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  Category: Sussex County


DPH Opens Coronavirus Call Center

Delaware Emergency Management Agency | Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Office of the Governor | Sussex County | Date Posted: Wednesday, March 4, 2020

As part of the state’s response to the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak that has impacted many countries, including the U.S., the Division of Public Health (DPH) is announcing the opening of a call center at its State Health Operations Center (SHOC) in Smyrna.




Public Health Announces two New Negative Test Results for Coronavirus

Delaware Health and Social Services | Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Division of Public Health | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Office of the Governor | Sussex County | Date Posted: Monday, March 2, 2020

DOVER (March 2, 2020) – The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is announcing that both pending test results for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have come back negative. These tests were the first to be run by the Delaware Public Health Laboratory, which began testing today. The results for the two individuals in Kent County, […]




The Mezzanine Gallery to Exhibit “Not Just a Pretty Face” by Paul Mitchell

Delaware Division of the Arts | Department of State | Kent County | New Castle County | Sussex County | Date Posted: Friday, February 28, 2020

On view from March 6-27, 2020 Free opening reception on Friday, March 6 at 5 p.m. Wilmington, Del. (February 28, 2020) – Not Just a Pretty Face, an exhibition of pastel portraits by Paul Simon, will be on view in the Mezzanine Gallery from March 6-27, 2020. The artist will host a free opening reception on […]




Camille Decker to Represent Delaware in 2020 Poetry Out Loud National Finals in Washington

Delaware Division of the Arts | Department of Education | Department of State | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Wednesday, February 26, 2020

Sanford School senior to advance to National Finals in Washington, DC Smyrna, Del. (February 26, 2020) – From a field of 15 Delaware high school students, Camille Decker, a senior from Sanford School, earned the title of 2020 Poetry Out Loud Delaware State Champion at the state finals held in Smyrna, Del. on Feb. 25. […]




DNREC to close The Point at Cape Henlopen March 1 for 2020 for beach nesting season

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, February 25, 2020

LEWES – The Point at Cape Henlopen State Park, including a stretch of ocean beach and dunes, and a half-mile along the bay shoreline, will close Sunday, March 1, for the benefit of threatened and endangered beachnesters and migratory shorebirds, including red knot, piping plovers, oystercatchers, least terns, and other species. The Point’s nesting habitat […]







  Category: Sussex County

DPH Opens Coronavirus Call Center

Delaware Emergency Management Agency | Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Office of the Governor | Sussex County | Date Posted: Wednesday, March 4, 2020

As part of the state’s response to the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak that has impacted many countries, including the U.S., the Division of Public Health (DPH) is announcing the opening of a call center at its State Health Operations Center (SHOC) in Smyrna.




Public Health Announces two New Negative Test Results for Coronavirus

Delaware Health and Social Services | Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Division of Public Health | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Office of the Governor | Sussex County | Date Posted: Monday, March 2, 2020

DOVER (March 2, 2020) – The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is announcing that both pending test results for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have come back negative. These tests were the first to be run by the Delaware Public Health Laboratory, which began testing today. The results for the two individuals in Kent County, […]




The Mezzanine Gallery to Exhibit “Not Just a Pretty Face” by Paul Mitchell

Delaware Division of the Arts | Department of State | Kent County | New Castle County | Sussex County | Date Posted: Friday, February 28, 2020

On view from March 6-27, 2020 Free opening reception on Friday, March 6 at 5 p.m. Wilmington, Del. (February 28, 2020) – Not Just a Pretty Face, an exhibition of pastel portraits by Paul Simon, will be on view in the Mezzanine Gallery from March 6-27, 2020. The artist will host a free opening reception on […]




Camille Decker to Represent Delaware in 2020 Poetry Out Loud National Finals in Washington

Delaware Division of the Arts | Department of Education | Department of State | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Wednesday, February 26, 2020

Sanford School senior to advance to National Finals in Washington, DC Smyrna, Del. (February 26, 2020) – From a field of 15 Delaware high school students, Camille Decker, a senior from Sanford School, earned the title of 2020 Poetry Out Loud Delaware State Champion at the state finals held in Smyrna, Del. on Feb. 25. […]




DNREC to close The Point at Cape Henlopen March 1 for 2020 for beach nesting season

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, February 25, 2020

LEWES – The Point at Cape Henlopen State Park, including a stretch of ocean beach and dunes, and a half-mile along the bay shoreline, will close Sunday, March 1, for the benefit of threatened and endangered beachnesters and migratory shorebirds, including red knot, piping plovers, oystercatchers, least terns, and other species. The Point’s nesting habitat […]