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  Archives:  September 2018

DelDOT Wins Award for Innovative Practices

Department of Transportation | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Thursday, September 27, 2018

The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) was recognized this week at the 2018 American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Annual Conference as one of three states to receive the 2018 State Transportation Innovation Council (STIC) Excellence Award. The Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) Center of Accelerating Innovation and the AASHTO Innovation Initiative have […]




Delaware to Distribute Potassium Iodide (KI) Tablets

Delaware Emergency Management Agency | Date Posted: Thursday, September 27, 2018

(Smyrna) – The Delaware Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) and Delaware Division of Public Health will distribute potassium iodide (KI) tablets to Delaware residents living within a ten-mile radius of the Salem/Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Stations called the Emergency Planning Zone (EPZ). The free tablets will be distributed on Thursday, October 4, 2018, between 12 noon […]




Grant provides students enrichment, new experiences

Department of Education | News | Date Posted: Thursday, September 27, 2018

DOE is issuing a request for proposal (RFP) for eligible districts and charter schools to administer out-of-school-time academic enrichment programs through the 21st Century Community Learning Center grant. Initial grants will be at least $50,000 annually for three to five years. Programs may be developed at all grade levels to support elementary, middle and high school students. Representatives from eligible schools or community programs must attend a mandatory meeting this October as part of the competitive grant application process.




Two Delaware men arrested by DNREC Environmental Crimes Unit for illegal dumping in Sussex County

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Community Affairs | News | Date Posted: Thursday, September 27, 2018

During an ongoing investigation into reports of illegal dumping in the Georgetown area, Natural Resources Police Officers with DNREC’s Environmental Crimes Unit arrested two Delaware men Sept. 22 on illegal dumping and drug-paraphernalia-related charges.




DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police make arrests for drug and prostitution charges

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Wednesday, September 26, 2018

DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police arrested a Kent County woman for multiple drug-related and prostitution charges and a Kent County man for prostitution-related charges on Sept. 22 along Port Mahon Road near the Little Creek Wildlife Area outside Dover.






  Archives:  September 2018

DelDOT Wins Award for Innovative Practices

Department of Transportation | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Thursday, September 27, 2018

The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) was recognized this week at the 2018 American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Annual Conference as one of three states to receive the 2018 State Transportation Innovation Council (STIC) Excellence Award. The Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) Center of Accelerating Innovation and the AASHTO Innovation Initiative have […]




Delaware to Distribute Potassium Iodide (KI) Tablets

Delaware Emergency Management Agency | Date Posted: Thursday, September 27, 2018

(Smyrna) – The Delaware Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) and Delaware Division of Public Health will distribute potassium iodide (KI) tablets to Delaware residents living within a ten-mile radius of the Salem/Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Stations called the Emergency Planning Zone (EPZ). The free tablets will be distributed on Thursday, October 4, 2018, between 12 noon […]




Grant provides students enrichment, new experiences

Department of Education | News | Date Posted: Thursday, September 27, 2018

DOE is issuing a request for proposal (RFP) for eligible districts and charter schools to administer out-of-school-time academic enrichment programs through the 21st Century Community Learning Center grant. Initial grants will be at least $50,000 annually for three to five years. Programs may be developed at all grade levels to support elementary, middle and high school students. Representatives from eligible schools or community programs must attend a mandatory meeting this October as part of the competitive grant application process.




Two Delaware men arrested by DNREC Environmental Crimes Unit for illegal dumping in Sussex County

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Community Affairs | News | Date Posted: Thursday, September 27, 2018

During an ongoing investigation into reports of illegal dumping in the Georgetown area, Natural Resources Police Officers with DNREC’s Environmental Crimes Unit arrested two Delaware men Sept. 22 on illegal dumping and drug-paraphernalia-related charges.




DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police make arrests for drug and prostitution charges

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Wednesday, September 26, 2018

DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police arrested a Kent County woman for multiple drug-related and prostitution charges and a Kent County man for prostitution-related charges on Sept. 22 along Port Mahon Road near the Little Creek Wildlife Area outside Dover.