Downtown Milford reveals county divider marker

Terry RogersBusiness, Headlines, Milford Headline Story

Downtown Milford Inc. in partnership with the City of Milford and WSFS revealed two new plaques located on the Walnut Street bridge that identify the dividing line between Kent and Sussex Counties. The new plaques are designed as a photo opportunity for those who come to downtown Milford. “We are grateful that all of you are able to be with …

Tax waiver process discussed at board meeting

Terry RogersEducation, Headlines

by Terry Rogers     Milford School District discussed allowing Sussex County to make decisions related to waiving delinquent property tax fees At their regular monthly meeting, Milford School District Board of Education discussed the process for residents to request waivers of Sussex County tax penalties. Dr. Sara Croce explained that she had been in discussions with Katrina Mears with …

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‘Long overdue:’ Longtime Sussex Dem Greg Fuller switches party

Betsy PriceGovernment, Headlines

Greg Fuller Sr. Former Sussex County register of wills and longtime Democrat Greg Fuller Sr. announced Friday that he is switching parties and seeking the office he once held in the upcoming election. “It was long overdue,” Fuller tells Milford Live. “I’ve always been a conservative Democrat and the party has kind of left me behind. It was just time …

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Proposed House redistricting offers more changes than Senate

Charles MegginsonGovernment, Headlines

Sussex County House districts will change a lot if proposed plan goes forward.   House Democratic leadership has released their proposed redistricting maps and Sussex County will pick up a seat — that of embattled Representative Gerald Brady, a Democrat from Wilmington. The House of Representatives will convene in a special session on Nov. 1 to finalize the maps that …

Sussex County provides information on property reassessment

Betsy PriceGovernment & Politics, Headlines

In November 2020, Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster ordered all three counties in Delaware to reassess property by 2024 as part of a lawsuit settlement. In May, Laster ruled that the outdated assessments in the three counties violate a constitutional requirement that properties be taxed uniformly. New Castle County last assessed property in 1983, Kent in 1987 and Sussex in …

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You’re not the only one who thinks traffic to, around beaches is worse

Charles MegginsonCulture, Headlines

  Dr. Beth Duncan says there are increasing numbers of accidents in front of her Lewes office.   Delaware’s beaches have seen traffic return to pre-pandemic levels — and then some, according to people driving the roads.  With the resurgence of tourism and rapid development of the coastal region, some locals say the summer of 2021 traffic has become worse …

State warns people not to forage in Sussex because of deadly hemlock

Betsy PriceHeadlines, Health

The stem of the poisonous hemlock plant, with purple spots     The Delaware Department of Agriculture has warned Sussex County residents that two species of poison hemlock have been discovered there. The spotted water hemlock, cicuta maculate, and another form of hemlock, conicum maculatum, were found in area wetlands. “Both hemlocks bloom from June through late August,” the Delaware …

Sussex County agrees to reassess property to settle lawsuit

Terry RogersGovernment, Milford Headline Story

Following New Castle and Kent Counties, Sussex County agreed on April 13 to reassess the value of all real property, the first assessment that has been done in the county since 1974. The decision was in response to a Chancery Court decision that all three Delaware counties violated the law by assessing property far below the market value. The lawsuit …

Governor Carney Appoints Ellen Magee as Sussex County Register of Wills

Terry RogersGovernment & Politics, Milford Headline Story, Milford-live

Governor John Carney on Saturday announced that he has appointed small business owner and farmer Ellen Magee to serve as Sussex County Register of Wills. Magee will replace Cynthia Green, who won the election in November to represent District 2 on Sussex County Council. Under the Delaware Constitution, the governor must appoint a replacement until January 2023. An election will …