The Millsboro Farmersâ Market will open on Saturday, May 15, with about 20 vendors selling everything from chocolate-covered strawberries, cupcakes and candles to wine-cork jewelry, produce and a variety of other goods.
âWord is out. Itâs getting bigger,â said a pleased Mayor Michelle Truitt, who initiated the effort to restart the farmersâ market again last year, after a several-year absence.
âCanât wait to get started,â she said at the Millsboro Town Council meeting on Monday, May 3, adding that vendors will assemble in the town hall parking lot from 8 a.m. to noon every Saturday through Sept. 25.
Also for sale will be cakes, pastries for keto lovers and diabetics, pet-care items, nutrition shakes, fresh-cut flowers, masks, handmade cards, lavender supplies, pottery, wooden shelves and small furniture, baby supplies and educational offerings.
Three newly hired Millsboro Police officers were greeted with applause when they were introduced at the Millsboro Town Council meeting this week.
The council approved increasing the police force above the current complement until retirements are complete and also approved sending the officers to the police academy for training, beginning on Monday, April 12.
The officers are Travis Shockley of Seaford and Bryan Jones and Cole Revel of Millsboro. Jones and Revel are both former students of Mayor Michelle Truitt, who is Millsboro Middle School teacher.
Police Chief Brian Calloway said two of the officers will replace Sgt. Barry Wheatley, who will retire in October and pursue a career in public safety, and another officer who plans to retire but hasnât officially announced it yet.