First USS Delaware in nearly 90 years to join submarine fleet
Delaware may not have a national park, but an undersea vessel will one day bear the name of the First State.
U.S. Sens. Tom Carper,...
Delaware gets federal disaster aid
moonbird / Foter / CC BY-NC-NDThe Federal Emergency Management Agency announced that federal disaster aid has been made available to the State of Delaware...
County Bank to close two western Sussex branches at end of year
County Bank is pruning its branch system in southern Delaware.
Earlier in the fall, the locally owned bank announced it would shutter branches in Seaford and...
Cape May-Lewes Ferry vessels get reclining seats and other features
Updated interior on the MV Cape Henlopen.
Cape May-Lewes Lewes Ferry passengers will soon have cup-holders and even reclining seats.
The project to upgrade the ferry...
Chesapeake Utilities reports higher net income in 3rd quarter
Chesapeake Utilities reported higher net income for the third quarter. Net income for the quarter ended Sept. 30 was $3.2 million. This represents an increase...
Indian River Bridge reopens
This image caused concerns over the new Indian River Bridge, which is now opened.
The Delaware Department of Transportation announced Saturday afternoon the Indian River...
Insurance chief says companies can't ding customers with hurricane deductibles
Delaware Insurance Commissioner, Karen Weldin Stewart, issued a bulletin and announced today that Delaware homeowners will not face higher-cost hurricane deductibles resulting from the...
Sussex County issues 2nd video update on Hurricane Sandy
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The Sussex County Emergency Operations Center in Georgetown, Delaware, issues the first video update to advise the public on preparations now underway for Hurricane...
Ocean View's municipal building gets solar makeover
Ocean View now has a municipal building that gets the bulk of its electricity from solar power.
File image, not the Ocean View projectAnna/ Foter...
Cape May-Lewes Ferry hires first female engineer
Tripp
Cape May –Lewes Ferry officials announced that Candice J. Tripp was selected to serve as a Third Assistant Engineer aboard the ferry vessels, the...
Beebe CEO releases letter on Bradley settlement
Jeffrey Fried, CEO, of the Lewes-based health care organization, writes an open letter explaining the reasons for the pending $123 million settlement worked out...
Sussex radio executive Jack Renault dies at 73
Photo courtesy of WGMD
Longtime Sussex County advertising salesman and radio executive Jack Renault has died after a battle with cancer. He was 73.
According to...
Pa. juvenile arrested in connection with home invasion that led to slaying of diner...
Dover Police are seeking this person of interest after the murder of a diner owner. Photo courtesy of Dover Police.
A teen has been arrested...
Ashland financial package, Food Bank, bond requests on council's agenda
The Delaware Council on Development Finance will meet Monday morning to look at a proposal for up to $10 million for Ashland, Inc. and...
Tidewater Utilities opens new operations center
Tidewater Utilities, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Middlesex Water Company, unveiled a new operations center in Sussex County last week.
Tidewater, established in 1964, provides...
Ground broken for Milford Food Bank expansion
Local officials, donors and anti-hunger advocates joined the Food Bank of Delaware, campaign chairman Mike Castle and Senator Tom Carper for the official groundbreaking...
River and Bay Authority makes 1st move toward new ferries
Delaware River and Bay Authority photo;
The Delaware River and Bay Authority is seeking naval architect services regarding the possible replacement of car ferries. Bids on...
Sunny summer aids Rehoboth parking revenue
A sunny summer in Rehoboth Beach led to strong parking revenues, despite a change to a system that reduces the number of tickets and...
Beebe puts the heat on tumor
Doctors a Beebe Medical Center in Lewis have removed a tumor from a cancer patient unable to undergo surgery.
Beebe radiologist Dr.Michael Ramjattansingh performed the...
State initiative offers opportunity to open rent-free store during shopping season
Downtown Delaware, a program of the Delaware Economic Development Office announced a rent-free holiday retail initiative intended to increase business activity and reduce downtown...
