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HURLOCK, Md. - An agenda item before the Dorchester County Council tonight could help move discussions forward on bringing fresh food options to Hurlock. Hurlock Mayor Earl Murphy is asking the county for a letter of support backing the expansion of the town’s existing Dollar General into a Dollar General Market. While the request does not guarantee the change, town leaders say the letter could help keep the process moving.

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The Delaware State Police say they have arrested 41-year-old Shelly Sortino of Milton for a January 13 robbery in Lewes.

Police say around 7 p.m. that evening, they responded to the Dollar General on Savannah Road in Lewes for a report of a robbery. Upon arrival, troopers learned that a white female suspect in white sweatpants, a dark sweatshirt, and a mask approached two employees at the store, implied she had a gun, and demanded money from them. The suspect then accessed the register, stole cash from it, and fled the scene in a blue Ford Focus with a Delaware license plate.

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