Laurel
TESTING IN LAUREL- COVID-19 testing took place on Tuesday at the Laurel Middle High School. This is the third round of testing by the Delaware Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) and the Delaware Division of Public Health. The town of Laurel had only tested about 14 percent of its population prior to this week’s testing. Photo by Mike McClure
COVID-19 testing to take place Tuesday, July 28 at Laurel Middle High School
This Tuesday, July 28, from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m., the Delaware Emergency Management [...]
AMBER ALERT ISSUED for Missing Child
The Delaware State Police are activating an AMBER ALERT at the request of the [...]
School Board Election Results
The following are the unofficial results of the Laurel and Woodbridge School Board elections [...]
Laurel Council delays return to Town Hall chambers for meetings
Laurel officials were hoping to return to town hall council chambers for the July 20 meeting of Mayor and Council, but government health restrictions did not progress enough to allow it. Since the onset of the COVID-19 health crisis, Laurel officials have joined other public bodies in holding required public meetings through virtual communications. Mayor and Council members have been holding monthly public meetings through the “Zoom Meetings” program. The Mayor and Council as well as members of the public have been able to attend the Monday meetings from the convenience of their home computers while adhering to state emergency social distancing requirements. As Governor John Carney has [...]
Laurel School Board updated on opportunity funding, school activities during meeting
The Laurel School District is making preparations for the new school year, [...]
Parsons represents North Laurel as Laurel School District Teacher of the Year
This year’s Laurel School District Teacher of the Year, Lindsay Parsons, is [...]
Alex Ellis tells Delmar High graduates they are the solution to today’s problems
It wasn’t easy, but last Friday night Delmar High School held its [...]
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Ross Burton Dukes
Ross Burton Dukes was born on May 29, 1934 at home in Laurel to Silas and Mae Dukes. He was preceded in death by his parents and his sister, Jean Banks. Ross is survived by [...]
George R. “Ray” Kraus
George R. “Ray” Kraus passed away on Sunday, July 19, 2020 at the Delaware Hospice Center in Milford. Ray was born in Wilmington, son of the late George P. and Jennie (Passwaters) Kraus. Ray’s father [...]
Sandra Marie (Dukes) Helms, 59
Sandra Marie (Dukes) Helms of Delmar passed away on July 22 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. She was born Nov. 12 in Wilmington, a daughter of Katherine Scott Dukes of Delmar and the [...]
Ben A. Peterson, Jr.
Ben A. Peterson, Jr. of Seaford passed away on July 24, 2020. He was born June 8, 1938 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He attended Seaford High School and graduated from Sanford Preparatory School in Wilmington and [...]