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  Category: Kent County


DMV Scam Alert

Department of Transportation | Division of Motor Vehicles | Kent County | New Castle County | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, June 3, 2025

These text message alerts are a scam designed to trick recipients into paying an undisclosed amount, while also gaining access to their personal, private, and financial data. The DMV urges all residents and customers not to click on any links soliciting money for unpaid traffic violations, toll violations, or account replenishment. The Delaware DMV and E-ZPass Delaware will not contact you via email or text demanding payment for a violation.




DMV Announces New Licensed Transporter Tag

Division of Motor Vehicles | Kent County | New Castle County | Sussex County | Date Posted: Monday, June 2, 2025

The Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is proud to announce a new Licensed Transporter (LT) tag is now available to qualified applicants. This license plate was specifically designed to provide transporters and other vehicle delivery-oriented businesses the ability to temporarily transport unregistered motor vehicles, including mobile homes, across the state and countrywide. Those interested […]




Joshua Sanderlin Sworn In as Delaware’s Marijuana Commissioner

Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Kent County | New Castle County | Sussex County | The Office of the Marijuana Commissioner | Date Posted: Friday, May 16, 2025

Delaware’s adult-use marijuana program marked a major milestone as Joshua Sanderlin was officially sworn in as the state’s new Marijuana Commissioner today. His appointment signals a new chapter for the Office of the Marijuana Commissioner (OMC), the regulatory agency tasked with implementing and enforcing the Delaware Marijuana Control Act, which took effect on July 5, […]




Award Winners XXV: Celebrating 25 Years of Honoring Delaware Individual Artists with The Biggs Museum of American Art

Delaware Division of the Arts | Department of State | Kent County | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, May 14, 2025

Special event to honor 21 individual artists to be held May 15   Dover, Del. (May 2, 2025) – The Biggs Museum of American Art proudly presents Award Winners XXV, a milestone exhibition celebrating the 25th anniversary of showcasing the Delaware Division of the Arts’ Individual Artist Fellowship recipients. The exhibition opens May 15 and […]




OMC Receives FBI Code to Start Fingerprint Checks

Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Kent County | New Castle County | Newsroom | Sussex County | The Office of the Marijuana Commissioner | Date Posted: Monday, May 5, 2025

The Office of the Marijuana Commissioner (OMC) is pleased to share that the FBI has issued OMC a fingerprint service code for selected applicants. In April 2025, FBI denied the State’s reconsideration request for a fingerprint service code, citing the need for greater specificity in Delaware’s authorizing statute. OMC worked expeditiously with the General Assembly […]







  Category: Kent County

DMV Scam Alert

Department of Transportation | Division of Motor Vehicles | Kent County | New Castle County | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, June 3, 2025

These text message alerts are a scam designed to trick recipients into paying an undisclosed amount, while also gaining access to their personal, private, and financial data. The DMV urges all residents and customers not to click on any links soliciting money for unpaid traffic violations, toll violations, or account replenishment. The Delaware DMV and E-ZPass Delaware will not contact you via email or text demanding payment for a violation.




DMV Announces New Licensed Transporter Tag

Division of Motor Vehicles | Kent County | New Castle County | Sussex County | Date Posted: Monday, June 2, 2025

The Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is proud to announce a new Licensed Transporter (LT) tag is now available to qualified applicants. This license plate was specifically designed to provide transporters and other vehicle delivery-oriented businesses the ability to temporarily transport unregistered motor vehicles, including mobile homes, across the state and countrywide. Those interested […]




Joshua Sanderlin Sworn In as Delaware’s Marijuana Commissioner

Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Kent County | New Castle County | Sussex County | The Office of the Marijuana Commissioner | Date Posted: Friday, May 16, 2025

Delaware’s adult-use marijuana program marked a major milestone as Joshua Sanderlin was officially sworn in as the state’s new Marijuana Commissioner today. His appointment signals a new chapter for the Office of the Marijuana Commissioner (OMC), the regulatory agency tasked with implementing and enforcing the Delaware Marijuana Control Act, which took effect on July 5, […]




Award Winners XXV: Celebrating 25 Years of Honoring Delaware Individual Artists with The Biggs Museum of American Art

Delaware Division of the Arts | Department of State | Kent County | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, May 14, 2025

Special event to honor 21 individual artists to be held May 15   Dover, Del. (May 2, 2025) – The Biggs Museum of American Art proudly presents Award Winners XXV, a milestone exhibition celebrating the 25th anniversary of showcasing the Delaware Division of the Arts’ Individual Artist Fellowship recipients. The exhibition opens May 15 and […]




OMC Receives FBI Code to Start Fingerprint Checks

Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Kent County | New Castle County | Newsroom | Sussex County | The Office of the Marijuana Commissioner | Date Posted: Monday, May 5, 2025

The Office of the Marijuana Commissioner (OMC) is pleased to share that the FBI has issued OMC a fingerprint service code for selected applicants. In April 2025, FBI denied the State’s reconsideration request for a fingerprint service code, citing the need for greater specificity in Delaware’s authorizing statute. OMC worked expeditiously with the General Assembly […]