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Governor Carney Announces Economic Development Working Group Members

Governor John Carney | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Office of the Governor | Sussex County | The Economy | Date Posted: Thursday, February 9, 2017

Membership guidelines outlined in executive order   WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor John Carney announced Wednesday the members of the Economic Development Working Group who will develop recommendations for implementing a public-private partnership at the Delaware Economic Development Office. The working group will explore how state government can work with the private sector to improve economic development […]




Arbor Day school poster contest for grades K to 5

Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Kent County | New Castle County | Sussex County | Date Posted: Friday, February 3, 2017

The Delaware Forest Service is seeking entries for its annual Arbor Day Poster Contest, open to students in grades K to 5 from all public, private, homeschool, afterschool, and other organized youth groups. Winning posters will be selected from each of the three counties in the following grade categories: Kindergarten, Grades 1 and 2, Grades 3 and 4, and Grade 5. The twelve winners will be recognized at the annual Statewide Arbor Day Celebration hosted by Governor Carney in Dover. A tree planting ceremony will be scheduled at each winner’s school and the teacher receives a $50 gift card for classroom supplies. The deadline to register is March 15 with poster submissions due by March 31.




Redden Forest picnic area closed due to illegal activity

Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, January 31, 2017

The Delaware Forest Service is closing a picnic pavilion and adjacent parking lot at Redden State Forest due to persistent criminal activity at the site, located on the Jester Tract at Camp Road and Redden Road north of Georgetown, Sussex County.

Designed by Delaware’s first state forester William S. Taber and constructed by conservation work crews in 1936, the rustic pavilion has now become a magnet for lewd conduct, drugs, and other offenses that have occasionally startled and kept away other visitors. While agency officials have no specific timetable for reopening, they plan to use the closure period for renovations and security upgrades that could again allow for public access at the site.




Governor Carney Announces “Budget Reset” Community Conversations

Governor John Carney | Kent County | New Castle County | Office of the Governor | State Budget | Sussex County | Date Posted: Thursday, January 26, 2017

Governor will solicit public ideas to address budget challenges




The Mezzanine Gallery to Exhibit Joshua Meier’s ‘[Un]Ravel’ Photographs

Delaware Division of the Arts | Department of State | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Thursday, January 26, 2017

“[Un]Ravel” focuses exclusively on Meier’s new body of work created during his 2016 Individual Artist Fellowship in Photography from the Delaware Division of the Arts. Meier challenged himself to photograph the same subject – a ball of string – every day. The result is a series of striking photographs that explore string and its unraveling […]







  Category: Sussex County

Governor Carney Announces Economic Development Working Group Members

Governor John Carney | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Office of the Governor | Sussex County | The Economy | Date Posted: Thursday, February 9, 2017

Membership guidelines outlined in executive order   WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor John Carney announced Wednesday the members of the Economic Development Working Group who will develop recommendations for implementing a public-private partnership at the Delaware Economic Development Office. The working group will explore how state government can work with the private sector to improve economic development […]




Arbor Day school poster contest for grades K to 5

Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Kent County | New Castle County | Sussex County | Date Posted: Friday, February 3, 2017

The Delaware Forest Service is seeking entries for its annual Arbor Day Poster Contest, open to students in grades K to 5 from all public, private, homeschool, afterschool, and other organized youth groups. Winning posters will be selected from each of the three counties in the following grade categories: Kindergarten, Grades 1 and 2, Grades 3 and 4, and Grade 5. The twelve winners will be recognized at the annual Statewide Arbor Day Celebration hosted by Governor Carney in Dover. A tree planting ceremony will be scheduled at each winner’s school and the teacher receives a $50 gift card for classroom supplies. The deadline to register is March 15 with poster submissions due by March 31.




Redden Forest picnic area closed due to illegal activity

Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, January 31, 2017

The Delaware Forest Service is closing a picnic pavilion and adjacent parking lot at Redden State Forest due to persistent criminal activity at the site, located on the Jester Tract at Camp Road and Redden Road north of Georgetown, Sussex County.

Designed by Delaware’s first state forester William S. Taber and constructed by conservation work crews in 1936, the rustic pavilion has now become a magnet for lewd conduct, drugs, and other offenses that have occasionally startled and kept away other visitors. While agency officials have no specific timetable for reopening, they plan to use the closure period for renovations and security upgrades that could again allow for public access at the site.




Governor Carney Announces “Budget Reset” Community Conversations

Governor John Carney | Kent County | New Castle County | Office of the Governor | State Budget | Sussex County | Date Posted: Thursday, January 26, 2017

Governor will solicit public ideas to address budget challenges




The Mezzanine Gallery to Exhibit Joshua Meier’s ‘[Un]Ravel’ Photographs

Delaware Division of the Arts | Department of State | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Thursday, January 26, 2017

“[Un]Ravel” focuses exclusively on Meier’s new body of work created during his 2016 Individual Artist Fellowship in Photography from the Delaware Division of the Arts. Meier challenged himself to photograph the same subject – a ball of string – every day. The result is a series of striking photographs that explore string and its unraveling […]