2021 Arbor Day School Poster Contest
Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Kent County | New Castle County | Newsroom | Sussex County | Date Posted: Friday, January 22, 2021
The Delaware Forest Service is seeking entries for its annual “Arbor Day School Poster Contest” – open to students in grades K to 5 from all Delaware public, private, home school, after-school, and other organized youth groups. Winning posters will be selected from each of the three counties in the following categories: kindergarten, grades 1 and 2, grades 3 and 4, and grade 5. Register by March 15 and submit posters by April 1, 2021. Details at http://de.gov/arborday
Division of the Arts Announces 2021 Individual Artist Fellowship Awardees
Delaware Division of the Arts | Kent County | New Castle County | Newsroom | Sussex County | Date Posted: Monday, January 11, 2021
Twenty-five Delaware artists to receive recognition Wilmington, Del. (January 11, 2021) – Twenty-five Delaware artists are being recognized by the Delaware Division of the Arts for the high quality of their artwork. Work samples from 121 Delaware choreographers, composers, musicians, writers, folk and visual artists were reviewed by out-of-state arts professionals, considering demonstrated creativity and […]
Emergency Sirens To Be Tested Tuesday
Delaware Emergency Management Agency | Delaware State Police | Kent County | New Castle County | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, January 4, 2021
Smyrna, DE – The Delaware Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) and Delaware State Police will conduct a quarterly test of the Salem/Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Stations Alert and Notification system on Tuesday, January 5, 2021. The sirens will sound at around 10:45 a.m. The 37 sirens located within ten miles of the Salem/Hope Creek (New Jersey) plants will be activated for three to five minutes. The siren tests […]
Four Virtual Programs at State Museums in January 2021
Historical and Cultural Affairs | Kent County | New Castle County | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, December 21, 2020
Cross-stitching, the wreck of the DeBraak, artist Francis Barraud and forgotten presidents to be explored.
Killens Pond State Park to Close to Public Saturday for Cross Country State Meet
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Kent County | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, December 1, 2020
Killens Pond State Park to Close to Public Saturday for Cross Country State Meet Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control will close Killens Pond State Park Saturday, Dec. 5 for the 2020 Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association (DIAA) Cross Country state championship races. The park will reopen at 8 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 6. For […]
