• Silver Medal — International Regional Magazine Association 2007 contest, Photographic Series category
Entry: “Ethereal Alchemy” (October 2006 issue)
Photographer: Lisa Tyson Ennis

• Bronze Medal — International Regional Magazine Association 2007 contest, Public Issues category
Entry: “The Power of Prayer” (July 2006 issue)
Writer: Lynn R. Parks

• Gold Award — 2006 NewsStand Resource Cover Contest
Regional and State category
November/December 2006 cover

• Bronze Medal — International Regional Magazine Association 2006 contest, Public Issues category
Entry: A story on West Rehoboth and how it is being affected by development (Fall 2005 issue)
Writer: Patricia V. Rivera

• First Place Award — won by Kevin Fleming in the National Press Photographer’s Association’s monthly contest for the Mid-Atlantic region, for his photographic essay of sepia-tone wildlife images, published in the July 2005 issue.

• Third Place Award — won by Kevin Fleming in the National Press Photographer’s Association’s monthly contest for the Mid-Atlantic region, for his aerial photographic essay of a biplane over coastal Delaware. The essay appeared in the Fall 2005 issue of Delaware Beach Life.

• Honorable Mention — 2005 NewsStand Resource Cover Contest
Regional and State category
June 2005 cover

• Silver Medal — International Regional Magazine Association 2005 contest, Nature category
Entry: A story on the Great Marsh in Lewes (August 2004 issue)
Writer: Jennifer Ackerman

• Bronze Medal — International Regional Magazine Association 2005 contest, Historical Features category
Entry: “Secrets of the DeBraak” (October 2004 issue)
Writer: Pam George

• “Best Editorial Content in a new publication” — Silver Award in the 2004 competition of Publications Management, a trade magazine

• “Best Design in a new publication” — Bronze Award in the 2004 competition of Publications Management, a trade magazine