Christian group Casting Crowns signs up for Delaware State Fair

Casting Crowns is the latest act to commit to the Delaware State Fair. Tickets for the July 20th show go on sale at 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 9, at www.delawarestatefair.com.

Flatland Drive mixes bluegrass and blues at Archives concert

Bluegrass band Flatland Drive makes the trip from Harrington and Denton, Md., to Dover for the In Harmony concert Friday evening. Bandmembers talked to us about their diverse backgrounds and unique sound in anticipation of their upcoming gig.

Former Camden Town Manager James Plumley arrested for fraud

Former Camden Town Manager James O. Plumley III and Smyrna contractor Mark A. Moore were arrested Thursday for fraudulently charging the town of Camden for repairs that never took place, the Camden Police Department said.

Members of the U.S. Military common target for consumer fraud

Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden and U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Assistant Director Holly Petraeus held a town hall meeting at Dover Air Force Base Friday to advise airmen of the consumer fraud that lurks for them.

Lake Forest High celebrates opening of Food Bank within school halls

Lake Forest High School students and staff celebrated the grand opening of its new school-based food pantry that aims to help students through a collaboration with the Food Bank of Delaware.

Back to a vote: Attorney General compels Capital School District to revisit illegal raises

The Capital School District Board of Education will reconsider illegal pay raises for administrators at its February meeting. The school board voted unanimously, 5-0, Wednesday night at North Dover Elementary School to notify the Delaware Office of the Attorney General that it has placed the matter on its Feb. 8 agenda.

Hundreds of Delaware public housing residents celebrate self-sufficiency

When Dover resident Sirena Young, 25, moved into public housing with her two young daughters back in 2006 she knew she did not want to stay there forever. So, as soon as Young turned 18, she enrolled in the Delaware State Housing Authority’s Moving to Work program as a tool to realize her dream of home ownership.

Taste of England: Look for Tea for Two in Dover this spring

Retired businesswoman Paula Kinsey has a love for teatime as part of America’s English heritage and as part of high society. Tea time is common occurrence where she spent most of her life in Culpeper, Va.

Call to action, songs and dance part of tribute to Dr. King at Delaware State University

People can decide to make their mark in the world the same way that the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King with his legacy of civil rights  long after his death or President John F. Kennedy did with America’s space program before his death. That was one of the messages keynote speaker Dr. Josetta McCullough, a Delaware State University alumna, gave at Del State’s celebration of the 27th anniversary of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. national holiday Monday.

State Police investigate death of Polytech High senior Tegan Deanna Penney

Students and staff at Polytech High School have spent the last two days mourning the death of senior Tegan Deanna Penney of Dover on Wednesday.

Kent County Levy Court sends wetlands waiver for Nobles Pond back for review

Kent County Levy Court has instructed the Regional Planning Commission to reconsider a wetlands restriction for the proposed Noble’s Pond expansion as well as engineering site work the commission believes is needed for an area known to have a lot of water in the ground.

Larry the Cable Guy plays Delaware State Fair

Larry the Cable Guy with Reno Collier will perform at the M&T Bank Grandstand at the 2012 Delaware State Fair on Monday, July 23. Tickets go on sale Jan. 19, at 10 a.m.

Air Mobility Command job cuts expected to be less severe

The Air Mobility Command Museum at Dover Air Force base faces the loss of up to two out of four paid positions due to 2012 cutbacks mandated by the U.S. Department of Defense. The loss of full-time personnel is less than museum staff had anticipated.

Bayhealth promises state-of-the-art trauma and cancer care at expanded Kent General

Bayhealth Medical Center officials are near the end of their $147 million expansion that will improve care for trauma, emergency and cancer patients at Kent General Hospital in Dover.

Fordham Brewing increased jobs by 20 percent in 2011

U.S. Sens. Tom Carper (D-Del.) and Chris Coons (D-Del.) visited Fordham Brewing Co. in Dover to sample the ware and to see just how the local brewery makes beer and root beer.

Ice skating club hosts exhibition and party Thursday in Harrington

The Bay Country Figure Skating Club will host its winter exhibition, “Glide into the New Year,” at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 29, at the Centre Ice Rink at Delaware State Fair in Harrington. Admission to the exhibition is free and open to the public.

Caesar Rodney School District budget includes raises for teachers and administrators

The Caesar Rodney School District Board of Education approved a final 2012 fiscal year budget that is essentially flat at $83.57 million in expenditures despite administrator and teacher salaries.

The Arc of Delaware dances provide a place for persons with disabilities to have fun

Where do young people with mental or physical disabilities go to have fun on a Friday night, the same as everybody else?The answer lies with the Cheswold Fire Fall, where 200 to 300 people come each once each month for the Friday night dances held by The Arc of Delaware

New Grandstand section an up-close experience at Delaware State Fair

Delaware State Fair's 2012 concert series planning is already underway, with Jason Aldean tickets going on sale Dec. 22. Along with new acts comes a new, standing-room only section right up close to the stage.

Newell's Creek couple turns to windmills for green energy in Camden, Del.

Mark and Tami Wygant have seen more than 100 people stop to gawk at their new windmills since they installed them atop their Newell’s Creek home Thursday morning.

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