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Delaware Division of the Arts Director Jessica Ball Named to Mid Atlantic Arts Board of Directors

Delaware Division of the Arts | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Thursday, October 6, 2022

  Wilmington, Del. (October 7, 2022) – At its June 2022 annual board meeting, Delaware Division of the Arts Director Jessica Ball was named by Mid Atlantic Arts as a new board member for the regional arts organization. Mid Atlantic Arts was established in 1979 to promote and support multi-state arts programming in a region […]




Increase in Gypsy Moth Activity Detected For 2022

Forest Service | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 4, 2022

DOVER, Del. (October 4, 2022) – The Delaware Forest Service has detected approximately 825 acres of defoliation around the Cypress Swamp, Gumboro, and the Nanticoke Wildlife Area due to gypsy moths, as compared to 2021 with only about 12 acres impacted by this invasive pest. Trees most threatened from defoliation by the gypsy moth, also […]




DEMA Seeks Applicants for Mitigation Grant Programs

Delaware Emergency Management Agency | Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Kent County | New Castle County | Sussex County | Date Posted: Monday, October 3, 2022

The Delaware Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) is seeking applicants to submit projects for potential funding under the following mitigation grant programs: Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP), Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities Grant Program (BRIC), and the Flood Mitigation Assistance Grant Program (FMA). Applications are being accepted now and all projects must be submitted to DEMA no later than December 31, 2022.




Zwaanendael Museum Offers ‘Mysteries Of History’ Tours

Historical and Cultural Affairs | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Wednesday, September 28, 2022

Walking tours explore the darker and more unusual aspects of Lewes, Delaware history.




Delaware Division of the Arts Announces 2022-2023 POETRY OUT LOUD Poetry Recitation Contest

Delaware Division of the Arts | Delaware Libraries | Department of Education | Education | Kent County | New Castle County | Sussex County | Date Posted: Friday, September 23, 2022

High school students in Delaware invited to compete in national poetry recitation contest,







  Category: Sussex County

Delaware Division of the Arts Director Jessica Ball Named to Mid Atlantic Arts Board of Directors

Delaware Division of the Arts | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Thursday, October 6, 2022

  Wilmington, Del. (October 7, 2022) – At its June 2022 annual board meeting, Delaware Division of the Arts Director Jessica Ball was named by Mid Atlantic Arts as a new board member for the regional arts organization. Mid Atlantic Arts was established in 1979 to promote and support multi-state arts programming in a region […]




Increase in Gypsy Moth Activity Detected For 2022

Forest Service | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 4, 2022

DOVER, Del. (October 4, 2022) – The Delaware Forest Service has detected approximately 825 acres of defoliation around the Cypress Swamp, Gumboro, and the Nanticoke Wildlife Area due to gypsy moths, as compared to 2021 with only about 12 acres impacted by this invasive pest. Trees most threatened from defoliation by the gypsy moth, also […]




DEMA Seeks Applicants for Mitigation Grant Programs

Delaware Emergency Management Agency | Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Kent County | New Castle County | Sussex County | Date Posted: Monday, October 3, 2022

The Delaware Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) is seeking applicants to submit projects for potential funding under the following mitigation grant programs: Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP), Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities Grant Program (BRIC), and the Flood Mitigation Assistance Grant Program (FMA). Applications are being accepted now and all projects must be submitted to DEMA no later than December 31, 2022.




Zwaanendael Museum Offers ‘Mysteries Of History’ Tours

Historical and Cultural Affairs | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Wednesday, September 28, 2022

Walking tours explore the darker and more unusual aspects of Lewes, Delaware history.




Delaware Division of the Arts Announces 2022-2023 POETRY OUT LOUD Poetry Recitation Contest

Delaware Division of the Arts | Delaware Libraries | Department of Education | Education | Kent County | New Castle County | Sussex County | Date Posted: Friday, September 23, 2022

High school students in Delaware invited to compete in national poetry recitation contest,