OCEAN VIEW -- The annual Joshua M. Freeman Valor Awards were held Feb. 5 at Bear Trap Dunes to honor the area's top emergency responders.

A Tuesday referendum will determine whether two Indian River School District schools will receive major capital improvement funding for building expansion.

The Town of Selbyville announced today that its Snow Emergency Plan will go into effect at 5 p.m. The area is expected to be hit with a large winter storm this afternoon through Saturday.

Selbyville Police have arrested a 20-year-old man for the second time in two weeks today, after connecting him to a recent string of car break-ins. Clyde Campbell, of Selbyville, was arrested following a preliminary hearing for charges he faces in a car theft last week.

SELBYVILLE - The Indian River School District has received two of the prestigious Superstars in Education awards from the Delaware State Chamber of Commerce for 2010.

SELBYVILLE , Del.- Authorities are looking for two suspects wanted in connection with an armed robbery that occurred in the lobby of Mountaire Farms on Hosier Street in Selbyville.

A fast-changing winter storm that might have had roots in warmer Pacific Ocean temperatures dumped several inches of snow across Delaware on Saturday, snarling traffic and contributing to dozens of spinouts and smashups.

According to data released by the Depart-ment of Natural Resou-rces and Environmental Control, the county has lost 2,647 acres of wetland since 1992, leaving residents more vulnerable to flooding and contaminated groundwater supplies.

John N. Eckert, 82, of Millsboro, formerly of East Petersburg, Pa., died Thursday, Jan.

Bob and Gloria Miller of Milton have been married for nearly six decades. The couple stands in front of many statues and collectibles they acquired after traveling overseas.

SELBYVILLE -- Audrey May Hudson, 84, of Selbyville passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family, on Saturday, Jan.

SELBYVILLE - During January, the senior cadets of Indian River High School's Marine Corps JROTC program will be hosting the "Kids Connecting With Kids" program at a number of local elementary schools.

SELBYVILLE - On Tuesday, Feb. 9, the Indian River School District will host a special referendum to seek approval for the transfer of $137,000 in existing major capital improvement funding to allow for the construction of additional classrooms at North Georgetown Elementary School and a storage expansion at Selbyville Middle School.

Long before Matthew Scarborough arrived in southern Delaware, Native Americans enjoyed the natural advantages of the wide neck of land that started at the edge of the Great Cypress Swamp and ended at the surf's edge.

* Structure fire at 7860 Melvin Road in Federalsburg, Md. at 9:59 a.m. Bridgeville and Seaford volunteer fire companies responded. * Structure fire at 35993 Zion Church Road in Selbyville at 12:43 p.m. Millville, Roxana, Selbyville volunteer fire companies responded. * Alarm at 36389 DuPont Blvd. in Frankford at 2:52 p.m. Selbyville Volunteer Fire Company responded. * Traffic accident at 661 DuPont Blvd. in Milford at 3:04 p.m. Carlisle Volunteer Fire Company responded. * Structure fire at 11 Iowa Ave. in Lewes at 3:17 p.m. Lewes Volunteer Fire Company responded. * Traffic accident at 18788 Seashore Hwy. in Georgetown at 3:30 p.m. Georgetown Volunteer Fire Company responded. * Traffic accident at 1-7 DuPont Blvd. in Selbyville at 5:21 p.m. Selbyville Volunteer Fire Company responded.

SELBYVILLE -- Since the completion of a $5 million water and sewer project in December, officials say the town is ramping up its efforts to improve the quality of drinking water for residents.

A youth group proposed by Councilman Perry Mitchell last year has become a "dead issue," the councilman said.

After months of work painting, hammering and making other needed repairs, a new poker parlor will soon open its doors.

BETHANY BEACH - Sometimes the long winter months can be unbearable at the beach.

The debate over the delegates to the United Nations General Assembly in London was far from the Senate's finest hour.