Selbyville passes third water referendum
It’s time to finish the water filtration plant, and Selbyville residents this week approved the latest round of funding for the project. In a special referendum on June 3, residents voted, 62-2, to...
View ArticleOld Timer’s Day marks six decades of family fun
The 60th annual Old Timer’s Day is a family event that will showcase cars, tractors and emergency vehicles from 1985 and older from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, June 17.Put on by the Town of...
View ArticleLibrary invites Old Timer’s Day crowd over for some kickball
The Selbyville Public Library is inviting community members of all ages to join in a game of kickball on June 17 to celebrate the 60th annual Old Timer’s Day.With the intent of bringing education and...
View ArticleSelbyville council creates stricter rules for grass height
Some local property owners may need to break out their lawn mowers a little more often. The Selbyville Town Council voted this week to reduce the maximum allowable height of grass from 12 inches to 8...
View ArticleOral history project renewed at Selbyville Public Library
In a quiet area of the Selbyville Public Library’s Delaware Room, there exists the oral histories of 22 people with many, sometimes little-known, memories of the town of Selbyville (first known as...
View ArticleSDSA has openings for eighth-grade students
Southern Delaware School of the Arts in Selbyville has several openings for students in Grade 8 for the 2017-2018 school year, Indian River School District officials announced this week.Parents...
View ArticleArea police warn people about driveway paving scam
Asphalt is the latest on the list of new scams. Con artists are travelling door-to-door to promise driveway paving services, but they just don’t deliver.In Selbyville, “Subjects portrayed themselves as...
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Local musicians get their time under the lights
Coastal Point • Tyler Valliant: Mama’s Black Sheep jams out on stage during the first Locals event at the Freeman Stage at Bayside.For the fifth season, the Freeman Stage at Bayside in Selbyville is...
View ArticleSelbyville water report shows no violations, but high numbers
All central water systems are required to produce an annual report under the Safe Drinking Water Act. It’s meant to tell people where water comes from, what it contains and how it stacks up against...
View ArticleMagee Farms to host first Watermelon Festival this Saturday
Watermelon — that sweet, juicy, slice of summer goodness — will be celebrated on Saturday, Aug. 12, at Magee Farms in Selbyville, at the farm’s first-ever Watermelon Festival.The event, set for noon to...
View ArticleRotary club offers to lead Selbyville Christmas Parade
Those Christmas bells won’t go silent this December. The Southern Sussex Rotary Club has offered to take over organizing the Selbyville Christmas Parade.“We’re requesting to do that for you guys,”...
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Humility and a vodka martini: Local centenarian has the answers
Coastal Point • Tyler Valliant: Reine Jesel recently celebrated his 100th birthday, surrounded by friends and family at this favorite morning coffee joint, the Selbyville McDonald’s.On almost any...
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IRHS student crowned Miss Hispanic Delaware
Coastal Point • Laura Walter: Ana Calles’ crown holds dozens of glittering rhinestones that represent the beauty, poise, intelligence and quick thinking she displayed at the 2017 Miss Hispanic Delaware...
View ArticlePublic invited to Route 54 traffic meeting on Sept. 19
Two-lane highways are under volume pressure as more houses and vehicles bring people to coastal Delaware. There will be a public meeting to discuss traffic conditions along Route 54 (Lighthouse Road)...
View ArticleSalem United, Selbyville police team up for crime forum
This year, more than 150 Delaware deaths were suspected overdoses. And 2017 isn’t done.So, Salem United Methodist Church and Selbyville Police Department partnered to host a community meeting on...
View ArticleSelbyville discusses sewage success, County upgrades
Selbyville is a small town with a healthy utilities business. In fact, money from the municipality’s sewer and water customers often pays for other Town operating expenses.During a positive financial...
View ArticleMuscle cars will be on display at Selbyville luau
A luau in October? Why not?To celebrate the grand opening of their muscle-car showroom, the Speed Shop in Selbyville will host a luau-themed ribbon-cutting party on Saturday, Oct. 7, from 9 a.m. to 3...
View Article‘It takes community uproar ... to get things done’
As people nationwide worry more about the impact of heroin on their families and communities, local police held two public meetings to discuss the problem and actions that residents can take.On Sept....
View ArticleSelbyville Halloween Parade returning Oct. 25
The monsters are returning to Main Street, as people are being invited to celebrate the spookiest time of year at Selbyville Halloween Parade on Wednesday, Oct. 25, at 7 p.m.The official parade route...
View ArticleMagee Farms getting in Halloween spirit
Despite the fact that the pumpkin crop at Magee Farms’ Selbyville location succumbed to a rainy growing season, the century-old family farm will kick off the weekend with a tribute to TV audiences’...
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