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Delaware Awarded Latest Round of STEP Grant Funds to Support Small Business Exports

Department of State | International Trade and Development | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, October 15, 2018

For the fourth year in a row, the Delaware Department of State has received a State Trade and Export Promotion (STEP) award from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA.) This year’s award totals $268,096 and will be used to support the state’s efforts to assist small Delaware companies in entering and developing markets overseas.




Dover Bridge Named in Honor of Senior Airman Elizabeth Loncki

Department of Transportation | Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Kent County | New Castle County | Newsroom | Sussex County | Date Posted: Friday, October 12, 2018

Today, Governor John Carney, Delaware Department of Transportation Secretary Jennifer Cohan, Delaware’s congressional delegation, and military and veterans’ leaders gathered at Dover Air Force Base to dedicate the bridge over Route 1, between DAFB and base housing, to Elizabeth Loncki, the first Delaware woman killed in Operation Iraqi Freedom. This Sunday, October 14, would be […]




Murder Plea, Four More Pleas in Racketeering Case

Criminal Division | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, October 12, 2018

Contact: Julia Lawes – 302-577-8901     Murder Plea, Four More Pleas in Racketeering Case   Deputy Attorneys General Dan McBride and Eric Towne secured a guilty plea for murder from a 39-year-old Wilmington man. Thomas Hollingsworth pled guilty to two counts of Murder 2nd and one count of PFDCF, with open sentencing. Hollingsworth is facing a […]




Boundless! A Musical Journey

Delaware Division of the Arts | Delaware Tourism Office | Department of Education | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, October 12, 2018

Boundless a musical journey, takes the audience on the trek and combines the recollected stories of Delawareans with disabilities and the sometimes-difficult history of our Nation’s struggle to ensure dignity and justice for all. Theater allows patrons to ponder and celebrate the intricacies of our shared humanity through campfire stories of hardship, resilience and celebration. […]




DPH Confirms First Pediatric Flu Case for 2018-2019 Season

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, October 12, 2018

The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is reporting the state’s first laboratory-confirmed case of influenza in a child for the 2018-2019 flu season. The case involves a 5-year-old from Sussex County. This brings the total number of flu cases this season to six, as of Oct. 5, 2018.







  Category: Newsroom

Delaware Awarded Latest Round of STEP Grant Funds to Support Small Business Exports

Department of State | International Trade and Development | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, October 15, 2018

For the fourth year in a row, the Delaware Department of State has received a State Trade and Export Promotion (STEP) award from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA.) This year’s award totals $268,096 and will be used to support the state’s efforts to assist small Delaware companies in entering and developing markets overseas.




Dover Bridge Named in Honor of Senior Airman Elizabeth Loncki

Department of Transportation | Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Kent County | New Castle County | Newsroom | Sussex County | Date Posted: Friday, October 12, 2018

Today, Governor John Carney, Delaware Department of Transportation Secretary Jennifer Cohan, Delaware’s congressional delegation, and military and veterans’ leaders gathered at Dover Air Force Base to dedicate the bridge over Route 1, between DAFB and base housing, to Elizabeth Loncki, the first Delaware woman killed in Operation Iraqi Freedom. This Sunday, October 14, would be […]




Murder Plea, Four More Pleas in Racketeering Case

Criminal Division | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, October 12, 2018

Contact: Julia Lawes – 302-577-8901     Murder Plea, Four More Pleas in Racketeering Case   Deputy Attorneys General Dan McBride and Eric Towne secured a guilty plea for murder from a 39-year-old Wilmington man. Thomas Hollingsworth pled guilty to two counts of Murder 2nd and one count of PFDCF, with open sentencing. Hollingsworth is facing a […]




Boundless! A Musical Journey

Delaware Division of the Arts | Delaware Tourism Office | Department of Education | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, October 12, 2018

Boundless a musical journey, takes the audience on the trek and combines the recollected stories of Delawareans with disabilities and the sometimes-difficult history of our Nation’s struggle to ensure dignity and justice for all. Theater allows patrons to ponder and celebrate the intricacies of our shared humanity through campfire stories of hardship, resilience and celebration. […]




DPH Confirms First Pediatric Flu Case for 2018-2019 Season

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, October 12, 2018

The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is reporting the state’s first laboratory-confirmed case of influenza in a child for the 2018-2019 flu season. The case involves a 5-year-old from Sussex County. This brings the total number of flu cases this season to six, as of Oct. 5, 2018.