Sussex County News

Artifacts, memorabilia, and stories preserved in Southern Delaware's constellation of museums chronicle the history of the Cape Region from precolonization up through recent decades.

Southern Delaware Therapeutic Riding held its first Valentine's Day Dinner Dance Feb. 14 at the CHEER Center in Georgetown.

Brad Connor, a well-known local businessman and current mayor of Dagsboro, filed March 5 as a candidate for the District 5 seat on Sussex County Council.

Twenty-four people will be let go from their positions next school year, due to budgetary problems.

Gov. Jack Markell wants to clean up Delaware's dirty water - and he wants Delawareans to help pay for it.

Beebe Medical Foundation, the fundraising arm for Beebe Healthcare, kicked off a year of festivities last week in celebration of its 25th anniversary.

More on soup, a question about Bing's Bakery and a reader thinks I am "fawning over any restaurant located in Chateau... Cajun Kate's, a New Orleans style eatery in the Booth's Corner Farmers Market, has good soup and other delights.

Two art exhibits will open this month in Rehoboth Beach and Selbyville recognizing the creativity and effort of local students throughout Sussex County.

Following an investigation, DNREC Natural Resources Police, Division of Fish & Wildlife Enforcement Agents arrested two Sussex County men March 1 on numerous hunting violations that occurred near Seaford and Laurel over the past hunting season.

See this vantage point yourself and you'll dream of the summers ahead of you on Lewes Beach! Don't miss it! Call The Lee Ann Wilkinson Group at 645-6664.

The MidAtlantic Wine + Food Festival, presented by Bank of America, is returning in 2014, with four days of events in more than 40 venues stretching from the Main Line of Pennsylvania to the Delaware beaches.

Sussex Academy band students honored include Hannah Henderson of Seaford, Colden Fees of Seaford, Jonathan Lee of Milford and Rebecca Brabitz of Bridgeville.

Millsboro Volunteer Fire Company members on Saturday attack a fire at the Bennie Smith Funeral Home, which had damage estimated at $350,000.

Millsboro Volunteer Fire Company members on Saturday attack a fire at the Bennie Smith Funeral Home, which had damage estimated at $350,000.

At the February meeting of the Sussex County Volunteer Firefighters Association, the annual Firefighter of the Year Ceremony was held.

Lewes resident Robert C. Bennett is the fourth candidate to file for the Cape Henlopen school district at-large seat.

World War II items, with aircraft on display nearby. Must do: buy a ride in the B-25.

The Sussex County Democratic Party gathered at its first Democratic Expo March 1-2 in Georgetown and Lewes with hundreds of people attending both days.

The Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition held its Southern Lights of Life: An Evening of Living and Giving fundraiser Feb. 22 at Dover Downs ballroom.

The first thing that hits you is the smoke. Indoors! It seems like such a novelty now.