BAND COMPETITION - The Delmar High School Marching Band placed second overall at the Milford Tournament of Bands competition. The band also received specialty awards for Best Auxiliary (color guard) and Fan Favorite (voted on by audience members).The Delmar Color Guard earned the highest overall score for their visual talents.
An area police officer has now been sworn in as the chief of police for what is his third Delaware municipality. During the recent Laurel Mayor and Council meeting, held on Monday, June 17, former Seaford and Middletown police chief and Laurel Captain […]
Delmar Citizen of the Year Marilyn Searcey was joined by family, friends, community members, and local politicians during last Tuesday’s banquet at the Delmar VFW. The annual event is sponsored by the Greater Delmar Chamber of Commerce.
Past citizen of the […]
The Laurel New Century Club recently held the final meeting of its 115 years. Citing lack of new members and the loss of past members the club, which started the Laurel Public Library, has decided to close its doors.
“It […]
While showers blanketed a vast portion of Sussex County on Saturday, May 4, they mostly held off for the 20th annual Bike Rally, held at Trap Pond Park. It has been the longest running fundraiser that Trap Pond Partners has faithfully held […]
Laurel council is debating whether to respond to a concern about traffic flow on one street in the community. The town received a request to have a section of Elm Street, between 7th and Center streets changed to one-way vehicle traffic to match […]
The Greater Delmar Chamber of Commerce recently announced Marilyn Searcey as the 2024 Delmar Citizen of the Year Searcey, a pastor at Renovate Church and an adjunct social work instructor at Salisbury University, will be honored at the Citizen of the Year […]
The Delmar School Board approved a bid for a new pole building during a special meeting on March 27. Among the items discussed at the March 19 board meeting was a possible certificate of necessity for a new school.
The pole […]
NASA touched down at the Laurel Public Library on Tuesday, March 5 for two programs: one for children at 3:30 p.m., and the other at 5:30 p.m. Amy Barra, who works at Wallops Island, talked about solar eclipses, events happening at Wallops Island […]
The March 5 Delmar Council (Del.) meeting covered a new opportunity to honor local military members, the termination of the current retirement plan and a nomination in regards to new business.
Carolynn Foxwell, with the support of Mayor Tom Bauer, […]
For the first time in school history, Laurel High School held a college signing for a member of the school’s band. Last Thursday, Sean Dixon, who can play most instruments and writes music for his school, neighboring schools, and schools outside the […]
