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The Sussex County Planning & Zoning Commission has recommended approval of a conditional use filed by Mason Hayes for five townhome units at 20455 Lincoln St., just outside Rehoboth Beach city limits near the water tower. Sussex County Council will have the final vote at a future meeting. Making the motion for the project during the Nov. 13 meeting, Commissioner Gregory Scott Collins said the townhomes are consistent with other […]

, , After addressing a few minor concerns related to vehicular access, the Rehoboth Beach Planning Commission voted in favor of moving the proposed One Rehoboth Avenue Hotel project from site-plan review to a public hearing. The proposed 60-room hotel stretches the width of the block from Rehoboth Avenue to Baltimore Avenue and fronts the Boardwalk. It was first brought to the planning commission in late 2022. The property includes […]

The Milford Museum will continue its American History Series at 1 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 7, at Milford Public Library, 11 S.E. Front St., Milford. The guest speaker will be Tommye Staley, a retired teacher from Milford High School. A longtime member of Delaware Teachers of Science, Staley taught science at Milford for 24 years. She also taught at Wesley College for 16 years and at Delaware Technical Community College in Dover. […]

, Sussex P&Z approves Ballenger The Sussex County Planning & Zoning Commission granted final approval Nov. 20, to the subdivision and landscape plan for construction of Ballenger on the east side of Hollymount Road between Beaver Dam Road and Route  24. In addition to 106 single-family homes, the plans include a recreation area in the southern portion of the 53-acre site, including a clubhouse, pool and tot lot. A walking trail […]

, , , , Neck rolls, shoulder shrugs and stretches came before an array of “wees,” moving up and down pitch like a siren, filled a brightly lit church room.  Then on to held “ahhs” and other vowel sounds, as members of the Parkinson’s Education and Support Group of Sussex County choir warmed up their vocal cords and bodies for their weekly rehearsal. The choir, formed by PESGSC in October, […]

, , Construction of a new Sussex County Family Court building in Georgetown is progressing on schedule for completion by the end of 2025, a state court spokesperson said Nov. 19. Construction began in June 2022 on the $115 million, 107,800-square-foot structure that will replace an outdated and overcrowded 30,000-square-foot building not far away on The Circle in Georgetown that was built in 1988. “They are just overpacked in the […]