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Kids Invited to Cast a Line at Youth Fishing Tournament
Date Posted: April 23, 2024

Delaware Officials Provide Latest Updates, Underscore Urgency Regarding Substance Use Disorder Outcomes in Delaware
Date Posted: April 22, 2024

DSB Partners with SBDC to Support Small Business Loan Program
Date Posted: April 22, 2024

Governor Carney Announces Opening of Application Period for Student Representative on State Board of Education
Date Posted: April 22, 2024

Delaware Forest Service Joins Daughters of the American Revolution to Establish Memorial Forest in Sussex County
Date Posted: April 22, 2024

Delaware Division of the Arts and The Biggs Museum of American Art Open Award Winners XXIV Exhibition
Date Posted: April 22, 2024

Delaware State Housing Authority Welcomes Emily Cunningham As Chief Of Staff
Date Posted: April 22, 2024

DPH Hosts Family Assistance Center Emergency Response Full-Scale Exercise
Date Posted: April 19, 2024

Attorney General Kathy Jennings supports new rules targeting money laundering
Date Posted: April 19, 2024

Delaware Division of the Arts Announces 13th Annual State Employee Art Exhibition Winners
Date Posted: April 19, 2024

NASCAR Driver Ross Chastain Partners with the Delaware Office of Highway Safety for 2024 Events
Date Posted: April 18, 2024

Three Schools Earn Delaware Purple Star Recognition
Date Posted: April 18, 2024

Wilmington’s Cab Calloway School of the Arts Crowned Junior Solar Sprint Champion
Date Posted: April 18, 2024

State Honors Top High School Seniors as 2024 Secretary of Education Scholars
Date Posted: April 18, 2024

DHSS Announces Health Fund Applications Due July 15
Date Posted: April 17, 2024

Delaware State Housing Authority Announces The Launch Of Its New And Improved Website
Date Posted: April 17, 2024

Governor Carney Orders Lowering of Flags
Date Posted: April 16, 2024

Delaware State Fire Commission Welcomes Mental Health and Wellness Administrator.
Date Posted: April 16, 2024

DelDOT Highlights National Work Zone Safety Awareness Week “Become a hero toward zero, their lives depend on it.”
Date Posted: April 16, 2024

The Delaware Office of Highway Safety Increases Enforcement for National Distracted Driving Awareness Month
Date Posted: April 15, 2024

Suspended Trooper faces prison after pleading guilty to six charges, including two felonies
Date Posted: April 12, 2024

Lt. Governor, School Districts, Philanthropist Launch Monetary Awards Program for Black Students
Date Posted: April 11, 2024

Attorney General Jennings obtains victory for manufactured housing residents
Date Posted: April 11, 2024

Delaware Cancer Consortium Hosts 2024 Biennial Retreat
Date Posted: April 10, 2024

$100,000 Grant Announced To Support Eviction Prevention Services In Delaware
Date Posted: April 9, 2024

Final NorthPak defendant convicted of two murders, more than 50 felonies
Date Posted: April 8, 2024

DHSS Seeks Comment on State Plan on Aging at Public Hearings This Month
Date Posted: April 5, 2024

Delaware Advances Toward 1 Million Tree Planting Goal
Date Posted: April 5, 2024

Treasurer Davis Encourages Delawareans to Prioritize Saving
Date Posted: April 5, 2024

Delaware Overdose Deaths Decrease for the First Time in Decade
Date Posted: April 4, 2024

State Offers Support for Students Applying for Financial Aid
Date Posted: April 4, 2024

Governor Carney, Secretary Garvin Celebrate Expansion of White Clay Creek State Park
Date Posted: April 3, 2024

State Agencies Join Forces Against Illegal Trash Dumping
Date Posted: April 2, 2024

DNREC to Offer Earth Day Beach Cleanup, Kids Crafts
Date Posted: April 2, 2024

Future Health Care Workers Win State Awards
Date Posted: April 2, 2024

The Mezzanine Gallery to exhibit “Within the Intimate Realm” by E. Schwinn
Date Posted: April 1, 2024

31-year DOC veteran named Warden of Howard R. Young Correctional Institution
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Scotton Landing Boat Ramp Reopens for Spring
Date Posted: March 27, 2024

Delaware Teachers Named Finalists for National Mathematics, Science Teaching Award
Date Posted: March 27, 2024

Walk Down Memory Lane at Delaware Public Archives
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DE Auditor Issues Special Report on Unemployment Insurance
Date Posted: March 26, 2024

DMV on the Go Gears Up for 2024 Season
Date Posted: March 26, 2024

Two Students to Represent Delaware at National Science Camp
Date Posted: March 26, 2024

Department of Correction Expands Enhanced Mail Screening System To All State Prison Facilities
Date Posted: March 26, 2024

2024 Lt. Governor’s Challenge Seeks Applicants for Wellness Leader Awards
Date Posted: March 25, 2024

51st Annual DETSA Conference Celebrates Young Leaders, STEM and Innovation
Date Posted: March 25, 2024

DNREC Announces ‘Take a Kid Fishing!’ Spring Events
Date Posted: March 22, 2024

Bill Introduced to Protect Entities Serving the Legal Marijuana Industry
Date Posted: March 21, 2024

DNREC to Host Virtual Meeting on Deauville Beach Management Transition and New Entrance Fee Proposal
Date Posted: March 21, 2024

Delaware Inducts Three Farm Families into Century Farm Program
Date Posted: March 21, 2024

DPH Observes World Tuberculosis (TB) Day on March 24
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DNREC, Kent Conservation District Offer Chesapeake Bay Implementation Grant Funding for Septic Tank Pump-outs
Date Posted: March 21, 2024

DNREC to Seek Community Water Project Proposals
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Selbyville Fire
Date Posted: March 19, 2024

Delaware Department of Health and Social Services, Gov. Carney Announce Further Child Care Investments and Initiatives
Date Posted: March 19, 2024

Middle and High School Students Invited to Compete in Digital Mapping Technology Contest
Date Posted: March 19, 2024

Emergency Sirens Test on April 2 and Potassium Iodide Event on April 4 in Middletown
Date Posted: March 19, 2024

Governor Carney Seeks Applications for Governor’s Summer Fellowship Program
Date Posted: March 19, 2024

Delaware to Open Upstate Trout Season With Youth-Only Fishing Day Set for April 6
Date Posted: March 19, 2024

First State Food System Program Opens Third Grant Application Cycle
Date Posted: March 18, 2024

Cynthia Karnai Confirmed As Director Of Delaware State Housing Authority
Date Posted: March 18, 2024

Governor’s Outstanding Volunteer Service Award Honorees to Be Recognized at April 4 Ceremony
Date Posted: March 18, 2024

DNREC’s DuPont Nature Center to Reopen April 3
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Georgetown Fire
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AG Jennings’ statement on Senate passage of Senate Bill 2
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Lt. Gov. Hall-Long Applauds Passage of Senate Bill 2(S) Gun Safety Legislation
Date Posted: March 14, 2024

Governor Carney’s Statement on the Passage of Senate Substitute 1 for Senate Bill 2
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Volunteers Sought to Join Concord Pond Cleanup April 13
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Governor Carney’s Statement on Senate Confirmation of Cynthia Karnai as Director of State Housing Authority
Date Posted: March 13, 2024

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Nominations Open for State of Delaware Compassionate Champion Awards
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The Office of the Marijuana Commissioner released additional sections of the informal draft regulations for review.
Date Posted: March 11, 2024

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Date Posted: March 11, 2024

Severe Weather Awareness Week March 11-15, 2024
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DPH Reports High Levels of Lead in Certain Cinnamon Products
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Governor Carney Orders Lowering of Flags
Date Posted: March 8, 2024

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The Office of the Marijuana Commissioner (OMC) has released additional sections of the informal draft regulations.
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Governor Markell Urges Delawareans to Prepare for Impending Weather

Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Thursday, January 21, 2016

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Dover, DE — Delaware is facing a serious winter storm with the potential for blizzard conditions upstate and potential flooding, rain and heavy winds downstate. The National Weather Service has declared a Blizzard Watch for New Castle and Kent Counties, and Sussex County is under a Winter Storm Watch. The Governor urges Delawareans to begin factoring the storm into their preparations for the weekend, including changing travel plans to avoid traveling on area roads Friday night and Saturday. Delawareans who reside in flood-prone areas in Kent and Sussex Counties should consider relocating for the weekend.

“This looks like a serious storm and I hope Delawareans are treating it that way,” said Governor Markell. “I encourage Delawareans to take precautions and stay tuned to weather forecasts and transportation updates as we go through the weekend. Tomorrow morning would be a good time to visit a Delaware library and prepare to hole up for the weekend with a good book.”

DelDOT has worked hard to prepare the roads for snow and to prepare its fleet for a weekend of plowing. If the snow falls as predicted, many roads will be snow-covered and may be impassable. For that reason, it is likely that a state of emergency and driving restrictions could become necessary this weekend. The Governor is monitoring the forecast regularly and is in regular touch with emergency management and transportation officials.

The Governor has authorized the National Guard, in coordination with the Delaware Emergency Management Agency, to pre-position its forces to assist local first responders with stranded motorists, flooding evacuations, or any other emergency that requires their attention.

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