NASCAR weekend at Dover Motor Speedway
NASCAR’s Chastain has fruitful partnership with Delaware Office of Highway Safety
NASCAR’s ‘King’: Richard Petty remains a man of the people
NASCAR notes: Zilisch gets first ARCA win at Dover; Jones takes Xfinity pole

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North Dorchester High School Class of 2024 celebrates graduation

North Dorchester High School principal David Stofa welcomed families, dignitaries and school officials to celebrate the Class of 2024. Other speakers included valedictorian Fatima Kaleem, 2022 …

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DOVER — Designing a new parking garage that the Downtown Dover Partnership refers to as the Downtown Mobility Center is a project that it and its partners are not taking lightly. The …

DOVER — The Delaware Coalition for Open Government and Senate Republican Caucus are urging the General Assembly to investigate how a former Department of Labor employee was able to embezzle …
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A 22-year-old man suffered non-life threatening injuries after being struck by gunfire in Seaford on Saturday, Delaware State Police said.
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GEORGETOWN — A proposal to add three new retail sites offering more than 15,000 square feet of space to the existing furniture store and granite shop at the intersection of Coastal Highway and …
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GEORGETOWN —The Nanticoke Indian Cultural Community Center, 27073 John J. Williams Hwy in Millsboro, is scheduled for a Wednesday public hearing before the Sussex County Planning and Zoning …

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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 …

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Sports
Cape Henlopen team captain Louise Rishko was named the state Player of the Year in girls' lacrosse. SPECIAL TO THE DAILY STATE NEWS/GARY EMEIGH

Delaware 2024 Girls' Lacrosse All-State team

All-State Girls’ Lacrosse First team Attack Lindsay D’Ambrogi 12 Cape Henlopen Jordan Bartels11Tatnall …
Caesar Rodney head coach Jeff Gravatt waits for umpires' final decision on a call on a Salesianum hit to left field in the fifth inning of Saturday night's DIAA state championship game. SPECIAL TO THE DAILY STATE NEWS/GARY EMEIGH

Photo gallery: Caesar Rodney in baseball state championship game

WILMINGTON - Caesar Rodney High's dream of winning the school's first DIAA baseball state championship in 39 years fell short on …
New Caesar Rodney High boys' basketball coach Rayshaun Ward. CAESAR RODNEY PHOTO.

New Caesar Rodney boys' basketball coach no stranger to Riders

CAMDEN — Rayshaun Ward is no stranger to the Caesar Rodney School District or to its basketball players. A 2008 CR grad, the …
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

Athlete of the Week: Sarah Lydic, Indian River golf

DAGSBORO - Indian River High golfer Sarah Lydic was voted this week’s State News Athlete of the Week. The senior shot a …
CR head coach Jeff Gravatt questions a call during the DIAA semifinal game with Sussex Tech Thursday. SPECIAL TO THE DAILY STATE NEWS/GARY EMEIGH

Caesar Rodney falls short of baseball state title

WILMINGTON — Halfway through Saturday night’s game, Caesar Rodney High could see its way to a state title. Going in the fifth …

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Lions Club brings book sales back to Kent County

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 …

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WILMINGTON — A 36-year-old Smyrna man was wounded in an officer-involved shooting Friday night and later charged with offenses, Delaware State Police said.
DOVER — While imposing no penalties other than to generally begin acting like a public body, the Attorney General of Delaware decided the Association of Coastal Towns violated Freedom of …
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 …

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New Castle County
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.
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 …
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 …

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Sussex County
LEWES — Tomorrow, June 4, Cape Henlopen High School hosts its 2024 graduation at Legends Stadium beginning at 6:30 p.m., and is bookended by scheduled departures from the Lewes side of the …
A 23-year-old man died from injuries suffered in a shooting incident in Laurel on Monday, Delaware State Police said.
A 28-year-old man was shot to death at a residence in Ellendale Saturday, Delaware State Police said.

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