DOVER — Paul Cartanza, owner of Lazy Day Farms, has been farming since he was 10 years old. He grew up farming with his father and brothers. Mr. Cartanza, now with a 600-acre farm of his own, grows corn, lima beans, soybeans and wheat. They are all planted at different times throughout the year and he must go through a … Read more

Memorial Day ceremony returns to Dover’s Triangle DOVER — Dover’s traditional Memorial Day ceremony will take place at 11 a.m. Monday on the downtown Triangle where Kings Highway, Loockerman Street Plaza and South State Street converge. American Legion Walter L. Fox Post 2 and Del Vets Post 2, both in Dover, are handling the arrangements. Many other veterans organizations, including … Read more

DOVER – One of the sites for Saturday’s DIAA girls’ soccer state quarterfinal doubleheaders has been changed. The two games slated for Smyrna will now be played at Dover because Smyrna’s field is no longer available. Fourth-seeded Sussex Tech (15-1) will now face No. 5 Caravel (15-1) at 5 p.m. with third-seeded Caesar Rodney (15-1) playing No. 6 Archmere (14-2) … Read more

GEORGETOWN – As the 2013 Atlantic hurricane season gets underway on June 1, the Sussex County Emergency Operations Center encourages residents and visitors to have a plan and be prepared now, when the weather is calm. May 26 through June 1 is National Hurricane Preparedness Week, a time when coastal residents can learn more about preparing their homes and businesses … Read more

GEORGETOWN – A former thrift shop at the Warren L. & Charles C. Allen, Jr. CHEER Community Center is now home to a new adult day program. Local, county and state officials joined Greater Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and CHEER representatives Wednesday for the grand opening ribbon cutting, commemorating the Sand Hill Adult Day Program center that actually opened April … Read more

BEAR – With the tying run in scoring position, his team trailing by one and down to its last out, Sussex Central’s Justin Mears couldn’t have hit the ball much harder. Unfortunately for the Golden Knight, the ball stayed on a line right at Caravel second baseman David Summerfield, who snagged it and preserved a 5-4 Buccaneers’ win in Thursday’s … Read more

MAGNOLIA — Up until a couple of years ago, Kent Countians who wanted to check out live blues music on a regular basis had to travel to Wilmington or the beach. Magnolia’s Jonathan’s Landing Golf Course has changed all that as the facility has presented a steady diet of national blues acts since September 2011 when guitar virtuoso Albert Castiglia … Read more