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Governor Carney to Issue State of Emergency to Fight COVID-19 Winter Surge

Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Thursday, December 30, 2021

WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor John Carney on Thursday announced a new State of Emergency declaration – effective Monday, January 3, 2022 – to combat the winter surge of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. The new SOE declaration, which will be formally issued on Monday, will: Allow the State additional flexibility to respond to the winter surge […]




48 Individuals and 13 Groups Will Receive Governor’s Outstanding Volunteer Awards in Virtual Ceremony Jan. 17

Delaware Health and Social Services | Governor John Carney | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Wednesday, December 22, 2021

NEW CASTLE (Dec. 22, 2021) Forty-eight individuals and 13 groups will be honored with the 2021 Governor’s Outstanding Volunteer Award during a virtual ceremony to be held at 7 p.m. Jan. 17, 2022. The recipients will be recognized for significant contributions, engagement and impact in diverse service activities. Throughout the month of December, staff members […]




DelDOT Announces Completion of 141 Projects

Department of Transportation | Governor John Carney | New Castle County | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, December 22, 2021

Motorists who use the Route 141 corridor are receiving an early holiday gift as a decade of work involving multiple projects comes to an end on the Route 141 corridor from Route 4 in Newport to Route 13 in New Castle. This is one of the most heavily traveled non-interstate roads in Delaware and required […]




Division of Small Business awards EDGE Grants to 15 Delaware companies

Governor John Carney | Small Business | Date Posted: Monday, December 20, 2021

MIDDLETOWN, Del. (December 16, 2021) – The Delaware Division of Small Business recognized 15 small businesses Thursday as winners of the fourth round of Encouraging Development, Growth and Expansion (EDGE) Grants. Awardees in the latest round of the competition include a company working to alleviate phantom limb pain for amputees, a maker of easy-to-use diagnostic […]




Agreement Signed by DNREC, DHSS to Connect Donovan Smith Community to Public Sewer and Water

Delaware Health and Social Services | Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Friday, December 17, 2021

Delaware state agencies today officially moved to connect the Donovan Smith community in Lewes to municipal water and sewer, which is the pilot project of the Clean Water Initiative for Underserved Communities established by Gov. John Carney.







  Category: Office of the Governor

Governor Carney to Issue State of Emergency to Fight COVID-19 Winter Surge

Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Thursday, December 30, 2021

WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor John Carney on Thursday announced a new State of Emergency declaration – effective Monday, January 3, 2022 – to combat the winter surge of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. The new SOE declaration, which will be formally issued on Monday, will: Allow the State additional flexibility to respond to the winter surge […]




48 Individuals and 13 Groups Will Receive Governor’s Outstanding Volunteer Awards in Virtual Ceremony Jan. 17

Delaware Health and Social Services | Governor John Carney | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Wednesday, December 22, 2021

NEW CASTLE (Dec. 22, 2021) Forty-eight individuals and 13 groups will be honored with the 2021 Governor’s Outstanding Volunteer Award during a virtual ceremony to be held at 7 p.m. Jan. 17, 2022. The recipients will be recognized for significant contributions, engagement and impact in diverse service activities. Throughout the month of December, staff members […]




DelDOT Announces Completion of 141 Projects

Department of Transportation | Governor John Carney | New Castle County | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, December 22, 2021

Motorists who use the Route 141 corridor are receiving an early holiday gift as a decade of work involving multiple projects comes to an end on the Route 141 corridor from Route 4 in Newport to Route 13 in New Castle. This is one of the most heavily traveled non-interstate roads in Delaware and required […]




Division of Small Business awards EDGE Grants to 15 Delaware companies

Governor John Carney | Small Business | Date Posted: Monday, December 20, 2021

MIDDLETOWN, Del. (December 16, 2021) – The Delaware Division of Small Business recognized 15 small businesses Thursday as winners of the fourth round of Encouraging Development, Growth and Expansion (EDGE) Grants. Awardees in the latest round of the competition include a company working to alleviate phantom limb pain for amputees, a maker of easy-to-use diagnostic […]




Agreement Signed by DNREC, DHSS to Connect Donovan Smith Community to Public Sewer and Water

Delaware Health and Social Services | Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Friday, December 17, 2021

Delaware state agencies today officially moved to connect the Donovan Smith community in Lewes to municipal water and sewer, which is the pilot project of the Clean Water Initiative for Underserved Communities established by Gov. John Carney.