Long Neck News

Sept. 5, 2009: Long Neck, Del. Traveling for work definitely has its perks. Jennifer, an occupational therapist, had just moved to Lewes, Del.

The Tunnell Co. has plans for a new project off Long Neck Road with connection to the Baywood community - " a project that has been in the planning stages for more than six years.

The cots hadn't arrived yet, but Linda Coleman and her sister, Mary Lomax, were warm and dry inside the Community Church of Oak Orchard late Thursday night -- displaced from home by a storm surge that pummeled the Atlantic Coast on Thursday.

Robert Siegfried said he keeps a gun hidden behind every door of his Pot Nets bayside home.

Schools in southern Delaware were closed Friday because of flooding from the remnants of Tropical Storm Ida.

Sandbags are ready for use, and National Guard heavy vehicles are ready to be deployed if necessary in central and southern Delaware.

Emergency officials say flooding forced dozens of people out of their homes in southern Delaware overnight as the remnants of Tropical Storm Ida battered the Delmarva peninsula.

Harry Wells never imagined he'd be living in a homeless shelter, but mounting health problems left him no choice.

LONG NECK -- A Sussex County Superior Court jury has recommended the death penalty for Emmett Taylor III, the man convicted in the bludgeoning death of his fiancee just days before their planned 2007 wedding.

The March of Dimes will host its first wine and beer tasting, Matters of Taste, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov.

MILLSBORO -- With the first H1N1-related death last week, Sussex County health care providers are struggling to prepare for a possible pandemic amid shortages of both H1N1 and seasonal influenza vaccines.

A Sussex County Superior Court jury on Monday started the penalty phase in the capital murder trial of Emmett Taylor III, the man convicted late last week in the bludgeoning death of his fiancee just days before their planned 2007 wedding.

The March of Dimes will host its first annual Matters of Taste wine and beer tasting Thursday, Nov.

A coastal flood warning and hazardous weather outlook by the National Weather Service were in effect Sunday for Sussex County as emergency operators reported flooding in the Long Neck and Bethany Beach areas, and a few downed power lines and trees throughout the county.

A fifth-grader walked into nurse Jane Boyd's office. "I'm cold," he said, with a shy smile.

The Delaware School Nurses Association will honor Jane Boyd, RN, MSN, NCSN, as school nurse of the year 2009-10 with a celebration starting at 5:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct.

Residents of the manufactured home community association say owners of six manufactured home communities in the Long Neck area are illegally trying to get around the law.

August Moon, 2269 Lexington Road, has been serving high-style pan-Asian food for 22 years - seven years in its new location, right next to its old location.

A north-south connector road west of Route 1 - " first proposed as the Western Parkway - " is no longer on the state transportation schedule.

CRASH BRINGS ARREST: A 48-year-old Lewes driver was arrested on Long Neck on Saturday after he hit a car, fled and was later located hiding in bushes, state police said.