http://www.scsuntimes.com/section/NEWS scsuntimes.com delivers up-to-the-minute news and information on the latest top stories, weather, entertainment, politics and more. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:45:11 +0000 http://www.scsuntimes.com/article/20130618/NEWS/130619768/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:58:00 Staff Reports. http://www.scsuntimes.com/article/20130618/NEWS/130619768/1001/NEWS Delaware State Police have arrested a 30-year-old Smyrna man for allegedly sexually abusing a child for more than a year at his home in the 1400 block of Paddock Road.
Police said the investigation began on June 11 when a relative of both Michael A. Connor and the six-year-old female victim contacted Delaware State Police. This relative reported [...]]]> http://www.scsuntimes.com/article/20130618/NEWS/130619791/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:34:08 Jennifer Dailey, reporter http://www.scsuntimes.com/article/20130618/NEWS/130619791/1001/NEWS Strong. Courageous. Dependable. Special. These are just a few of the words used to describe former Smyrna mayor George C. Wright Jr. Saturday morning at Municipal Park on North Main Street in a renaming ceremony of the park, which is now the George C. Wright Jr. Municipal Park.
The ceremony drew quite the crowd as local residents, officials, friends and family of Wright came to show their support.
http://www.scsuntimes.com/article/20130618/NEWS/130619789/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:25:52 Ben Mace http://www.scsuntimes.com/article/20130618/NEWS/130619789/1001/NEWS http://www.scsuntimes.com/article/20130618/CCH/130619799/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:07:45 Staff Reports http://www.scsuntimes.com/article/20130618/CCH/130619799/1001/NEWS http://www.scsuntimes.com/article/20130617/NEWS/130619825/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:36:32 Staff Reports. http://www.scsuntimes.com/article/20130617/NEWS/130619825/1001/NEWS A portion of Smyrna Avenue in Clayton will be closed this week due to work at the railroad crossing.
DelDOT Public Information [...]]]> http://www.scsuntimes.com/article/20130617/NEWS/130619805/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:25:44 Jennifer Dailey, reporter http://www.scsuntimes.com/article/20130617/NEWS/130619805/1001/NEWS Use of Lake Como continued to be a topic of concern Monday night at the Smyrna Town Council meeting.
Resident Duane R. Young addressed council during public forum regarding several issues he noticed while at Lake Como with his grandchildren earlier in the day. While Young said the lifeguard did somewhat of a good job enforcing the rules such as telling kids not to push people off the pier and into the [...]]]> http://www.scsuntimes.com/article/20130617/CCH/130619830/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:03:44 Staff Reports http://www.scsuntimes.com/article/20130617/CCH/130619830/1001/NEWS http://www.scsuntimes.com/article/20130613/NEWS/130619884/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true Fri, 14 Jun 2013 17:00:00 +0000 Staff Reports. http://www.scsuntimes.com/article/20130613/NEWS/130619884/1001/NEWS Smyrna Town Council will meet for the second meeting of the month on Monday, June 17 at 7:30 p.m. at town hall.
Town Hall is located at 27 S. Market St. Plaza.
There will be a public hearing at 7:15 p.m. before the council meeting to review a Comprehensive Plan amendment to include the approved U.S. 13 Corridor Plan as part of the certified Comprehensive Plan.
http://www.scsuntimes.com/article/20130614/CCH/130619852/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true Fri, 14 Jun 2013 16:38:31 +0000 Staff Reports http://www.scsuntimes.com/article/20130614/CCH/130619852/1001/NEWS http://www.scsuntimes.com/article/20130614/NEWS/130619859/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:53:55 By Scott Goss http://www.scsuntimes.com/article/20130614/NEWS/130619859/1001/NEWS http://www.scsuntimes.com/article/20130614/CCH/130619860/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:19:00 +0000 Staff Reports http://www.scsuntimes.com/article/20130614/CCH/130619860/1001/NEWS http://www.scsuntimes.com/article/20130614/CCH/130619863/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:12:38 Staff Reports http://www.scsuntimes.com/article/20130614/CCH/130619863/1001/NEWS http://www.scsuntimes.com/article/20130613/NEWS/130619886/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true Thu, 13 Jun 2013 19:09:16 Jennifer Dailey, reporter http://www.scsuntimes.com/article/20130613/NEWS/130619886/1001/NEWS Clayton Town Council discussed plenty at the June 10 council meeting, including electing officers for the year, appointing committees, and creating a committee to look into the possible expansion of the car port.
Here are a few tidbits from the meeting.
Police apply for COPS grant
Police Chief Brian Hill informed [...]]]> http://www.scsuntimes.com/article/20130612/NEWS/130619928/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true Thu, 13 Jun 2013 19:10:24 Staff Reports. http://www.scsuntimes.com/article/20130612/NEWS/130619928/1001/NEWS Three teens were arrested Tuesday night in connection with allegedly painting graffiti on local business in downtown Smyrna.
Smyrna Police responded Tuesday at 10:17 p.m. to the area of South and East streets in reference to someone painting graffiti on a building.
Police apprehended two juvenile males and [...]]]> http://www.scsuntimes.com/article/20130612/NEWS/130619915/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true Wed, 12 Jun 2013 16:17:20 Staff Reports. http://www.scsuntimes.com/article/20130612/NEWS/130619915/1001/NEWS An early afternoon fire that occurred Thursday in Townsend has been ruled accidental in nature by the Delaware State Fire Marshal's Office.
The fire was reported by a neighbor shortly after 12 p.m. in the 400 block of Eagles Nest Landing Road in Townsend, said Chief Deputy Fire Marshal B. Scott Bullock in a release. Citizens' Hose Company, of Smyrna, responded to the residence and arrived to find smoke coming from the unoccupied single-family [...]]]> http://www.scsuntimes.com/article/20130612/CCH/130619920/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true Wed, 12 Jun 2013 14:47:59 Staff Reports http://www.scsuntimes.com/article/20130612/CCH/130619920/1001/NEWS http://www.scsuntimes.com/article/20130611/NEWS/130619948/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true Wed, 12 Jun 2013 13:00:00 +0000 Staff Reports./ http://www.scsuntimes.com/article/20130611/NEWS/130619948/1001/NEWS The Kent County Summer Feeding Program is starting back up in the next few weeks.
Kids are out of school for the summer and the Kent County Summer Feeding Program, in conjunction with the Department of Education, helps to alleviate childhood hunger during summer vacation.
http://www.scsuntimes.com/article/20130611/NEWS/130619949/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true Wed, 12 Jun 2013 8:00:00 +0000 Jennifer Dailey, reporter http://www.scsuntimes.com/article/20130611/NEWS/130619949/1001/NEWS Fifth grade teacher Gerritt Wetherall is this year's John Bassett Moore Intermediate School Teacher of the Year. Wetherall recently took a few minutes to talk about what inspired him to become a teacher and what he enjoys about working in the Smyrna School District.
Q How did you feel to be named the JBM Teacher of the Year?
A I was [...]]]> http://www.scsuntimes.com/article/20130611/CCH/130619940/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true Thu, 13 Jun 2013 9:35:15 Staff Reports http://www.scsuntimes.com/article/20130611/CCH/130619940/1001/NEWS http://www.scsuntimes.com/article/20130611/NEWS/130619953/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true Tue, 11 Jun 2013 17:00:00 +0000 Jennifer Dailey, reporter http://www.scsuntimes.com/article/20130611/NEWS/130619953/1001/NEWS Smyrna Elementary kindergarten teacher Brittany Scullion is the school's Teacher of the Year. Scullion recently took a few minutes to talk about how coming from a family of teachers impacted her own career decision.

Q How did you feel when you were named the Smyrna Elementary Teacher of the Year?
A It felt like [...]]]>