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Powerball ticket worth $100,000 sold in Delaware. Check the numbers to see if you won
Check your lottery tickets from earlier this week because you might be a winner. A ticket worth $100,000 from the Monday, Aug. 19, Powerball drawing was sold in Delaware. The ticket matched four white balls and the Powerball and had the Power Play option as well, which doubled its value. ...
Wicomico County Council tables funding for library move to former museum
SALISBURY -- A timeline for moving the downtown branch of the Wicomico Public Library to the former Ward Museum became somewhat clearer during a recent County Council meeting. The library ...
‘Black women in power’: Delaware delegates’ role in nominating first Black woman for president
What questions do you have about the 2024 elections? What major issues do you want candidates to address? Let us know. This story was supported by a statehouse coverage grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Vice President Kamala Harris accepted the Democratic nominee for president Thursday and Delaware’s delegates...
After 2 ocean breaches, state uses riprap to fortify dune by Indian River Inlet bridge
After the ocean breached the dune on the north side of the Indian River Inlet bridge Sunday night, temporarily shutting down Coastal Highway for the second time this year, riprap is being used to fortify the sand. The state Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control and Department of Transportation are working jointly...
Maryland Delegates represent at the Democratic National Convention
CHICAGO — Delegates from the Eastern Shore joined thousands of Democrats in Chicago for the Democratic National Convention this week. At the convention, which ran from Aug. 19 to 22, delegates selected Kamala Harris as the party’s nominee for president and Tim Walz as its nominee for vice president. The Democratic party also made key decisions about the party’s political platform. Jared Schablein, an Eastern Shore delegate and chair of...
Hurricane Katrina, MLK leads D.C. civil rights march: News Journal archives, Aug. 25-31
“Pages of history” features excerpts from The News Journal archives including the Wilmington Morning News and the Evening Journal. Aug. 26, 1939, Journal-Every Evening Available talent indicates Wilmington High’s year in football ...
Avelo Airlines extends its flight schedule to the spring, minus 2 destinations
Avelo Airlines announced Aug. 22 that it is extending its flight schedule out of the Wilmington Airport until April 29, 2025. Avelo will offer 11 destinations out of the Wilmington Airport, with six new flights coming this fall. Myrtle Beach, South Carolina and Wilmington, North Carolina will not be available through the spring but...
Wilmington City Council moves grant ethics bill to committee, kills attempted censure
The Wilmington City Council has agreed to advance an ordinance that would strip city leaders of their allotted grant funds if they are found in violation of the program’s reporting requirements. The ordinance, sponsored by council member Chris Johnson, will next go before the Finance and Economic Committee for review. Ordinance No. 468...
Football Names 2024 Team Captains
NEWARK, Del. – University of Delaware Football Head Coach Ryan Carty has announced the four captains that will lead the Blue Hens during the upcoming 2024 season. The quartet includes returning captains Brock Gingrich and Dillon Trainer as well as first-time captains Tyron Herring and Ryan O'Connor. The four were chosen by a vote of their teammates and coaches.
The Vineyards using PooPrints to prevent unsightly piles
While I am pretty much always on the lookout for column ideas, sometimes they fall into my lap. That's what happened here, when a reader shared a photo of a sign that had been posted by the property management company in the apartment hallways of The Vineyards development off Route 9 west of Lewes.
Lewes author donates plant-based eating course to UD Osher Lifelong Learning
Members of the University of Delaware’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute will be able to explore the benefits of plant-based eating thanks to a donation from Lewes resident Dorothy Greet. A retired clergywoman, Greet used her experience of having a heart attack at age 70 to develop a 2 1/2-hour...
Peninsula Gallery to host opening reception Aug. 31
The Peninsula Gallery is going abstract with its Cutting Edge exhibition, on display from Saturday, Aug. 31 to Sunday, Sept. 29. Visitors will see a mixture of nonrepresentational paintings and sculptures that accentuate where geometry and organic imagery come together. Cutting Edge features work from Linda Celestian, Paul Daniel, Karen...
Lewes planners hear about duel over dog grooming biz
A Lewes couple’s push to have the city’s zoning code changed to allow home-based dog grooming continued at the Lewes Planning Commission’s Aug. 21 meeting. Sarah Prieto and her husband, Stephen Matthews, want to open a dog grooming business in the basement of their home at 405 Savannah Road, a middle house in a line of historic row homes across from Beebe Healthcare.
History Book Festival to host Runstedtler, Polchin and Kamali
The eighth annual History Book Festival is set for Friday to Sunday, Sept. 27 to 29, in Lewes. Live events will feature 23 distinguished authors of historical nonfiction and fiction including Theresa Runstedtler, James Polchin and Marjan Kamali. All three authors will conduct free presentations of their books Saturday, Sept. 28.
Sussex council approves Savannah Road office
A doctor seeking to open an office on Savannah Road ran into some opposition from neighbors surrounding the property at 1510 Savannah Road at the intersection with Quaker Road. However, the conditions imposed by Sussex County Planning & Zoning Commission and Sussex County Council should address those issues. Concerns from...
Worship with us at Camp Arrowhead!
Join us for a morning of worship, reflection, and community in Camp Arrowhead's Chapel. We’re excited to announce that our service will feature choir-for-a-day, leading us in uplifting and inspiring music. Additionally, we will recognize our scouts for their achievements in completing the P.R.A.Y. program. Let’s come together to...
Lewes dives for clues in main failure
A diver hit the water just south of the Savannah Road drawbridge in Lewes on the morning of Aug. 21, looking for clues as to why a water main failed and knocked out service to the entire city. The 12-inch main gave out in the early morning hours of Aug....
Remembering Thomas Berry III: Sussex County Comes Together to Honor One of Its Own
GEORGETOWN, DE -- On Thursday, first responders, family, and friends came from near and far to Crossroad Community Church to say a final goodbye to fallen Georgetown and Ellendale firefighter Thomas Berry III. Many were strangers, who made it their mission to support the grieving family of one of their...
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