Sussex County
News Releases and Announcements
Sussex County Council recently received honors from the First State Community Action Agency for its four decades of partnership and assistance to those residents in need in Sussex County.
The Sussex Conservation District recently recognized Sussex County Council for its continued support of the agency’s mission to conserve soil and water resources.
Sussex County’s largest wastewater treatment plant is making the grade, according to the results of a recent inspection.
Sussex County Finance Director David B. Baker announced Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2005, that thanks to lower interest rates and a favorable showing in a recent bond sale, the county will save $2.2 million in interest charges over the next 20 years.
Sussex County leaders have approved a $3.6 million lease-purchase agreement with a local business, a step that will allow the company to attain needed hangar space in order to add jobs.
Neither snow nor ‘giving fatigue’ could keep Sussex Countians from pulling off a bit of a holiday miracle during the 24th annual Caroling on The Circle event in Georgetown on Monday night.
The Sussex County Emergency Operations Center continues to monitor the winter weather predicted for our area for tonight and tomorrow.
Sussex County’s Planning & Zoning Commission is back to full staff.
‘Tis that time of year for turkey, for mistletoe, even a little snow. Toss in some singing and the spirit of giving, and you’ve got yourself instant holiday cheer.
Put away the stamps and the envelopes. Sussex County is making it easier for its residents to pay their water and sewer bills in a snap.
A new retirement community for Sussex County’s burgeoning senior citizen population is one step closer to reality, thanks to a multi-million-dollar borrowing plan approved by Sussex County Council on Tuesday, Nov. 15.
Serving the people is a fundamental principle of government. And serve the people – especially those in need – is just what Sussex County Council did at its most recent meeting.
The Sussex County Airport will be hard to miss, that’s for sure.
More than 100 staffers from the 15 libraries throughout Sussex County came together recently for a daylong training session aimed at improving customer service and meeting the needs of a growing, more diverse county population.
The Delaware National Guard, at the request of the Sussex County Emergency Operations Center and the town of Dagsboro, has begun trucking in hundreds of gallons of fresh drinking water for residents whose public water recently showed high levels of an industrial contaminant.
Sussex County property owners who fail to post their county-assigned 911 addresses are now on notice: refusal to comply will lead to fines.
Sussex County Administrator Robert L. Stickels will serve another one-year term on a steering committee for the National Association of Counties.
Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu is credited with noting that “a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” In the historically African-American community of West Rehoboth, civic-minded residents are taking their own steps on a miles-long journey to improve the neighborhood they call home.
It’s not just rainwater that has poured into Sussex County’s drainage ditches lately. On Tuesday, Oct. 18, Sussex County Council showered them with much-needed money.
Sussex County EMS and the Delaware State Police today celebrated the opening of the new Paramedic Station 107 and Troop 5 at the recently completed Adams-Ewing Public Safety Complex, located at U.S. 13 and Del. 404 near Bridgeville, Del.
Five new tenants will be flying into the Sussex County Airport thanks to a lease deal approved this week.
Sussex County Councilman Lynn J. Rogers of Milton has been appointed to a national steering committee that focuses on finance and intergovernmental affairs.
The remnants of Tropical Storm Tammy coupled with an approaching cold front will surely spell relief for parched lawns and the water table in the next few days, and that’s good news. But the heavy rains forecast for Friday into Saturday could cause some travel problems residents need to bear in mind.
Sussex County’s historical preservation officer will assume added duties this month, when he takes his place on a state advisory panel charged with the protection of Delaware’s treasured, historic documents.
Seconds and minutes count in an emergency. That’s why firefighters, paramedics and police don’t want to spend precious time circling through developments or poring over maps in order to find a house or business.
New police cruisers soon will be on patrol and state-of-the-art fingerprinting systems will be identifying criminals thanks to a Sussex County revenue-sharing program that more than half of the county’s 20 municipal police departments are already making use of.
Sussex County officials are hopeful two grants awarded to local groups this week will help more residents achieve the American dream of homeownership.
Callers to Sussex County’s 911 emergency operations center, take comfort: when you dial for help, award-winning care will be there on the other end of the telephone line ready to serve you.
On September 13, 2005 Sussex County EMS Paramedics Candidates were recognized by the Sussex County Council for their recent completion of the Paramedic Training Program.
Sussex County government is lending its support to the American Red Cross and that organization’s effort to help the millions of people affected by Hurricane Katrina along the Gulf Coast.
The end of September is fast approaching, and soon that will mean a chill in the air, leaves changing colors and weekends filled with football.
Sussex County Administrator Robert L. Stickels, in his remarks this morning during a special ceremony to remember those lost on Sept. 11, 2001, called on county residents to never forget the sacrifices firefighters, police officers and medics make every day for the betterment of their communities.
As the Gulf Coast struggles to reclaim its way of life in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, Americans are lending their hands and their hearts from all corners of the country. That outpouring of assistance includes at least one set of helping hands from Sussex County, Del.