Diane Towns of Clayton, DE passed away on Thursday, May 23, 2013 at her home. She was 71.

The Smyrna/Clayton Pop Warner cheer squads and football teams still have spots available.For the cheer squads, there are 11 spots available for the Junior Pee Wee team; ages are 8 to 11. The Pee Wee cheer squad has 10 spots available; ages are 9 to 12. The...

The Smyrna Eagles Basketball Camp will be held at Smyrna High School Monday, June 24 through Thursday, June 27. The camp is open to all boys entering grades third through eighth. Each camper will receive a camp basketball and...

Since the Town of Smyrna will be having a special election to fill an open at-large left vacant as a result of the April 30 election, the town will offer more days for voters to register.The open at-large seat is for a one-year term; the seat was left...

The Smyrna Police Department's Quality of Life Unit has been busy since the department started the program back up earlier this year.The unit, which uses three officers, was revived in January...

Smyrna residents Tony DeFeo and Andrea Rodriguez have filed for the open at-large seat left vacant by Joanne Masten when she won her bid for mayor in the April 30 election.Masten had one year left of her three-year at-large term.

Smyrna Town Council gave approval Monday night for a triathlon club to use Lake Como for training purposes.Town Manager Dave Hugg said Lake Como is regulated to swimming within the nets at the beach; however, the town has allowed clubs to use the other...

State Representative Jeff Spiegelman (R-Clayton) will be holding another round of constituent meetings beginning in June.

The NOAA's National Weather Service and American Red Cross have released information on what residents and families should do to prepare for a tornado.The release states that tornados are capable of completely destroying...

Smyrna Town Council will hold their second council meeting of the month tonight, May 20, at 7:30 p.m. at town hall.Smyrna Town Hall is located at 27 S. Market St. Plaza.The following items are under Old Business:

The topic of polling hours was discussed at the Clayton Town Council meeting Monday night.Resident Howard Blackstone, who lost in the April 30 election, requested the town look into extending election polling hours from 2 to 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

The Smyrna/Clayton Memorial Day Parade will be held on Monday, May 27, followed by a ceremony at George C. Wright Jr. Municipal Park (formerly Smyrna Municipal Park). Donations of flags are needed for the Veterans Monument at the park.

Clayton Town Council will hold their May council meeting on Monday, March 13 at 7:30 p.m.; the meeting will also consist of the town's yearly reorganization, which takes place at the first meeting after the town council election.The meetings are held in...

DelDOT is scheduled to activate the new traffic signal at Wheatley's Pond Road (Route 300) and Carter Road in Smyrna on Monday, May 13.

Smyrna Town Council approved the date of a special election the town will need to hold as a result of Councilwoman Joanne Masten's election to mayor; Masten had one year left on the term of her at-large seat.The winner of the special election will fill...

Here are the results for the Smyrna High School spring sports games for May 2 through May 7:Baseball (11-4)May 2

Smyrna Town Council will hold their first council meeting of May on Wednesday, May 8 at 7:30 p.m.; the meeting will be preceded by council's reorganization meeting at 7 p.m.The meetings will be held in council chambers at town hall.

A report of a fight Sunday night in Smyrna led to three drug arrests by Smyrna Police.Police responded Sunday at 11:15 p.m. to 134 N. DuPont Highway in reference to a report of a fight. Upon...

The Delaware Association for the Education of Young Children, member organization of early childhood professionals, announces the annual Early Childhood Advocacy Day will take place at Legislative Hall in Dover, from noon to 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 8.

The Duck Creek Horticulture Society is holding its annual plant and yard sale on Saturday, May 11 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., in the parking lot of First Presbyterian Church, 118 W. Commerce St., Smyrna, across from Citizens' Hose Company.Flowers, assorted vegetables, and herbs will be sold. Perennial...

Here are the results for Smyrna High spring sports games from April 24 to May 1:Baseball (10-4)April 25

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The polls will open for the Clayton and Smyrna Town Council elections tomorrow, April 30.Voting for Smyrna residents will be from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Citizens' Hose Company on West Commerce Street.

Kent County Levy Court unanimously passed a balanced FY 2014 budget at its business meeting on Tuesday. The total budget came in at $59,902,750.

DNREC's TrashStoppers program to stop illegal trash dumping in Delaware has thrived on violators convicting themselves by breaking the law on camera and costing themselves thousands of dollars in fines.