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An 85-foot-tall derrick drilled relentlessly over 500 feet below the surface of an apple orchard near Bridgeville. On Sunday, March 25, 1934, an explosive geyser blew the casting pipe 162 feet in the air. From the wellhead poured mostly natural gas accompanied by oil. Not a lot, but it was oil. A...

DOVER--Wednesday morning, the Dover City Hall chambers were nearly at capacity. Key figures from all over the city sat in wait for an appeal hearing relating to the Downtown Dover ...

CAMDEN — A multi-year effort to upgrade the area around the city's transit center is approaching a milestone. With another on the horizon. The Camden County Improvement Authority is...

A fire at a Rising Sun, MD auto dealership repair area caused an estimated $400,000 in damege. The blaze was reported at about 4:30 a.m. Wedneday at Ourisman Tri-State Ford.

DOVER--The Dover Planning Commission approved a site development plan for a new warehouse in the College Business Park during its meeting on Monday.   The new 5,120 sqft warehouse will ...

Mother Nature does not have any sympathy for athletes. When softball comes to town, she seems to have a penchant for cranking up the thermostat.

DAGSBORO, DE -- The Dagsboro Town Council is considering an ordinance that would reduce the time permitted to restaurants in the town's highway commercial district to serve alcohol. The drafted ordinance was introduced at the Dagsboro Town Council meeting on July 15th. It would only allow restaurants in the highway...

SEAFORD - Michael H. Vincent is seeking another term on the Sussex County Council. A Republican from Seaford, Mr. Vincent has served as the Council's District 1 representative since ...

A year goes fast when you’re having fun. Cecil’s premiere music venue celebrates one year of. bringing you first class music. Rob speaks to EMH’s Ric Cunningham about the special anniversary show and what else is coming up.

DELAWARE – A vibrant celebration of love and inclusivity is to be held in Delaware this weekend. The Rehoboth Beach Pride Festival has promised a day of unity and awareness for the community. There will be over 50 Vendors set up at the event, and festivities will also include...

DOVER, Del.- Improper use of toy guns is causing concern in Dover as teenagers are reportedly shooting random people on the street with "Orbeez" gel blasters. Dover police report a significant increase in complaints regarding these devices being used in drive-by-style incidents. While they are just toys, misuse could lead to criminal charges.

Dover's Board of Adjustment granted a variance for 1494 McKee Road on Wednesday, the first step in turning the lot into a community center that backs up to The Meadows neighborhood.

CSN Collision has announced the addition of Purnell Body Shop of Elkton, Md., to its network. Established in 1954 by George Purnell, the shop was originally a three-man operation that has since expanded. The current owner, David Coleman, joined Purnell Body Shop in 1984, purchasing it in 1994, and has led it to its present success.

CAMDEN, Del. — Caesar Rodney’s FFA Chapter will be well-represented at the Delaware State Fair, according to Chapter Advisor Mark Breeding, who is the fair’s 4th vice president and agricultural education/FFA Department Superintendent. Three FFA members who will be showing animals are Taylor Gooden, Mackenzie Cusick and...

A proposal to allow the Nanticoke Indian Cultural Community Center in Millsboro to build out its structure and offer more services was approved by Sussex County Council on Tuesday.

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The Margaret H. Rollins School of Nursing at Beebe Healthcare announced Nicholas Vitella of Georgetown is the recipient of this year’s nursing scholarship from the Lord Baltimore Lions Club of Ocean View. Scholarships are awarded to a senior, nontraditional student who resides in Sussex County, has a caring and...

Sharnae Harmon, a 2020 Sussex Technical High School graduate and Seaford native, graduated May 25 from the United States Military Academy in West Point, N.Y., and entered the Adjutant General Corps. While a Sussex Tech student, Harmon studied criminal justice and participated in JROTC all four years due to her...

Peninsula Gallery’s Old World, New Perspective exhibition, on display from Saturday, Aug. 3 to Sunday, Aug. 25, will present classical realism paintings by present-day artists. Oil painters Cecelia Cox, Austin Dwyer, Barbara Efchak, Barbara Nuss and Marco Vera will showcase work inspired by real-life observation, historical events and unpolluted...

The Rehoboth Beach Film Society’s Cinema Art Theater, starting Friday, July 19, will present “Songs of Earth,” “The Nature of Love” and “Daddio,” along with the Fright Night Fridays feature “Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?” and The Metropolitan Opera: Live in HD Summer Encore Series.