Ana Sofia Román

Thousands of people gathered Sunday for the 31st edition of Festival Hispano, filling North Race Street with food, music, and flags representing many countries.

The Georgetown Planning Commission will hold a public hearing tonight on a proposed zoning amendment that would allow cottage housing developments in the Urban Residential 1 zone and revise lot frontage and access requirements to accommodate the housing type.

Festival Hispano returns to North Race Street in Georgetown on Sept. 21 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. to celebrate Hispanic culture with food, music, and community.

The Georgetown Town Council appointed a 10-member committee during its council meeting to tackle supportive housing issues and homelessness in the town.

Clothing Our Kids says it began receiving clothing orders from school staff before the start of the school year and, for the first time, is delivering to all 10 high schools in Sussex County.

Pastor Daniel Fuentes Espinal, an Easton resident who was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on July 21 after being accused of overstaying his visa for 24 years, is back home in Maryland following his release from a detention facility in Louisiana, according to a Facebook post by Len Foxwell, a friend and former neighbor.

Pastor Daniel Fuentes Espinal, 54, of Easton, was arrested and detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on July 21 after being accused of overstaying his visa for 24 years.

Attorney General Kathy Jennings responded on Monday to a federal judge's decision to block President Trump's birthright citizenship executive order, calling it unconstitutional and praising the court's action.

The family of Yorch Niz-Chilel, the 18-year-old who drowned in the Broadkill River on July 15, is organizing a food sale in Georgetown on Saturday, July 26, to raise money to repatriate his body to Guatemala.