Sussex County News

State police are searching for two males after three shotgun shootings in the Oak Orchard area of Sussex County, including one which wounded a man at grocery store.

Concierge by the Sea Inc. is sponsoring its third annual community food drive from Sunday, Nov.

BRIDGEVILLE -- With film crews from the Discovery Channel, MTV Japan and various news organizations on site, the 24th Annual World Championship Punkin Chunkin competition has grown far beyond its Sussex County roots, but the three-day event promises the same camaraderie and fun.

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.

Over the objections of two coastal towns and a group of several hundred resort-area residents, a Sussex County panel approved a 100-foot cell tower along Route 1 on Monday night.

Unemployment in Delaware hit 8.3 percent in September, leaving nearly 40,000 residents out of jobs, according to the Delaware Department of Labor.

In a surprise move, the Sussex County Council has tabled for 60 days a decision on the controversial Lingo-Townsend rezoning application.

LEWES -- Nine historic locations throughout Delaware, including three in Sussex County, were included in a piece of legislation recently introduced by Sen.

The confrontation between Sussex County and Jeanne Sisk over a shed is not over.

GEORGETOWN -- Sussex County planners rejected a proposed controversial Lewes-area shopping center that has galvanized hundreds of opponents.

About one week before a vote is scheduled on the Lingo-Townsend Associates rezoning request, a state agency has expressed concerns about the projecta s impact on the Lewes public water supply.

DOVER -- Reaching her job in Brandywine Hundred takes Melinda Brooks almost an hour and a half and two buses.

About 80 citizens gathered in Georgetown Monday, Oct. 12, for the first meeting of the Sussex County chapter of the 9-12 Delaware Patriots.

The following roads have been closed because of flooding, the Delaware Department of Transportation reports this morning: New Castle County Del.

The Delaware Department of Transportation reports the following road closures this morning because of coastal flooding: Route.

Sussex County planners said no Wednesday to a proposed controversial Lewes-area shopping center that has galvanized hundreds of opponents.

Agriculture has long been king in Sussex County with poultry production leading the way for generations.

REHOBOTH BEACH -- Municipalities across Sussex County are taking advantage of federal funds for a number of costly projects.

Members of Sussex County's real estate community are coming together this holiday season to aid those less fortunate.

Police officer Norvelle Brown lived and died in St. Louis, gunned down in the same neighborhood where he grew up.