Millsboro News

BETHANY BEACH -- Michael O'Donnel doesn't normally come to Delaware's beaches for vacation.

Sussex County is expected to receive almost $15 million in federal aid as part of the state's latest wave of stimulus money for a number of wastewater projects.

SLAUGHTER BEACH - Fireworks are to start at dusk. Events are free unless noted. Slaughter Beach: Food at Memorial Volunteer Fire Company starts at 4 p.m., fire company-sponsored fireworks on the beach.

Despite the budget crisis, lawmakers are hanging on to money they get to plant trees and pave parking lots in their districts.

Ashlee Cuffee wants to inspire Sussex County's young African-American students to pick up pen and paper and start writing.

Like Lazarus, legislation paving the way for the proposed Del Pointe Resort & Casino complex in Millsboro has once again come back from the dead.A Earlier this week, House Bill 194 appeared destined to grow dusty in the House Gaming and Parimutuels Committee when committee Chairman Rep.

Members and guests of the Positive Growth Alliance joined together June 5, at Independence clubhouse in Millsboro, for a special night of remembrance and recognition.

DOVER -- A proposed Sussex County racino project appears to be stalled in the state Legislature, with a slim-to-none chance of coming out of committee before the end of the term next week.

By Henry J. Evans Jr. Recently, in two separate meetings in Delaware, more than 125 residents gathered to support the Del Pointe Resort & Racino proposal in Millsboro.

A poultry processing plant plans to restart its operations just two days after an ammonia leak killed one worker and injured four others.

Delaware State Police say a 17-year-old Dagsboro girl died after her car struck a utility pole Thursday afternoon in Sussex County.

MILLSBORO - A 17-year-old Dagsboro girl was killed in an afternoon car accident, Delaware State Police said.

MILLSBORO - A motorcyclist injured in a Route 113 accident Tuesday afternoon is in stable condition with multiple fractures at Peninsula Regional Medical Center.

With Delaware's finances in the"red", some see gambling as a way to get back in the "black". House Majority Leader, Peter Schwartzkopf points to Sussex County as an un-tapped market.

Delaware State Police are investigating a fatal crash that killed a 72-year-old Millsboro man on Long Neck Road on Friday.

A failing sewer system has prompted the county to host a referendum, which seeks resident support for a fee increase to fund necessary repairs.

A 72-year-old man is dead after being hit by a car while riding his mo-ped in Sussex County.

Delaware State Police are investigating a fatal crash that killed a 72 year-old Millsboro man on Long Neck Road yesterday.

SELBYVILLE -- Things are heating up as residents continue to openly oppose the proposed sanitary sewer district slated to come to their neighborhood off Route 20.

The 4th Annual Photography Contest and Exhibit reception was held Saturday, May 16, at the Millsboro Art League with over 40 new works of art.