NASCAR weekend at Dover Motor Speedway

Medical marijuana conversion license bill heads to Delaware House floor, advocates push back

DOVER — It’s been just over a year since marijuana legalization and regulation became law in the First State. Now, the champion of those initiatives – Rep. Ed Osienski, …

In Case You Missed It

DOVER – Capital School District shared much to celebrate at its second annual ‘State of Our Schools’ event Wednesday evening.   At the top of the list was the announcement …

The state’s recently named 2024 Behavioral Health Professional of the Year, a counselor at Mispillion Elementary School in Milford, says it’s a “wonderful experience to have my work appreciated.”
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FIRE History
CLAYTON — Robert Faulkner describes himself as a “card carrier” only these days as a Clayton Fire Co. No. 1 member.
POLICE
A 45-year-old Frankford man died in a single-vehicle crash on Tuesday night, Delaware State Police said.
HOUSING
DOVER — The state of Delaware was awarded $49.8 million in federal funding to support affordable housing in the state, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced last week.
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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. …

SMALL BUSINESS
DOVER — A State of Delaware program that helps small businesses start or grow during the first few years of operation reached 100 grants distributed Thursday, a news release said.
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 …
Sports
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/entries

Harrington Raceway Results Wednesday, May 29, 2024   1st - HGNW2PMLT Pace $8,000 2-Im Still Here (Mo Teague) …
Sarah Lydic of Indian River chipping onto the eighth green in Wednesday’s DIAA state championship at Maple Dale Golf Club.  SPECIAL TO THE DAILY STATE NEWS/GARY EMEIGH

Indian River's Lydic wins second golf title; Middletown's Kolbjornsen wins playoff

DOVER — Mentally, Sarah Lydic wasn’t sure how to approach the final round of her high school career. But then someone told …
Sarah Lydic of Indian River watching her drive from the eighth tee in the DIAA state tournament at Maple Dale Golf Club Wednesday.  SPECIAL TO THE DAILY STATE NEWS/GARY EMEIGH

Sports update: Indian River's Lydic wins golf state title: Central back in softball finals

DOVER — Indian River’s Sarah Lydic won her second individual DIAA golf state title this afternoon.. The senior fired a 66 …
Ryan Carty had a number of players to replace as he begins his second season as Delaware’s head coach. /Delaware sports information photo

Delaware to face Pitt again on future schedule

NEWARK — Another big-time program from Delaware’s football past will be part of the Blue Hens’ future. UD announced today …
Sussex Tech senior pitcher Jeremy Vest working against the Golden Nights Thursday night.  SPECIAL TO THE DAILY STATE NEWS/GARY EMEIGH

DIBCA All-State Baseball Team

First team P-Jeremy Vest 12 Sussex Tech P-Brady Fox 12 Sanford C-Nathan Arterbridge 12 St. Georges 1B-Gage Joseph 12 Cape …
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
WILMINGTON — Incarcerated students with disabilities have not received special education services for years in violation of federal and state law, a lawsuit filed Thursday alleged. The …
DOVER — Agricultural resources are available to teachers and classrooms through the Educating through Specialty Crop Crates program, the Delaware Farm Bureaus said.
LEWES — The Delaware Department of Transportation announced that the Route 9 intersection at Plantation Road/Beaver Dam Road is now open as of Thursday, May 16. The intersection includes a …
New Castle County
WILMINGTON — Delaware River & Bay Authority announce American Airlines, in partnership with The Landline Company, will be launching a new service connecting the Wilmington Airport to …
Nearly 400 people, including 38 teams, took part in NAMIWalks on May 4 at Bellevue State Park in Wilmington, raising $71,634 or 72% of National Alliance on Mental Illness Delaware’s 2024 goal.
DOVER — Delaware Technical Community College’s Charles L. Terry Jr. Campus celebrated its 56th commencement ceremony in front of an overflow crowd underneath a tent on campus on Monday …
Sussex County
DOVER — The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control encourages the public to resist the urge to “rescue” wildlife, particularly deer fawns, they might …
LEWES — Sussex County Habitat for Humanity and the Harry K Foundation have been named the beneficiaries of the ninth annual Southern Delaware Wine Food and Music Festival at Schellville, 36470 …
LEWES — According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Delaware ranks eighth in the nation in Lymes disease cases, which caused the state to form an oversight board, which is …
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