NASCAR weekend at Dover Motor Speedway

Star Hill educator wins Crumbl’s Teacher of the Year for Delaware

A Kent County educator is reaping some sweet rewards from cookie retailer Crumbl by being named its Teacher of the Year for Delaware.

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The Parson Thorne Mansion in Milford is a landmark in the city, and upgrades are underway to keep its status as such.

The MOT Rotary Club utilized a $5,000 grant last fall to improve vision in Africa, then added another $1,200 of its own funds to the same cause.
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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. …
Sussex county, pension
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 …
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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 …
Sports
The Delaware State baseball team poses with the Route One Rivalry trophy after beating Delaware, 15-5, on Tuesday. DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY PHOTO.

College notes: Delaware State tops Delaware in baseball; Wilm. makes softball Series again

DOVER — The Delaware State baseball team gave J.P. Blandin a nice going-away present on Tuesday. In Blandin’s last home game …
CR goalie Dylan Bennett dives to the ground trying to stop the ball that was rolling towards an unguarded goal in Tuesday’s match against Cape Henlopen. The ball missed going in for a score by about 12 inches.  SPECIAL TO THE DAILY STATE NEWS/GARY EMEIGH

Cape Henlopen, Indian River advance in boys' volleyball; Sussex Academy wins in girls' lacrosse

Third-seeded Cape Henlopen High posted a 3-1 victory over No. 14 Mount Pleasant in the opening round of the DIAA boys’ volleyball …
From a distance, you cannot see the drivers behind these trotters heading toward the halfway point of the fourth race Wednesday at Harrington Raceway.

Harrington Raceway results

Harrington Raceway Results Wednesday, May 15, 2024   1st - NW2PMLT Trot $8,000 3-Royal Mistake (An Morgan) 5.00 …
CR’s Aden Anderson slams the ball past Daniel Cruz (15) and Bruslee St Pierre of the Eagles in Tuesday night’s match.  SPECIAL TO THE DAILY STATE NEWS/GARY EMEIGH

Caesar Rodney tops Smyrna for first boys' volleyball state tourney win and other scores

CAMDEN — Fifth-seeded Caesar Rodney High downed No. 12 Smyrna, 3-1, in the opening round of the DIAA boys’ volleyball state …
James Magno and Joseph Fonte's Incaseyoudidntnow ($2.40, Jim Morand) was a 1:53.1 winner in the featured $22,500 Free-for-All Tuesday at Harrington Raceway. HARRINGTON RACEWAY PHOTO.

Incaseyoudidntnow posts victory at Harrington Raceway

 HARRINGTON - James Magno and Joseph Fonte's Incaseyoudidntnow ($2.40, Jim Morand) was a 1:53.1 winner in the featured $22,500 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Sussex County
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 …
An 18-year-old Maryland man has been arrested in connection with an attempted murder case in Lewes in 2023, Delaware State Police.
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