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A little rain couldn't get in the way of Conley’s United Methodist Church's Oct. 4 dedication of its new prayer labyrint...
10/14/2026

A little rain couldn't get in the way of Conley’s United Methodist Church's Oct. 4 dedication of its new prayer labyrinth. Marguerite McDonald-Davis, who oversaw the project, said five yards of riprap was used to create the seven rings. Volunteers were able to construct the labyrinth over the course of a week, she said. The labyrinth is located in the back corner of the church’s prayer garden. The labyrinth is open to the general public, said McDonald-Davis. There is no wrong way to walk it, she said.

The ninth annual Weedstock took place Oct. 2-4, with the event being held south of Dover for the first time. The three-d...
10/13/2026

The ninth annual Weedstock took place Oct. 2-4, with the event being held south of Dover for the first time. The three-day music and arts festival took place at G&R Campground in Houston. The previous eight took place in Townsend. “We just wanted to try something different,” said Weedstock co-founder Cynthia Ferguson, as she walked around the event. The previous venue was just a big open field behind a fence, said Ferguson. The new venue allows for more of an opportunity for people to camp, she said.

Gov. Matt Meyer ceremonially signed legislation Sept. 30 establishing Delaware’s first entertainment production tax cred...
10/13/2026

Gov. Matt Meyer ceremonially signed legislation Sept. 30 establishing Delaware’s first entertainment production tax credit and modernizing the state’s Motion Picture and Television Development Commission. Together, officials said the measures create new opportunities for Delaware artists, entrepreneurs and workers while positioning the state to attract private investment from the growing entertainment industry.

For the second straight week, the Cape football team rallied from a 14-point deficit to pull out a victory, this time de...
10/13/2026

For the second straight week, the Cape football team rallied from a 14-point deficit to pull out a victory, this time defeating Appoquinimink 24-21 in front of a standing-room-only homecoming crowd Oct. 9. The fans got their money’s worth, as Cape overcame a 21-7 first-half deficit, scoring the game’s final 17 points to improve to 5-0 on the season.

The Vikings will look to keep their undefeated season going when they host Smyrna Friday, Oct. 16, at Legends Stadium.

Community Resource Center held a fundraiser and awards ceremony Oct. 2 at Kings Creek Country Club in Rehoboth Beach. Li...
10/13/2026

Community Resource Center held a fundraiser and awards ceremony Oct. 2 at Kings Creek Country Club in Rehoboth Beach. Live auction items included a maritime painting by Steve Rogers, a three-night stay for two in New Orleans or Nashville, a progressive dinner for eight at Lewes Oyster House and a staycation package containing a stay at Coast Hotel, a Listening Booth gift card, dinner for two at Sirocco and dinner at The Pines.

The Cape Henlopen School District Board of Education voted Sept. 24, to approve a pedestrian crossing easement request f...
10/13/2026

The Cape Henlopen School District Board of Education voted Sept. 24, to approve a pedestrian crossing easement request from Scarlet Oaks, a residential development planned to be built across the street from Mariner Middle School in Milton. The request is for a 5-by-12-foot ADA-compliant pedestrian crosswalk to be built across Harbeson Road, allowing for safe passage between Scarlet Oaks and the Mariner Middle School entrance.

Rehoboth Beach commissioners voted Sept. 18 in favor of selecting Florida-based consultant Dover Kohl & Partners to over...
10/13/2026

Rehoboth Beach commissioners voted Sept. 18 in favor of selecting Florida-based consultant Dover Kohl & Partners to oversee the creation of the city’s new master plan. The city began working on the initiative this past spring while Mayor Susan Stewart was a commissioner, but it also served as a cornerstone of her successful mayoral campaign this past summer. The city has reached a tipping point where tourism is driving 63% of general fund revenues, while property taxes generate 10.9%, said Stewart. The city’s quality of life is being challenged by the very thing that keeps the city’s taxes low, she said.

Dewey Beach Town Council recently decided to not move forward with an ordinance that would’ve defined and established cr...
10/12/2026

Dewey Beach Town Council recently decided to not move forward with an ordinance that would’ve defined and established criteria for determining when work is classified as a demolition. After more than three months of discussion, commissioners agreed the ordinance isn’t necessary and could cause more harm to homeowners than good. The ordinance defined demolition as voluntarily removing, destroying, dismantling or replacing a building’s or structure’s structural components by or on behalf of the property owner, if the price tag is high enough. Specifically, a project would be considered a demolition if the total cost of the structural work equals or exceeds 50% of the building’s current market value.

Somewhere in the swamps near the Children's Beach House, Kit Lourens trudged. The Lewes city dockmaster was among volunt...
10/12/2026

Somewhere in the swamps near the Children's Beach House, Kit Lourens trudged. The Lewes city dockmaster was among volunteers who cut down and pulled out trees to restore the challenge course on the beach house grounds. The course had become overgrown and, thanks to the nor'easter, was a swampy mess. Lourens joined dozens of city employees, volunteers from the Delaware Forest Service and staff from local businesses for the third annual Community Service Day Oct. 2.

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