Laurel News

Sussex County will have a new member of its planning and zoning commission. Martin L. a oeMartya Ross, 55, a Delmar-area farmer, will replace the retiring Benjamin Gordy of Laurel, who has stepped down after nine years on the commission.

With a 3-2 vote, Sussex County Council approved two rezonings, paving the way for an industrial park near Milton.

Two-and-a-half days after officials say he was abducted in front of his grandmother in Delaware, police found 5-year-old Zion Duprey unharmed and asleep on a hotel bed near Cherry Hill, N.J. Within hours, early Tuesday, he was returned to the arms of his mother in Sussex County.

Although nearby residents opposed a zoning change for a proposed shopping center along Route 24 southwest of Love Creek bridge, county officials have approved the request.

Word of his death silenced the clamor in Legislative Hall where officials struggled with a budget emergency to equal any.

With little fanfare or public comment, Sussex County Council unanimously passed a lean, baseline $128 million budget.

The Delaware Supreme Court has ordered a new penalty hearing for a man sentenced to death for a two-state shooting spree that left two people dead.

The Laurel Historical Society is pleased to announce their headquarter museum, the Cook House, will again be open for visits Sunday afternoons from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. during the summer and early fall seasons.

The American Civil Liberties Union wants Sussex County Council to take another look at its public comment policy.

On Tuesday, June 9, the Laurel School District Board of Trustees approved Superintendent Dr.

LAUREL - Nationally known singer-songwriter and native of Kingston Springs, Tenn., Craig Morgan once held average jobs as a contractor, sheriff's deputy and a Wal-Mart assistant dairy manager.

Some foreclosed homes in Sussex County soon will be occupied by new residents as $2 million in federal funding to help low- and moderate-income families buy houses is ready to be spent.

What better time to present a play about money than during a recession? a oeStinkina Rich,a an adaptation by Henry Woronicz of Molierea s a oeThe Miser,a will be performed by Possum Point Players in Georgetown opening Friday, June 12.

LAUREL -- Margaret G. Hudson, 83, of Laurel, and formerly of Delmar, went to be with the Lord on May 28, 2009.

Wednesday, May 27, 2009 3:54 p.m. Columbia County authorities issued arrest warrants today for a Delaware couple in connection with a May 11 kidnapping in Evans.

SEAFORD -- Albert W. Phillips, 65, of Seaford peacefully left to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, May 22, 2009.

The LEADelaware class of 2008-2009 takes a break in front of a residential shed, one of the day's projects.

One of the most recognizable rock groups of the past decade will be bringing its sound to The House Sports Bar & Grill in Laurel.

Thursday, May 21 will be a 60 percent day for students in the Laurel School District.

LAUREL - Delaware State Police say a 19-year-old man critically injured in a crash north of Laurel has died.