After missing every day of the legislative session so far, Rep. Stell Parker Selby has resigned effective immediately.
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Madeleine has been with Draper Media since 2016, when she first worked as Sussex County Bureau Chief. She helped launch the rebranded CoastTV in 2019. As co-anchor of CoastTV News at 5 and 6, Maddie helps organize the evening newscasts and performs managerial responsibilities such as helping find and assign stories, approving scripts, and making content decisions.
From marijuana zoning fights to turtle release and a heatwave reprieve, here’s your day-by-day look at this week’s top stories across Sussex County and the lower Eastern Shore.
A program in Lincoln is offering a way to treat mental health, with the help of horses. At Compassionate Hearts, mental health and healing come with hooves. This Coastal Connection is sponsored by Baths by Spicer Bros.
Willis says during a walk through Legislative Hall Thursday, he overheard several Democratic staffers criticizing Rep. Madinah Wilson-Anton following an interview in which she claimed Democratic leadership is tolerating Parker Selby’s unexplained absence to avoid triggering a special election.
Rep. Wilson-Anton says after Rep. Parker Selby's absence was questioned publicly in March, lawmakers discussed strategies to cover up Parker Selby’s status.
A Milton woman says a plea for help to her state representative turned into confusion after her medical complaint was mistakenly routed to Child Support Services. The misstep has raised new concerns about the ongoing absence of Rep. Stell Parker Selby.
This year's Pride Fest adopted a “Pay What You Can” model, welcoming donations both online and at the gate.
District 20 Rep. Stell Parker Selby has now been absent for at least 133 votes, more than five months worth of the legislative session. However, the House Speaker finally responded to CoastTV's inquiries when staff visited Legislative Hall.
For the second day in a row, Delaware House Speaker Melissa Minor-Brown refused to answer questions about Rep. Stell Parker Selby, who has yet to cast a vote or appear publicly at Legislative Hall since being sworn in remotely on March 24.