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Concerns spur Laurel review of police cooperation with federal agencies
By Tony E. Windsor Concerns raised by the Haitian Coalition of Delaware and [...]
Sam Yoder and Son celebrates 50 years in business
In 1975, Sam Yoder founded Sam Yoder & Son in Greenwood. For the first two [...]
Seaford boys’ basketball edges Laurel, 57-53, on home court
Areon Purnell finishes the play for Seaford with a floating shot from the elbow [...]
HEALTH
Doctor’s Perspective- Patient Information
By Dr. Anthony Policastro One of the things you learn in medicine is that giving bad news is usually associated with a period of the patient digesting that information. During that period of time, they are not attentive to anything else the physician is saying. In pediatrics this frequently centers around significant birth defects. Parents have waited nine months for a healthy newborn. When they hear otherwise, they tend to immediately go into the stages of grief. The first of these is denial. They cannot believe this is true. Maybe the physician has made a mistake. Maybe they heard wrong. While this is going on, they tend to not hear the information that follows. The bottom line is that physicians need to understand [...]
CHURCH
Harpist to perform at Old Christ Church Annual Meeting
Harpist Joy Slavens will perform on Saturday, Feb. 7 at 2 p.m. at St. Philip’s Episcopal Church in Laurel. After the performance, the Old Christ Church League will hold its annual business meeting to elect officers for the next three years. The league will be providing period Victorian-era and Williamsburg-inspired desserts. Membership applications will be available at the meeting. Admission to the concert is free, but attendees are encouraged to consider joining the Old Christ [...]
Timmons Family to perform at Cafe Night at Connection Church
The Timmons Family has been making music in the good ‘ole Country Gospel tradition for decades. This fun musical group will come to Cafe Night at Connection Church on Sunday, Feb. 15. Lasso your best of friends to bring them with you. Sweet and savory western dips are served beginning at 5:30. The music, complete with fiddle, banjo, guitars, stand-up base and harmonizing vocals that welcome you to clap and sing along, starts at 6 p.m. [...]
BULLETIN BOARD
Sharptown Fire to hold 100th Annual Anniversary Banquet March 14- Sharptown
The Sharptown Fire Department will celebrate its 100th Annual Anniversary Banquet on March 14. For [...]
Seaford High class of 1986 to hold 40th reunion- Seaford
The Seaford High School class of 1986 is planning its 40th class reunion to be [...]
Delmar Fire Auxiliary Beef and Dumpling Dinner- Delmar
The Delmar Fire Dept. Auxiliary will be having its semi-annual beef and dumpling drive through [...]
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OBITS
Phoebe Jane Mikalaski
Phoebe Jane Mikalaski, of Bridgeville, passed away peacefully on Feb. 1 at her home, surrounded by her loving family. Phoebe was born on Jan. 13, 1938, in Hillsboro, Va., to George and Arbutus Crim. She [...]
Bruce Wayne Venables
Following a long illness, Bruce Wayne Venables passed away peacefully at Delaware Hospice Center in Milford, on Jan. 30, 2026, surrounded by his loving family. Bruce was born on March 10, 1945, in Salisbury, the [...]
Cheryl L. Hill
Cheryl L. Hill of Seaford was born Dec. 13, 1955 in Wilmington. She is survived by a daughter, Angela Hill Hammond, and granddaughter, Brittany Shay Hill, both of Seaford. She is preceded in death by [...]
Paul Devin Preston
Paul Devin Preston was born on July 17, 1962, in Norfolk, Va., and passed away at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas, on Saturday morning, Jan. 24, 2026, after a courageous and hard-fought battle with [...]