Selbyville council puts fire company agreement in writing
The Selbyville Volunteer Fire Company is aiming to add a new ladder truck to its fleet, and the Selbyville Town Council offered their full approval at their June 3 meeting.To borrow up to $700,000 at a...
View ArticlePet owners must prepare for hurricane season
It’s hurricane season again. Are you ready? Is your pet ready? If you have pets such as hamsters, rabbits, guinea pigs and the like, it doesn’t take quite as much preparation to be able to evacuate...
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Millville farmers’ market open for the season
Millville hit the ground running this week with their farmers’ market, now in its second year. The market opened up last Thursday and offered fresh local produce from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., as it will for...
View ArticleSouth Coastal Library to offer child ID programs this summer
This summer, the South Coastal Library in Bethany Beach will be offering a new program designed to help identify children in the event that they are ever lost.New York Life insurance agent William...
View ArticleSelbyville farmers' market not returning
While it seems as though many area farmers’ markets are thriving, selling everything from fresh produce to homemade jellies and breads, not all have been a success.Last spring, the Selbyville Farmers...
View ArticleReporter learns a new appreciation for Father's Day
In my life I’ve celebrated 25 Father’s Days, but this year’s will be the first of its kind.This weekend, my brother and I will be spending Father’s Day finalizing moving my father’s belongings out of...
View ArticleDelDOT: Lane closures on Route 26 to continue two more weeks
Route 26 roadwork will be waking up earlier this month. Lane closures will continue for two more weeks for utility work but will begin at 5 a.m. daily, and there will be no lane closures on...
View ArticleCounty hears concerns over poultry plant replacing pickle plant
Last week, the Sussex County Board of Adjustment held a public hearing for Allen Harim Foods, which had applied to the county for a special-use exception for a potentially hazardous use — a poultry...
View ArticleState Supreme Court finds for AT&T in cell tower case
It has been nearly four years since AT&T first filed an application for a special-use exception that would allow the company to erect a 100-foot-tall cell-phone tower on property just outside...
View ArticleFinances generate friction in Ocean View
Financial concerns dominated Tuesday night’s meeting of the Ocean View Town Council, as council members wrangled with falling revenue, an increasing need for space for town operations and questions...
View ArticleBethany adopts Mediacom franchise agreement
For nearly four years, the Town of Bethany Beach has been looking at its franchise agreement with cable television and Internet provider Mediacom, which was up for renewal this year. They began with a...
View ArticleJROTC camp offers students leadership development
For more than 10 years, the Army Junior ROTC Junior Cadet Leadership Challenge Summer Camp has been helping young men and women prepare for life, by providing cadets challenging and meaningful hands-on...
View ArticleParents speak out at meeting against SDSA busing changes
At Indian River Schools District’s regular Board of Education meeting on June 25, several parents of students at the Southern Delaware School of the Arts shared their frustration about some likely...
View ArticleAquaculture legislation passed, now headed to DNREC
Last week, the Delaware Senate unanimously passed House Bill 16, to allow commercial shellfish aqua-farming in Delaware’s Inland Bays, and which is believed may also lead to cleaner, healthier...
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Good Earth grows into Rehoboth area
Green is growing, and now those in the Rehoboth Beach area can enjoy the selection of natural and organic goodies already available at Clarksville’s Good Earth Market & Organic Farm at a second...
View ArticleOVPD offers safe way to dispose of medications
The Ocean View Police Department has installed a permanent drug drop-off box in its lobby to offer the community convenient access to safe drug disposal year-round.“We put it in about five months ago,...
View ArticleFEMA lowers flood elevations in Fenwick Island
Fenwick Island streets and structures were inundated with water during Hurricane Sandy, but updates to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) flood maps in the near future could actually lower...
View ArticleFenwick Island cancels council election, prepares for change
There will be no election in Fenwick Island this year, although there will be some changes in the council makeup. Roy Williams is set to take over the council seat held by Vicki Carmean, who will...
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New York man still missing after swim near inlet
Officials this week called off the search for a New York man who had gone missing last weekend while swimming near the Indian River Inlet.Special to the Coastal Point • Chuck WhiteA massive search took...
View ArticleSafety concerns heightened after cluster of pedestrian fatalities
In 2012, there were a total of 30 pedestrian fatalities in the state, according to the Delaware Office of Highway Safety (OHS). Within the last six months, there have been at least 10 pedestrian...
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