Bridgeville News

Brick edging by a garden path testifies to more than 350 lives lost on Delaware's roadways, but Department of Transportation officials say they hope more people will choose this way to honor lost loved ones.

For friends Sarah Hellengreen and Janet Elston, raising cows has been a little like a lesson in parenting.

The three Democratic members of Sussex County Council are to gather this week for a private discussion that could help each of them decide whether to seek re-election this year.

In more than 25 years of lobbying the Delaware General Assembly, Hal Godwin said this past session was one of his most productive.

The left southbound lane of Route 13 near Bridgeville and Seaford will be closed for construction until 4:30 p.m. today, the Delaware Department of Transportation reports.

BRIDGEVILLE -- Anyone who struggles with nosy neighbors might consider a hobby like the one Randall Cash picked up nearly 10 years ago: Beekeeping.

Joseph Conaway is the Tiger Woods of the annual Mayor's Cup Watermelon Seed Spitting Contest.

A man set to be confirmed today as a Family Court commissioner was pardoned in 1998 for a felony conviction of selling cocaine to an undercover officer when he was 17.

DOVER - Former Delaware State Police superintendent Aaron Chaffinch is hoping to succeed a retiring member of the General Assembly.

OCEAN CITY -- Police say they received seven reports Tuesday of airbags being stolen from cars.

State Rep. Ben Ewing, R-Bridgeville, announced Tuesday he will not seek re-election. Ewing, a retired state trooper who grew up in Rehoboth Beach, said he has been diagnosed with cancer of the liver and lung.

Three years since it was named The Best Active Adult Community in the Country by the National Association of Home Builders, Heritage Shores is living up to expectations, according to the developer.

From Phillips Landing near Laurel, Broad Creek stretches as far as the eye can see to join the Nanticoke River -- no houses, no shopping centers, just trees, water and a vast expanse of open space.

BRIDGEVILLE -- The Ninety & Nine will hold tits quarterly dinner meeting Monday at 6:30 p.m. at the Cannon Mennonite Church in Bridgeville.

A fire caused about $85,000 damage to a home east of Bridgeville, officials reported today.

Several rural Sussex County landowners have asked to be included in the county's "emerging growth" zones as its land-use maps are revised.

Milford's electric rates will rise 5.9 percent in July, Assistant City Manager David Baird announced at the May 27 city council meeting.

Maryland State Police say two people were killed after the motorcycle they were riding collided with a pickup truck in Easton over the weekend.

What's in a name? Delaware school mascot breeds run the gamut By EDWARD L. KENNEY * The News Journal * May 25, 2008 If someone were to bottle the essence of school spirit, then mold it into a physical form, it ...

SLIDESHOW Gene Roach, left, and his brother Jack Roach, both of Georgetown, Del., shop for produce at Elmer's Market, a popular stop for beachgoers near Rehoboth.