Raccoon in Rehoboth Positive for Rabies; Public Health Warns Residents of King’s Creek Area
Delaware’s Division of Public Health (DPH) is warning residents of the King’s Creek community and surrounding areas in Rehoboth Beach of a positive case of rabies in a raccoon who bit a human last week. The raccoon was captured and brought to the DPH Lab, where test results confirming it had rabies came back on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017. The victim, who was putting up holiday decorations in his yard, was bitten by the raccoon who was hidden in some bushes. The individual has begun treatment for the bite.
Archaeological Discovery Writes New Chapter in Delaware’s Early Colonial History
An archaeological study years in the making has revealed a wealth of new information about some of Delaware’s earliest colonial settlers and shed new light on what life would have been like in the region three centuries ago.
Dunes in state parks closed to sledding and snowboarding
With predictions of snow in the forecast, DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation reminds residents and visitors that dunes should not be used for sledding or snowboarding.
DNREC schedules Tuesday, Nov. 15 public hearing in Rehoboth on city’s proposed wastewater projects
The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control will hold a public hearing Tuesday, Nov. 15 on several wastewater projects proposed by the City of Rehoboth Beach, including the city’s ocean outfall.
DNREC schedules Oct. 19 public workshop for proposed Rehoboth wastewater projects
DNREC will hold a public workshop Wednesday, Oct. 19 to provide information about several wastewater projects currently proposed by the City of Rehoboth Beach. The workshop will begin at 6 p.m. inside Rehoboth Volunteer Fire Company Station 86, at 219 Rehoboth Avenue, Rehoboth Beach.
