DISTRICT CHAMPS - Shown (not in order) is the Delaware District III Laurel Minor League all-star baseball team: Anderson Callaway, Ace Moore, Jordan Matthews, Tyler Hassler, Malkye Louis, Connor Moore, Keegan Calloway, Owen Leibforth, Ethan West, Landon Givens, and Owen Stewart with coaches Chris Moore (manager), Dustin Moore, and Mike Hassler. Story on page 27. Photo by Mike McClure
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 […]
By Mike McClure While the date and amount has not yet been set, the Delmar School District is planning to hold a referendum to increase the current expense tax rates to fund school operations. This comes after the state of Delaware denied the district’s Certificate […]
By Tony E. Windsor
Town Manager Jamie Smith informed the Mayor and Council that the Delaware State Housing Authority (DSHA) has invited municipalities across the state to apply for a voluntary technical assistance pilot program aimed at updating local zoning ordinances.
During the discussion, held at […]
By Tony E. Windsor
During the Monday, Oct. 20 meeting of Mayor and Council, Marie Townsend of the ROSSI Group delivered a presentation on the proposed renewal of Laurel’s Downtown Development District designation. Townsend explained that the town hired ROSSI to update the district plan […]
By Mike McClure
DNREC holds groundbreaking ceremony for new splash park
On Monday, the Department of Natural Resources and Environment Control (DNREC) held a ground-breaking ceremony for the new Cypress Splash Zone splash park at Trap Pond State Park. The water park is expected to […]
