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Flag lowering for Patriot Day

Flag Status | Governor John Carney | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Office of Management and Budget | Office of the Governor | Sussex County | Date Posted: Monday, September 10, 2018

By a joint resolution approved 12/18/2001, (Public Law 107-89) September 11th of each year has been designated as “Patriot Day”. This law also directs the flags be lowered to half-staff for the entire day on September 11th. In concurrence with this directive, Governor Carney has ordered the U. S. and Delaware flags be flown at […]




DPH Officials Concerned Regarding Increasing Spread of West Nile Virus As They Announce Third Case In a Human

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Thursday, September 6, 2018

Division of Public Health (DPH) officials are concerned about the increasing number of cases of West Nile Virus (WNV) in humans this year. DPH is announcing that WNV is confirmed in a 73-year-old New Castle County man, who has been hospitalized since late August. This is the third case of WNV confirmed in humans in the last month. The first case involved a 60-year-old Sussex County man, and the second a 68-year-old New Castle County man. Additionally, DPH is awaiting results from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in a fourth potential case of the disease. Last week, the Delaware Department of Agriculture announced two cases of WNV in horses.




Jack A. Markell Trail Connecting Wilmington to New Castle Opens

Delaware Tourism Office | Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Department of Transportation | Division of Parks and Recreation | Governor John Carney | New Castle County | News | Date Posted: Thursday, September 6, 2018

Delaware’s Congressional delegation, Governor John Carney, former Governor Jack Markell, State Representative Valerie Longhurst, DelDOT Secretary Jennifer Cohan, DNREC Secretary Shawn M. Garvin, and other state and local officials gathered on Wednesday at the DuPont Environmental Education Center at the Russell W. Peterson Urban Wildlife Refuge in Wilmington, to open the new 7.9-mile trail named […]




Delaware Receives Nearly $33 Million in FHWA Redistribution

Governor John Carney | Kent County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Wednesday, September 5, 2018

The Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) annual August redistribution has resulted in Delaware receiving an additional $32,995,605 in federal funding for infrastructure projects. The redistribution dollars represent federal transportation improvement funds that were allocated, but not used by other states. Last year, Delaware received $20,049,671. “Any time we can add more funding for infrastructure investment in […]




Life Sentences for Two Men Involved in Dover Shootout

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Friday, August 31, 2018

Also life term for 2014 Wilmington murder; Others face prison for child pornography and burglary convictions.  A 2017 fatal shootout in Dover has led to life sentences for two Maryland men. A Superior Court jury in April 2018 convicted Guy Jones, 28, and DePaul Wilson, 37, both of Worton, MD, of Murder First Degree, Murder […]







  Category: News

Flag lowering for Patriot Day

Flag Status | Governor John Carney | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Office of Management and Budget | Office of the Governor | Sussex County | Date Posted: Monday, September 10, 2018

By a joint resolution approved 12/18/2001, (Public Law 107-89) September 11th of each year has been designated as “Patriot Day”. This law also directs the flags be lowered to half-staff for the entire day on September 11th. In concurrence with this directive, Governor Carney has ordered the U. S. and Delaware flags be flown at […]




DPH Officials Concerned Regarding Increasing Spread of West Nile Virus As They Announce Third Case In a Human

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Thursday, September 6, 2018

Division of Public Health (DPH) officials are concerned about the increasing number of cases of West Nile Virus (WNV) in humans this year. DPH is announcing that WNV is confirmed in a 73-year-old New Castle County man, who has been hospitalized since late August. This is the third case of WNV confirmed in humans in the last month. The first case involved a 60-year-old Sussex County man, and the second a 68-year-old New Castle County man. Additionally, DPH is awaiting results from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in a fourth potential case of the disease. Last week, the Delaware Department of Agriculture announced two cases of WNV in horses.




Jack A. Markell Trail Connecting Wilmington to New Castle Opens

Delaware Tourism Office | Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Department of Transportation | Division of Parks and Recreation | Governor John Carney | New Castle County | News | Date Posted: Thursday, September 6, 2018

Delaware’s Congressional delegation, Governor John Carney, former Governor Jack Markell, State Representative Valerie Longhurst, DelDOT Secretary Jennifer Cohan, DNREC Secretary Shawn M. Garvin, and other state and local officials gathered on Wednesday at the DuPont Environmental Education Center at the Russell W. Peterson Urban Wildlife Refuge in Wilmington, to open the new 7.9-mile trail named […]




Delaware Receives Nearly $33 Million in FHWA Redistribution

Governor John Carney | Kent County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Wednesday, September 5, 2018

The Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) annual August redistribution has resulted in Delaware receiving an additional $32,995,605 in federal funding for infrastructure projects. The redistribution dollars represent federal transportation improvement funds that were allocated, but not used by other states. Last year, Delaware received $20,049,671. “Any time we can add more funding for infrastructure investment in […]




Life Sentences for Two Men Involved in Dover Shootout

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Friday, August 31, 2018

Also life term for 2014 Wilmington murder; Others face prison for child pornography and burglary convictions.  A 2017 fatal shootout in Dover has led to life sentences for two Maryland men. A Superior Court jury in April 2018 convicted Guy Jones, 28, and DePaul Wilson, 37, both of Worton, MD, of Murder First Degree, Murder […]