Ryan Mavity

A familiar face is back in Milton in more ways than one, in the form of Jailhouse Antiques, which has opened a new store at 113C Union St. The name Jailhouse Antiques and its owners Don and Pat Post are familiar to longtime Miltonians. They operated...

A Maryland man who was arrested in September 2025 for having a large amount of weapons in a truck on Lewes Beach resolved his case in December with a guilty plea to one count of possession of a large-capacity magazine. Lewes police responded at 12:...

Milton Fire Department has set up donation boxes at its public parking lots as a way for the community to give back if they so choose. The department owns two tracts of land that are used for public parking at the corner of Front and Chestnut...

Revelation Craft Brewing Company in Georgetown hosted the brewery’s semiannual Firkin Fest event, at which brewers from around Maryland and Delaware get to show off their creativity with the best in real ale.

The Greater Georgetown Chamber of Commerce celebrated women in business in Sussex County April 28 with its Empower & Indulge Women’s Lunch.

The Greater Georgetown Chamber of Commerce celebrated women in business in Sussex County April 28 with its Empower & Indulge Women’s Lunch . The event brought together women business leaders from around the Cape Region to Baywood Greens to...

Sussex County Habitat for Humanity is planning a large-scale renovation to its Route 9 ReStore near Lewes with a planned opening in 2027. The nonprofit organization kicked off a fundraising drive called A Home For Habitat April 27, with plans to...

Milton Town Council unanimously approved a measure that will allow internet service provider IQ Fiber to build a new fiber-optic network within Milton. Work on building out the new network will begin later this year and will take 18 to 24 months to complete.  Jacksonville, Fla.-based IQ Fiber is undertaking an expansion into Delaware and was in front of Milton council May 4, seeking permission to work in town-owned right-of-ways. 

The fourth annual New Music and Wind Fest was held May 30, on what was appropriately a windy day in Milton. The event brings together free concerts and on-site artists at 612 Federal St., next to the Rails to Trails.  First to hit the stage was Bob Boilen, who played in the band Tiny Desk Unit before going on to a long career at National Public Radio, where he was the co-creator of NPR’s popular Tiny Desk Concerts.  

Members of Milton’s business community were front and center at back-to-back town meetings to get answers about a proposal to charge a $185 fee for parking in the central business district.