Laurel News

Passing a historical preservation ordinance in Sussex County may take actions of historic proportion.

Something had to be done. Sussex County EMS workers had outgrown their old facilities so a new one had to be built, from scratch.

As 2009 draws to a close, it's only natural to reflect on the year gone by. For the Sussex County Council, 2009 was historic.

* Traffic accident at intersection of Sycamore Road and Sussex Highway in Laurel at 3:42 a.m. Laurel Volunteer Fire Company responded.

Within the next few years, every student in town, from first-graders to high-school seniors, could be sitting in new classrooms and playing on new athletic fields and playgrounds under an ambitious plan put forward by the district leadership.

* Traffic accident on 28800 block of Lewes Georgetown Hwy. in Lewes at 10:07 a.m. Lewes Volunteer Fire Company responded.

Delaware State Police are on the scene at three accidents in Sussex County. On Route 9 west of Dairy Farm Road in Harbeson troopers are investigating a crash but roads are not closed.

There may be some houses in Santa's pack for human service agencies serving Sussex County.

* Alarm at 26029 Bethel Concord Road in Seaford at 3:37 a.m. Blades Volunteer Fire Company responded.

LAUREL - Delaware State Police on Monday released a store surveillance video photo of a vehicle authorities believe transported suspects involved in the November shooting of Jim's Video owner.

A conditional-use application to allow two office buildings on Savannah Road in Lewes erupted into a heated debate over sewer capacity, planning and the role of the county engineering department in making council decisions.

The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control is encouraging Delawareans to 'Go Green' this holiday season by recycling their Christmas tree at a yard waste drop-off site in New Castle County or a state park in Kent or Sussex County.

Seaford police today asked for public tips in their investigation of a robbery at Citizens Bank on Sussex Highway about 5 p.m. Wednesday.

Irish Eyes in Lewes will host a benefit from 5 to 10 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 9, for Jusst Sooup Ministry in celebration of the release of the CD single, "Just Soup," written and recorded by local musician Ed Shockley.

Author James Diehl will make several local appearances in early December to promote his latest project, a oeWorld War II Heroes of Southern Delaware.a Released on Veterans Day, the 234-page book profiles more than four dozen heroic men and women who came to the countya s defense in the 1940s.

A former state employee with strong Sussex County ties wants to overhaul the countya s land-use planning process and says the state should adopt legislation to protect the Inland Bays.

A 36-year-old Salisbury man was charged with attempted kidnapping after allegedly pulling a knife on a man and woman and attempting to pull the female victim in a vehicle, according to city police.

The owner of Jim's Video on Commercial Lane lies in stable condition at Peninsula Regional Medical Center after he shot by intruders Sunday night, police said.

The Delaware Department of Transportation has announced changes effective Dec. 6 to its local bus stops.

Along Laurel's Central Avenue, the "grand dames of Laurel's past" -- homes of 19th century governors, merchants and entrepreneurs -- tell part of the town's history.