ARK Executive Director Joyce Sessoms (l) presents Josue Valaquez (c) and his mother with prizes for winning the kid and adult limbo contest. Photo by Bernard W. Carr
Messages shared by pastors, but the kids stole the show
By Mike McClure
The theme of this year’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Day celebration, which took place on Monday at St. John’s UM Church was Mission Possible II: Building Community, Uniting a Nation the Nonviolent […]
By Ali Nicole
The first meeting of the Delmar Council (Del.) took place Jan. 5, opening with Mayor Tom Bauer leading with a moment of silence for State Police Corporal Grade One Matthew T. “Ty” Snook whose life was lost in the line of duty […]
By Tony E. Windsor
A state-funded surveillance camera project intended to provide broad coverage across Laurel has been significantly scaled back after the local electric utility declined to allow cameras to be mounted on its poles, Police Chief Rob Kracyla told town officials during a […]
By Tony E. Windsor
The Laurel Mayor and Council closed out the year at their Dec. 15 meeting by approving the final phase of the town’s long-running Transite waterline replacement project while also reflecting on community achievements and future initiatives.
Council unanimously approved the low bid […]
By Tony E. Windsor
Plans for a Laurel Public Library outdoor story walk was revised Monday night after town officials agreed to relocate the project from Tidewater Park to Market Square Park, following additional discussion and public concerns raised after an earlier approval.
The proposal, known […]
By Mike McClure
Bleile approved as Interim Superintendent
Though no discussion was held during last Tuesday’s Delmar School Board meeting, Board President Raymond Vincent read a prepared statement announcing that the district will push back its planned current expense referendum to early 2027 citing […]
Laurel Town Manager Jamie Smith delivered her monthly report to the Mayor and Council during the Monday, Nov. 17 meeting, outlining ongoing economic development efforts, grant-funded infrastructure projects, community initiatives, and recent ordinance actions.
Smith reported continued movement on several commercial and residential projects along U.S. […]
By Mike McClure
On Nov. 20, Delmar High School Spanish Teacher Dr. Ryan Allen received the Leo Benardo Award for Innovation in K-12 Education at the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) in New Orleans. Allen was nominated for the award for […]
By Mike McClure
The Laurel School District will hold its first current expense referendum since 1985 on Feb. 9. The referendum will be held from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Laurel Elementary School and North Laurel Early Learning Academy, and possibly the Laurel Fire […]
By Mike McClure Five western Sussex residents were honored for their work and volunteerism last Wednesday at the Western Sussex Chamber of Commerce’s annual awards dinner, which took place at the Laurel Fire Hall.
Judy Johnson, a Community Lender at Community Bank Delaware, received the chamber’s […]
