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Palazzo Jewelers expands with new Millsboro location
Palazzo Jewelers expands with new Millsboro location
Palazzo Jewelers has officially opened doors at its second location in Millsboro. The business offers various services, including jewelry repair,...
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December 21, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Palazzo Jewelers expands with new Millsboro location
Santa arrives by boat to present Toys for Tots delivery
Santa arrives by boat to present Toys for Tots delivery
Delaware Natural Resources Police officers gathered Dec. 12 at the Indian River Marina to help Santa unload a boat full of donations for the U.S...
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December 21, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Santa arrives by boat to present Toys for Tots delivery
State delays vote on 2025 strategies plan
State delays vote on 2025 strategies plan
The Cabinet Committee on State Planning Issues canceled a Dec. 15 meeting where it was scheduled to vote on a five-year plan setting spending...
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December 21, 2025 at 2:00 PM
State delays vote on 2025 strategies plan
Christmas Carol parodies and more
Christmas Carol parodies and more
This part of the year is steeped in tradition, and so it is time for the Christmas carol parodies. Versions of these song spoofs have appeared in...
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December 20, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Christmas Carol parodies and more
Work nears completion near Lavinia Street in Milton
Work nears completion near Lavinia Street in Milton
Workers are close to finishing work at Lavinia Street in Milton, completing the force main for Artesian’s new wastewater treatment plant. The work...
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December 20, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Work nears completion near Lavinia Street in Milton
Coastal Kennels Pet Boarding opens in Rehoboth
Coastal Kennels Pet Boarding opens in Rehoboth
Coastal Kennels Pet Boarding officially opened to the public Dec. 15 off Wolfe Neck Road near Rehoboth Beach. Coastal Kennels primarily offers...
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December 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Coastal Kennels Pet Boarding opens in Rehoboth
Upstate legislators take aim at Avelo Airlines
Upstate legislators take aim at Avelo Airlines
Two upstate legislators have filed legislation aimed at Avelo Airlines over its business relationship with the U.S. Immigration and Customs...
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December 20, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Upstate legislators take aim at Avelo Airlines
Bipartisan special election bill filed
Bipartisan special election bill filed
A bipartisan bill that would require primaries for special elections was filed Dec. 18. Sponsored by Sen. Eric Buckson, R-Magnolia, and Rep. Mara...
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December 19, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Bipartisan special election bill filed
Beach Slam tournament returns Dec. 26-27
Beach Slam tournament returns Dec. 26-27
The Beach Slam Basketball Tournament returns to Cape Henlopen High School with a slate of boys’ basketball games Dec. 26-27. In its second year...
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December 19, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Beach Slam tournament returns Dec. 26-27
Sussex County Health Coalition opens Rural Innovation Hub
Sussex County Health Coalition opens Rural Innovation Hub
Sussex County Health Coalition cut the ribbon Dec. 16 in Georgetown on its new Rural Innovation Hub, a work space aimed at incubating new nonprofits...
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December 19, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Sussex County Health Coalition opens Rural Innovation Hub
Sussex County warns of scam
Sussex County warns of scam
Sussex County has learned of a scam in which people who have applied for variances or other approvals are getting fraudulent bills, which some say...
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December 19, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Sussex County warns of scam
Athletes of the Week Dec. 19
Athletes of the Week Dec. 19
Noah Barbrow A junior forward on the Delmarva Christian basketball team, this honors student is a player who can do it all on the hardwood. He scored...
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December 19, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Athletes of the Week Dec. 19
Royals basketball splits with the Mallards
Royals basketball splits with the Mallards
The Delmarva Christian boys’ basketball team dominated Worcester Prep 58-27 Dec. 15 to move to 3-1 on the season, while the Royals’ injury-ridden...
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December 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Royals basketball splits with the Mallards
FOP Lodge 2 spreads Christmas cheer
FOP Lodge 2 spreads Christmas cheer
The Fraternal Order of Police, Sussex County Lodge 2, held its eighth annual Share Your Christmas event Dec. 14, at Captain’s Pizza restaurant in...
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December 18, 2025 at 12:00 PM
FOP Lodge 2 spreads Christmas cheer
Rehoboth approves more King Charles crosswalks
Rehoboth approves more King Charles crosswalks
In an effort to increase pedestrian safety, Rehoboth Beach officials will add crosswalks to all the intersections on King Charles Avenue...
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December 18, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Rehoboth approves more King Charles crosswalks
Everhart honored with Southern Delaware Tourism Legacy Award
Everhart honored with Southern Delaware Tourism Legacy Award
Southern Delaware Tourism honored outgoing Rehoboth Beach-Dewey Beach Chamber of Commerce CEO Carol Everhart with its Legacy Award Dec. 10. Hired in...
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December 17, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Everhart honored with Southern Delaware Tourism Legacy Award
Sussex Academy swimming sweep Henlopen South tri-meet
Sussex Academy swimming sweep Henlopen South tri-meet
A Henlopen South tri-meet between Sussex Academy, Lake Forest and Seaford at the Sussex Academy Aquatics Center was the home opener for the Seahawks...
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December 17, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Sussex Academy swimming sweep Henlopen South tri-meet
Sussex Supports Beebe Healthcare Campaign raises $60M
Sussex Supports Beebe Healthcare Campaign raises $60M
Beebe Healthcare and the Beebe Medical Foundation have completed the Sussex Supports Beebe Healthcare Campaign, a philanthropic initiative that...
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December 17, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Sussex Supports Beebe Healthcare Campaign raises $60M
Belle Mead rezoning approved by Sussex council
Belle Mead rezoning approved by Sussex council
Sussex County Council narrowly passed a zoning change Dec. 16 for a project to build 344 multifamily units and 72,000 square feet of commercial space...
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December 16, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Belle Mead rezoning approved by Sussex council
Equalization funding discussed at special legislative meeting
Equalization funding discussed at special legislative meeting
Bringing back funding to help less wealthy school districts compete with their richer counterparts was discussed Dec. 15, during a meeting of the...
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December 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Equalization funding discussed at special legislative meeting
Cute person wins Redemption City Ugly Sweater 5K
Cute person wins Redemption City Ugly Sweater 5K
Redemption Song - Flor Duerr of Dover was rocking it Saturday morning at the Redemption City Ugly Sweater 5K. Runners gathered by the gazebo near the...
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December 16, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Cute person wins Redemption City Ugly Sweater 5K
Murray resigns as acting federal attorney
Murray resigns as acting federal attorney
Acting U.S. Attorney Julianne Murray resigned from her post Dec. 12, after she failed to get support from Delaware’s senators. “Stability and...
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December 15, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Murray resigns as acting federal attorney
Cape swimmers power past Indian River
Cape swimmers power past Indian River
The Cape swim teams moved to 2-0 on the season with a boys’ 115-50 win and a 93-77 girls’ victory Dec. 12, against a strong Indian River team. Both...
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December 15, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Cape swimmers power past Indian River
RBHA hosts employee appreciation breakfast
RBHA hosts employee appreciation breakfast
The Rehoboth Beach Homeowners’ Association board of directors hosted the 22nd annual Rehoboth Beach employee appreciation breakfast Nov. 18 at the...
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December 14, 2025 at 11:00 PM
RBHA hosts employee appreciation breakfast
Lewes BPW approves wastewater pact
Lewes BPW approves wastewater pact
The Lewes Board of Public Works approved an agreement with Sussex County Dec. 10, which will eventually send all of its wastewater to the county’s...
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December 14, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Lewes BPW approves wastewater pact