In celebration of National Cancer Survivors’ Day, Beebe Medical Center’s Tunnell Cancer Center will host its 10th annual Miracle Mile cancer survivors’ walk on June 8 on the Rehoboth Beach boardwalk.

The ponds to be treated are Abbotts and Tub Mill ponds near Milford; Millsboro Pond; Horseys and Tussock ponds near Laurel; and Concord Pond near Seaford.

State officials are accepting applications from agricultural producers, nonprofit organizations, government entities, for-profit companies, and educational institutions for projects promoting or enhancing the production of and access to Delaware specialty crops.

Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge in Milton is beginning a new summer reading program called Refuge Summer Readers.

The First State Antique Tractor Club will host its 13th Annual Tractor, Truck, and Car Show June 14-16 at the Georgetown Speedway, located at Route 113 and Speedway Road.

To kick off this year’s fundraising efforts in the Lewes area, the Harbour Lights CHEER Activity Center, located at 34211 Woods Edge Drive in Lewes, will host an open house on May 23 from noon – 2 p.m.

Rep. Ruth Briggs King (R-Georgetown) announced she has received confirmation from the Delaware Department of Transportation that an agreement has been reached to repair a list of railroad crossings throughout the state, including four in Georgetown.

The Georgetown Town Council will hold its regular meeting on May 22 at 7 p.m. in Town Hall, located at 39 The Circle.

Beginning in July, the Indian River School District Board of Education will hold its regular monthly meetings on the fourth Monday of each month.

The May 24 deadline is fast approaching for Delaware residents to submit applications for the annual low-number hunting license lottery.

The School Choice application period will soon close for parents who wish to enroll their children in the Spanish Emersion programs at John M. Clayton and East Millsboro elementary schools in 2013-14.

A Delaware State Police trooper was transported to Beebe Medical Center on May 16 after he was involved in a crash near Frankford.

A 34-year-old Silver Spring, Md. woman was arrested May 13 after she allegedly operated her vehicle under the influence of alcohol during a domestic dispute on The Circle in Georgetown.

Unlike most Delaware school districts, Indian River and Cape Henlopen have historically kicked off their school years after Labor Day.

The Delaware Department of Transportation has the green light from the Georgetown Town Council to make improvements to the intersection of U.S. Route 113 and Ennis Road.

The Delaware House of Representatives passes Senate Bill 16, requiring the reporting of lost or stolen firearms.

A body discovered washed ashore May 9 on Fowler Beach in Milton has been identified as a 23-year-old Port Norris, NJ man who went missing following a boating accident on April 4.

Sen. Brian Pettyjohn (R-Georgetown) will hold his first coffee talk with constituents on May 18 from 8-10 a.m. at Jimmy’s Grill, located at 18541 S. Main Street in Bridgeville.

The Indian River School District will hire security personnel for all of its schools for 2013-14.

Rep. Ruth Briggs King will hold a meet and greet session with constituents on May 23 at 6 p.m. at the Long Neck CHEER Center in the Shoppes at Long Neck.

A 37-year-old Dagsboro man was killed in a single-vehicle crash on May 10 around 1:30 a.m. on Route 113 north of Daisey Street near Frankford.

The Sussex County Marriage Bureau is beginning the process to accept applications for same-gender marriages after Delaware's passage this week of the Civil Marriage Equality and Religious Freedom Act, which will allow any couple, regardless of gender, to legally wed in the First State.

A report on the health of wetlands in the Broadkill River Watershed was released late last month by the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Health.

Safe Haven Animal Sanctuary will celebrate Mother's Day with its inaugural “Puppy Love and Moms.”

The Delaware Outdoor Family program promotes the mission of Children In Nature/No Child Left Inside, which is based on creating new opportunities to connect families in nature.

The annual election for the Millsboro Town Council will be held on June 8 from 1-7 p.m. at Town Hall, located at 322 Wilson Highway.

Volunteers who want to learn more about Delaware’s endangered piping plovers and other beachnesting birds, and find out how they can join DNREC’s monitoring team are invited to a free training session from 10 a.m. to noon on May 11, at the Biden Center at Cape Henlopen State Park in Lewes.

With spring fishing season in full swing, the Fish and Wildlife Enforcement Section would like to remind recreational anglers who fish, crab or clam in tidal or non-tidal waters statewide that they must have a valid 2013 Delaware fishing license.

Pyle Center Road between Shockley Town Road and Hickman Road near Frankford will be closed from 7 a.m. on May 7 till 3 p.m. on May 10, depending on the weather.

A Georgetown man died Wednesday morning after he was injured in a single-vehicle crash on Jones Store Road in Millsboro.

The Indian River School District's two high schools received favorable marks in this year's U.S. News & World Report Best High School rankings.

Fees associated with Georgetown building permits have been altered due to concerns that some residents were paying too much for simple home improvements.

Sussex County is planting the seeds of economic prosperity, awarding nearly $140,000 in grants to two companies - one moving to Delaware, the other already here and expanding - that will add more than 170 jobs to the local economy.

Do you know a Delaware student who is working to make a difference for the environment?

The Delaware State Police is investigating a complaint of shots fired around 11:50 p.m. on April 26 in the parking lot of the VFW south of Millsboro.

The Delaware State Police is investigating a reported sexual assault that occurred in Laurel on April 25.

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.

Work on upgrades at the intersection of Route 9 and Race Street in Georgetown began April 24 and is anticipated for completion by May 24, weather permitting.

A fire that occurred around 11 p.m. on April 23 on Cottage Circle in Laurel is currently under investigation by the Delaware State Fire Marshal’s office.

This fall, the Indian River School District will add East Millsboro Elementary School to its roster of facilities offering the Spanish immersion program.

Georgetown will not hold a municipal election this year, as both incumbents re-filed and were unopposed as of the April 19 deadline.