DE Libraries Celebrate 2026 Blue Hen Book Award Winners
Delaware Libraries | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, February 9, 2026
Reader-Nominated Awards Has Encouraged Library Use, Promoted Literacy for 30 Years in the First State
State of Delaware Opens Initial RFPS to Transform Rural Health Care
Delaware Health and Social Services | Governor Matt Meyer | Newsroom | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Monday, February 9, 2026
Plan Focuses on Expanding Access, Lowering Costs, and Growing Delaware’s Health Care Workforce WILMINGTON — Governor Matt Meyer announced today that Requests for Proposals (RFPs) are now open for four initiatives under Delaware’s plan to overhaul health care in every community. The RFPs are part of the federal government’s Rural Health Transformation Program, a multi-year […]
Delaware Division of the Arts Announces 10 Finalists for Delaware’s 2026 Poetry Out Loud State Finals
Delaware Division of the Arts | Department of Education | Department of State | Governor Matt Meyer | Kent County | Lt. Governor Kyle Evans Gay | New Castle County | Newsroom | Office of the Governor | Office of the Lieutenant Governor | Sussex County | Date Posted: Monday, February 9, 2026
Free public event returns February 19 to the Smyrna Opera House Statewide, Del. (February 9, 2026) – Delaware’s Poetry Out Loud State Finals returns to the Smyrna Opera House on Thursday, February 19, 2026, at 6:00pm. Ten student finalists will compete for the opportunity to be named state champion and advance to the National […]
DOC announces Deputy Warden appointments at state prison facilities
Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, February 6, 2026
Dover, DE – The Delaware Department of Correction announced today that Jason Schaffer, Deputy Warden of Baylor Women’s Correctional Institution, has been appointed Deputy Warden at Howard R. Young Correctional Institution effective February 8, and Major Bernell Williams, statewide Chief of Security/Inspections and Director of Emergency Preparedness, has been promoted to Deputy Warden of Baylor […]
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.
