER — The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control encourages the public to resist the urge to “rescue” wildlife, particularly deer fawns, they might …
LEWES — According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Delaware ranks eighth in the nation in Lymes disease cases, which caused the state to form an oversight board, which is …
MILTON — Engine 910, better known as the Milton Clipper Express, has gotten a glow up and returns to Milton Memorial Park on Chandler Street on Saturday, May 18. Expected to begin at 11 …

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