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  Category: Kent County


Arbor Day school poster contest for grades K to 5

Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Kent County | New Castle County | Sussex County | Date Posted: Friday, February 3, 2017

The Delaware Forest Service is seeking entries for its annual Arbor Day Poster Contest, open to students in grades K to 5 from all public, private, homeschool, afterschool, and other organized youth groups. Winning posters will be selected from each of the three counties in the following grade categories: Kindergarten, Grades 1 and 2, Grades 3 and 4, and Grade 5. The twelve winners will be recognized at the annual Statewide Arbor Day Celebration hosted by Governor Carney in Dover. A tree planting ceremony will be scheduled at each winner’s school and the teacher receives a $50 gift card for classroom supplies. The deadline to register is March 15 with poster submissions due by March 31.




Governor Carney Announces “Budget Reset” Community Conversations

Governor John Carney | Kent County | New Castle County | Office of the Governor | State Budget | Sussex County | Date Posted: Thursday, January 26, 2017

Governor will solicit public ideas to address budget challenges




The Mezzanine Gallery to Exhibit Joshua Meier’s ‘[Un]Ravel’ Photographs

Delaware Division of the Arts | Department of State | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Thursday, January 26, 2017

“[Un]Ravel” focuses exclusively on Meier’s new body of work created during his 2016 Individual Artist Fellowship in Photography from the Delaware Division of the Arts. Meier challenged himself to photograph the same subject – a ball of string – every day. The result is a series of striking photographs that explore string and its unraveling […]




Governor Carney’s Statement on Senate Confirmations

Agriculture | Criminal Justice | Education | Governor John Carney | Kent County | New Castle County | Office of the Governor | Sussex County | Date Posted: Wednesday, January 25, 2017

The Delaware Senate voted to confirm the following nominees to Governor Carney’s Cabinet




African American History Month programs among 16 special events at the museums of the State of Delaware during February 2017

Historical and Cultural Affairs | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Friday, January 20, 2017

Highlights include African-American life at the John Dickinson Plantation in the 18th century, a program on jazz pianist “Fats” Waller, and a presentation on historic properties listed in the National Register since the 1980s that are significant to African-American communities throughout the state.







  Category: Kent County

Arbor Day school poster contest for grades K to 5

Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Kent County | New Castle County | Sussex County | Date Posted: Friday, February 3, 2017

The Delaware Forest Service is seeking entries for its annual Arbor Day Poster Contest, open to students in grades K to 5 from all public, private, homeschool, afterschool, and other organized youth groups. Winning posters will be selected from each of the three counties in the following grade categories: Kindergarten, Grades 1 and 2, Grades 3 and 4, and Grade 5. The twelve winners will be recognized at the annual Statewide Arbor Day Celebration hosted by Governor Carney in Dover. A tree planting ceremony will be scheduled at each winner’s school and the teacher receives a $50 gift card for classroom supplies. The deadline to register is March 15 with poster submissions due by March 31.




Governor Carney Announces “Budget Reset” Community Conversations

Governor John Carney | Kent County | New Castle County | Office of the Governor | State Budget | Sussex County | Date Posted: Thursday, January 26, 2017

Governor will solicit public ideas to address budget challenges




The Mezzanine Gallery to Exhibit Joshua Meier’s ‘[Un]Ravel’ Photographs

Delaware Division of the Arts | Department of State | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Thursday, January 26, 2017

“[Un]Ravel” focuses exclusively on Meier’s new body of work created during his 2016 Individual Artist Fellowship in Photography from the Delaware Division of the Arts. Meier challenged himself to photograph the same subject – a ball of string – every day. The result is a series of striking photographs that explore string and its unraveling […]




Governor Carney’s Statement on Senate Confirmations

Agriculture | Criminal Justice | Education | Governor John Carney | Kent County | New Castle County | Office of the Governor | Sussex County | Date Posted: Wednesday, January 25, 2017

The Delaware Senate voted to confirm the following nominees to Governor Carney’s Cabinet




African American History Month programs among 16 special events at the museums of the State of Delaware during February 2017

Historical and Cultural Affairs | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Friday, January 20, 2017

Highlights include African-American life at the John Dickinson Plantation in the 18th century, a program on jazz pianist “Fats” Waller, and a presentation on historic properties listed in the National Register since the 1980s that are significant to African-American communities throughout the state.