https://www.spartaindependent.com/opinion/columns/sussex-county-history-today-battle-of-brandywine-GI6039923 hourly The Sparta Independent en 2026-07-17T13:14:11-04:00 Sussex County History Today: Battle of Brandywine https://www.spartaindependent.com/milestones/obituaries/melanie-j-griffiths-BC6040146 hourly The Sparta Independent en 2026-07-17T13:22:30-04:00 Melanie J. Griffiths https://www.spartaindependent.com/binrepository/melaniegriffiths2026_4-10932929_20260717132231.jpg <b>Screenshot</b> https://www.spartaindependent.com/news/local-news/sparta-school-officials-denounce-fake-job-posting-share-milton-preschool-updates-EC6040402 hourly The Sparta Independent en 2026-07-17T13:42:46-04:00 Sparta school officials denounce fake job posting, share Milton Preschool updates https://www.spartaindependent.com/binrepository/img-2644_4-10932968_20260717134249.jpg Sparta Public Schools Board of Education President Kaitlin Gagnon, left, speaks as Superintendent Matthew Beck looks on.