Odessa News

5, 2010----Over the past few weeks, five University of Delaware graduate students archived and digitized a Delmarva history collection of photographs, postcards and other artifacts at the Corbit-Calloway Memorial Library in Odessa, Del.

As regular as the tides, flooding makes Susan Kifer's road near Odessa impassable twice a day.

Owners of empty buildings won't face new fees after town leaders unanimously voted down a proposal to start registering vacant buildings.

A tiny, deteriorating old house on an Odessa alley, with no utilities and big repair issues, has become something of a symbolic battleground.

Rumbling dump trucks could sound big change for little Odessa. Area resident Annie Conigliaro says construction on the Huber's Crossing shopping center just north of town will bring a welcome change.

ODESSA, Del. - December 23, 2009 -- A woman has been arrested and charged with stealing flower arrangements from a cemetery in Delaware.

Assured that their taxes would not go up, voters Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a referendum that will allow the Appoquinimink School District to build two new schools and make other improvements.

Back in Colonial days, Delaware gentlemen wouldn't be caught dead without their "pocketbooks" -- and no one gave them a bit of guff about fashion statements.

The Delaware Valley is bustling with many merry happenings. Here's a list of dazzling displays, festive trains, holiday bazaars, visits with Santa, carriage rides and other ways your family can revel in the magic of the holidays.

Below are six facial reconstructions made from skulls found in Delaware over the last 32 years.

Truckers carrying loads heavier than the maximum 80,000 pounds or whose rigs have safety violations are electronically signaled to pull over at the state's new weigh and inspection station on U.S. 301 south of Middletown.

The Appoquinimink School District put off a referendum last year because of the struggling economy.

The members of the Delaware Beekeepers Association invite the public to attend and participate in an a oeopen hivea demonstration, lectures and a potluck luncheon on Saturday, Sept.

Authorities in Delaware hope DNA samples will help identify suspects in the 1992 slaying of a 17-year-old Maryland girl.

The Corbit-Sharp House, built in 1774, was completely restored in the 1930s. Catherine R. Matsen photo Choosing paint colors is usually one of the first projects that new owners of both contemporary and older homes tackle.

A pair of lawsuits have been filed against a Delaware Court of Common Pleas judge under the Delaware Child Victims Act, accusing the jurist of sexually abusing two boys more than 30 years ago.