Beach towns short on sand but ready for summer
It’s here! The unofficial start of the summer season at the Delaware shore has arrived with Memorial Day weekend, and it’s a time of transition for the area, as the relatively quiet second season of...
View ArticleRt. 54 sidewalk improvements subject of June 6 public workshop
The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) invites the public to attend a public workshop to receive information about the Final Design for various proposed lighting, striping, and pedestrian...
View ArticleClassic car show rolling into Selbyville on June 18
The Bethany-Fenwick Area Chamber of Commerce announced this week that Selbyville’s 59th Annual Old Timer’s Day, presented by Bunting & Murray Construction, will again include a classic car, truck,...
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Farming in their veins: 150 years of Magee Farms
Coastal Point • Laura Walter Mike and Meagan Sekscinski, with baby Addison, pick strawberries at Magee Farms on Saturday, June 4.In 1865, the Civil War was coming to an end. Motorized cars wouldn’t be...
View ArticleSelbyville has water violation, approves water/sewer increase
Selbyville is building a new water-treatment system to help remove chemicals from town water. But until the plant is completed in April of 2017, the Town risks water quality violations, such as the one...
View ArticleOld Timer’s Day street festival returning to Selbyville
Once upon a time, Selbyville had dirt roads, a booming railroad and the title of “Strawberry Capital of the World.”While those things have changed, the town still celebrates its heritage at the annual...
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SOUL Ministries finds new HOM
Coastal Point • Tyler Valliant Eric and Cherith Snyder of SOUL Ministries stand inside the newly opened House of Mercy. HOM currently serves as a thrift store to help fund homeless outreach efforts,...
View ArticleSelbyville residents share crime concerns
Some Selbyville residents are concerned about increased crime and suspicious figures on the western side of town. At the July 11 town council meeting, two residents from Hosier Street Ext. described...
View ArticleSelbyville wins emergency grant for water treatment
As troublesome as Selbyville’s water problems have been, the Town has landed in a safety net of state and federal funding. The Town recently earned a $500,000 emergency grant toward its new water...
View ArticleChristian rapper to highlight programs at growing youth ministry
Forge Youth & Family Academy is bringing in Christian rapper B-SHOC for a free show at the Selbyville Fire Hall on Monday, Sept. 5. The Selbyville-based ecumenical family ministry hopes to send...
View ArticleSelbyville VFC to hold annual fundraiser golf tourney
The Selbyville Volunteer Fire Company announced this week that it will be holding its 9th Annual Golf Tournament at the Cripple Creek Golf & Country Club in Dagsboro on Friday, Oct. 14, with a...
View ArticleSelbyville fears pollution from Mountaire stormwater proposal
After attracting millions of dollars in government funding to clean up their water, the Town of Selbyville has qualms about letting Mountaire dig a new stormwater system between the Town’s two primary...
View ArticleCoffee with a Cop continues in Selbyville
The Selbyville Public Library has been ahead of the game by inviting local police to come speak with their community. Their next public “Coffee with a Cop” event will be Friday, Oct. 7, at 5 p.m. in...
View ArticleSelbyville council considers signal-booster utility pole
Some cellphones in the area may be getting a boost. The Mobilitie communications company has requested permission from the Selbyville Town Council to construct a utility pole on Dukes Street Extended....
View ArticleTown staff first on the scene in Selbyville house fire
Four Town of Selbyville employees were among the first on the scene of a West Church Street house fire on Wednesday, Sept. 20.The call came in just after 9 a.m. Police Chief Scott Collins and Cpl. John...
View ArticleIn Selbyville, the talk is coffee, heroin and public safety
Selbyville police officers sat down to discuss local issues with residents for National Coffee with a Cop Day on Oct. 7. The Selbyville Public Library hosted the event to help bring the citizens and...
View ArticleSelbyville Halloween Parade offers a ghoulishly good time
It’s one of the biggest, spookiest celebrations in southeast Sussex County: The Selbyville Halloween Parade will return on Wednesday, Oct. 26, at 7 p.m. The Fenwick Island Lions Club and the Town of...
View ArticleSelbyville turns the page with annual haunted library
An old house in Selbyville still holds its secrets. And on Halloween night, it will transform completely.Selbyville’s Haunted Library will open for one night, during trick-or-treating on Monday, Oct....
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Selbyville sinkholes a gaping problem around town
Coastal Point • Laura Walter: Sinkholes, suchas this one east of Railroad Avenue, are causing Selbyville officials to search for answers.No one quite knows the extent of damage in Selbyville’s newest...
View ArticleCitizens want ideas for battling drug market
Selbyville residents want to “take back” their neighborhood from drug addicts who are openly using and selling narcotics.At the Nov. 7 Selbyville Town Council meeting, about seven Bunting’s Mill...
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