Here's your local news at a glance for Friday, the 28th of August.
Good morning, Dover.
Families, community organizations and local groups gathered in Georgetown Wednesday to honor those lost to addiction with memorial bags and resource sharing.
Attack Addiction will continue its outreach with Sober Fest at Hudson Fields on Sept. 26, offering support and hope for recovery.
Delaware Online and The News Journal released Delaware’s 2026 Top Workplaces list, recognizing companies with 35+ employees based on worker votes.
The 20th annual program highlighted winners across large, medium, and small companies.
Residents saw a partial lunar eclipse that began Thursday night at 9:23 p.m. and peaked at midnight (96% of the moon covered) before ending early Friday at 3 a.m., offering an almost blood moon view over our sky.
Dover’s Holy Cross High School plans a new permanent campus near Frederica (to be reviewed by the Kent County Regional Planning Commission on Sept.
10) and will launch its Founders Campaign to raise $29 million for a first phase that will serve up to 500 students when operational by fall.
Delaware State University announced a partnership with several universities to form the National Science Foundation AI Institute for Human-AI Cooperation, a five-year, $21.5-million project on Tuesday, Aug.
25. The initiative will advance research in human-AI interaction.
A 32-year-old Wilmington woman claimed a $100,000 prize on Aug.
18 when she played Delaware Lottery’s 100X THE CELEBRATION game at Dover headquarters. She plans to use part of the winnings to help pay for her wedding.
Delaware State defeated Stony Brook 41-34 in a season opener at Alumni Stadium on Aug.
27. The Hornets secured the win with a 16-yard touchdown by Sean Weston with 1:53 left, marking their first Division I fall opener win since 2012.
The University of Delaware Fightin’ Blue Hens will start Conference USA play on Oct.
2 at Delaware Stadium, hosting Liberty after last season’s tough loss. Their schedule features rematches with Middle Tennessee State and FIU + games against Missouri State, Western Kentucky, Kennesaw State, New Mexico State, and Jacksonville State.
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