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Delaware Behavioral Health Consortium to Create a Comprehensive State of the State of Perinatal Health Report

Featured Posts | Lt. Governor Kyle Evans Gay | Office of the Lieutenant Governor | Date Posted: Tuesday, February 10, 2026

DOVER — With Delaware listed among states with the lowest graded maternal mental health system in the nation, state leaders took a crucial step to further address this crisis passing House Concurrent Resolution (HCR) 82 — charging the Delaware Behavioral Health Consortium (BHC) to map out the First State’s perinatal mental healthcare system. Sponsored by […]




DNREC Reopens Indian River Bay to Clamming and Shellfish Harvesting After Millsboro Sewage Release

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Featured Posts | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, February 6, 2026

DNREC has reopened the Indian River Bay to clamming and shellfish harvest after a mandatory 21-day closure that followed a Jan. 15 wastewater release from the town of Millsboro’s sewage system.




Delaware schools recognized for strong performance and progress in closing achievement gaps

Department of Education | Featured Posts | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, February 6, 2026

Christina School District’s Albert H. Jones and William B. Keene elementary schools are among a host of U.S. schools named National ESEA Distinguished Schools for the extraordinary success of their students. Albert H. Jones Elementary School, in the Christina School District, is being recognized as a National ESEA Distinguished School for Exceptional Performance for the […]




Delaware Grocery Initiative Applications Open Feb. 20th

Featured Posts | Small Business | Date Posted: Wednesday, February 4, 2026

The Division of Small Business (DSB) DSB will hold a webinar on Feb. 18th at 12:30 p.m. for information about the Delaware Grocery Initiative and First State Food System Program. Register at de.gov/foodgrant. The program opens Feb. 20, 2026. The goal is to increase access to healthy, affordable foods in food deserts as well as areas at risk of becoming food deserts in Delaware.




Spring Turkey Season Lottery Attracts Record Number of Applicants for Hunting State Wildlife Areas

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Featured Posts | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, February 4, 2026

DNREC’s 2026 lottery for State Wildlife Area Spring Turkey Season hunting permits has once again drawn the largest applicant pool since the State’s first turkey hunting lottery was held in 1991. This year, 540 permits were available to 992 hunters who applied for them ahead of the upcoming spring season.







  Category: Featured Posts

Delaware Behavioral Health Consortium to Create a Comprehensive State of the State of Perinatal Health Report

Featured Posts | Lt. Governor Kyle Evans Gay | Office of the Lieutenant Governor | Date Posted: Tuesday, February 10, 2026

DOVER — With Delaware listed among states with the lowest graded maternal mental health system in the nation, state leaders took a crucial step to further address this crisis passing House Concurrent Resolution (HCR) 82 — charging the Delaware Behavioral Health Consortium (BHC) to map out the First State’s perinatal mental healthcare system. Sponsored by […]




DNREC Reopens Indian River Bay to Clamming and Shellfish Harvesting After Millsboro Sewage Release

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Featured Posts | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, February 6, 2026

DNREC has reopened the Indian River Bay to clamming and shellfish harvest after a mandatory 21-day closure that followed a Jan. 15 wastewater release from the town of Millsboro’s sewage system.




Delaware schools recognized for strong performance and progress in closing achievement gaps

Department of Education | Featured Posts | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, February 6, 2026

Christina School District’s Albert H. Jones and William B. Keene elementary schools are among a host of U.S. schools named National ESEA Distinguished Schools for the extraordinary success of their students. Albert H. Jones Elementary School, in the Christina School District, is being recognized as a National ESEA Distinguished School for Exceptional Performance for the […]




Delaware Grocery Initiative Applications Open Feb. 20th

Featured Posts | Small Business | Date Posted: Wednesday, February 4, 2026

The Division of Small Business (DSB) DSB will hold a webinar on Feb. 18th at 12:30 p.m. for information about the Delaware Grocery Initiative and First State Food System Program. Register at de.gov/foodgrant. The program opens Feb. 20, 2026. The goal is to increase access to healthy, affordable foods in food deserts as well as areas at risk of becoming food deserts in Delaware.




Spring Turkey Season Lottery Attracts Record Number of Applicants for Hunting State Wildlife Areas

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Featured Posts | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, February 4, 2026

DNREC’s 2026 lottery for State Wildlife Area Spring Turkey Season hunting permits has once again drawn the largest applicant pool since the State’s first turkey hunting lottery was held in 1991. This year, 540 permits were available to 992 hunters who applied for them ahead of the upcoming spring season.