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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Photo Gallery: WWII hero Ernie Marvel's 100th birthday

An upcoming expanded story will compliment this photo gallery.  DAGSBORO - American Legion Post 24 on Saturday saluted Ernest “Ernie” Marvel, the day before the U.S. Army …

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This story will be updated.  GEORGETOWN – In a tight race, Bill West retained the mayoral reins in Georgetown Saturday, earning a sixth consecutive term in turning back the challenge …

CAMBRIDGE - The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations said it has filed an online complaint with the U.S. Board of Education's Office of Civil Rights on behalf of a 12-year-old Cambridge girl.
Local News
BETHANY BEACH —  Sea Colony, 39359 Raquet Ln in Bethany Beach, the nationally recognized tennis community, is hosting the 11th Annual Vacasa Pro Women’s Open, a $25K USTA Pro Circuit …
GEORGETOWN — The Sussex County Council has released its proposed agenda for its regular Tuesday, May 14 meeting, which includes a public hearing on the marijuana ordinance. The state has …
Sussex County, book fair
GEORGETOWN — Sussex County Libraries unite from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 18, at the Georgetown Public Library, 123 W. Pine St., hosting the third annual Children’s Book …

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Financial advisory event highlights annuities

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 …
DOVER — The Dover Mall, a commercial centerpiece for the capital city, will grow. Management for the Simon-operated shopping center has announced that two stores will be joining its lineup: …
DOVER — The engines roaring. The blistering speeds. The pungent scent of burning rubber. There is nothing quite like the race experience.   That’s why tens of thousands of …

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Smyrna’s Cimone Edge was awarded first base when this pitch hit her leg in Thursday’s game with Lake Forest. SPECIAL TO THE DAILY STATE NEWS/GARY EMEIGH

Athlete of the Week: Cimone Edge, Smyrna softball

SMYRNA — Smyrna High softball player Cimone Edge was voted this week’s State News Athlete of the Week. The junior went …
The Caesar Rodney baseball beat Archmere, 5-3, on Saturday as the Riders improved to 12-5. SPECIAL TO THE DAILY STATE NEWS/GARY EMEIGH

Downstate Delaware high school scores

BASEBALL Polytech 7, Sussex Academy 3 Cape Henlopen 10, Saint Mark’s 6 Caesar Rodney 5, Archmere 3 Delmar 7, Smyrna 3 Milford 4, …
DIAA executive director Dave Baylor is hoping new transfer regulations will help level the playing field. University of Delaware photo

Changes look to reinvigorate DIAA

DOVER — There was no telling where this process would end when it started. When a state task force began looking into the …
Saint Mark’s High has an Esports room and is one of several Delaware high schools with teams. SAINT MARK’S HIGH SCHOOL PHOTO

Esports are becoming part of Delaware’s schools

DOVER — There’s always going to be people that think the name is kind of funny. After all, the game players in esports …
Hutt Racing Stable's Twin Delight ($9.60, Allan Davis) was a 1:53.1 winner in the $22,500 Mares Open Tuesday at Harrington Raceway. HARRINGTON RACEWAY PHOTO.

Twin Delight a winner at Harrington Raceway

HARRINGTON - Hutt Racing Stable's Twin Delight ($9.60, Allan Davis) was a 1:53.1 winner in the $22,500 Mares Open on Tuesday at …

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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
LEWES — Ever since the previous referendum failed in March, Cape Henlopen Schools Superintendent Bob Fulton has been touring the county, as he did before the previous vote, but spent time …
A series of meetings is addressing Fox Hall residents’ concerns that a home for recovering addicts is coming to the neighborhood. However, those worries — mostly about potential crime — were exacerbated during Wednesday’s town hall because Oxford House representatives did not show.
DOVER – Delaware State Representative Sophie Phillips appeared virtually before the Kent County Levy Court during Tuesday’s workshop to discuss House Bill 55, which disallows …

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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
REHOBOTH BEACH — Nomination forms for the August election of two Board of Commissioners are being accepted until 4:30 p.m. Monday before candidates are reviewed, by the sitting board of …
DAGSBORO — The Bethany-Fenwick Area Chamber of Commerce is expanding to a second location in Dagsboro, located on the corner of Main Street and Iron Branch Lane, at 33370 Main St., where it …
LONG NECK — As part of the annual “Rotary Reads” program, the Long Neck Sunrise Rotary Club donated 680 copies of “Do You Remember” by Sydney Smith to each student at …

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