Our Towns

The Coastal Point covers news and events in Bethany Beach, South Bethany, Fenwick Island, Ocean View, Millville, Frankford, Selbyville and Dagsboro, Del., as well as the larger area of southeastern Sussex County, from the Delaware state line north to the Indian River Inlet and from the coast inland to Millsboro.

Our focus is truly local, with local reporters attending nearly all official meetings in each of our towns, as well as following news and events in the area’s non-incorporated communities.

We invite you to visit our town and other governmental pages below to get information about them and their citizens, and to read news and other stories from each of them.

Ocean View to grant lifetime easement in property-line dispute

Date Published: 
May 24, 2013

Ocean View officials met last week to discuss a license and easement agreement between the Town and a property owner.

Bethany Beach to host Memorial Day service with VFW

Date Published: 
May 24, 2013

The Town of Bethany Beach, with the help of the officers and members of VFW Post 7234 in Ocean View, will host a Memorial Day service on Monday, May 27, at noon at the boardwalk bandstand.

Coastal Point cleans house at MDDC awards

Date Published: 
May 24, 2013

The Coastal Point cleaned up this past week at the annual awards conference of the Maryland, Delaware, D.C. Press Association Inc. (MDDC) which recognizes outstanding work in all aspects of news publication in the region. The independent weekly newspaper brought home a total of 41 awards including five Best in Show awards and sweeping six categories completely.

Wounded Warriors Paddle Race to be held Saturday at VFW

Date Published: 
May 17, 2013

This Saturday, the first annual Wounded Warrior Paddle Race will be held at the Ocean View VFW Post #7234, hosted by the House of David Foundation.

Hickman to leave Lord Baltimore Elementary School

Date Published: 
May 17, 2013

Lord Baltimore Elementary School Principal Dr. Janet Hickman will not be returning to the school for the 2013-2014 school year. Instead, she will be taking over as administrator of Early Learning for the Indian River School District.

Beauty, annoyance or danger -- tackling issue of man vs. deer

Date Published: 
May 17, 2013

With many area residents noticing an increase in the deer population, the issue of population control — not just how to control it, but also whether it is really needed — has become a topic of conversation of late. Discussion has already begun in Ocean View as to whether a controlled hunt is the answer.

Artisans Fair set for Memorial Day weekend

Date Published: 
May 17, 2013

The sixth annual AARP Artisans Fair will be held Memorial Day weekend at Lord Baltimore Elementary School, two miles west of Coastal Highway on Saturday, May 25, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Dunes Pink Classic Golf Tournament seeks sponsors

Date Published: 
May 17, 2013

Whether they are golfers or not, people can support Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition through the Dunes Pink Classic Golf Tournament, rolling through Ocean View on Monday, June 3.

Law Office of Susan Weidman expanding into Rehoboth

Date Published: 
May 10, 2013

The Law Office of Susan Weidman has opened up a third location, in Rehoboth Beach. They opened in mid-March in the State Farm Insurance building, in the same plaza as Nage and Outlet Liquors.

Beaches to be restored with federal funding

Date Published: 
May 3, 2013

Exactly six months after Hurricane Sandy scrubbed the East Coast, replacing basements and roadways with floodwater and debris, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is poised to rebuild Delaware’s Atlantic shoreline.