(Georgetown, Del., Nov. 1, 2023) -- Sussex County is counting on the community’s ‘can do’ spirit to count up thousands of canned goods for the hungry this holiday season. Sussex County government this week kicks off its yearly food drive for community food banks and will celebrate that effort during the 40th annual Caroling on The Circle event, set for a new date and time this year, beginning at 6 […]
Georgetown, Del., Oct. 24, 2023 - Sussex County's fiscal management has hit the jackpot once again, earning the County top honors for the 21st time in as many years. The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada, based in Chicago, this month awarded the County its Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for the 2022 comprehensive annual financial report. The award is among the highest […]
Sussex County’s public safety shield will get a chance to shine during an annual exposition next month aimed at educating children and adults alike about the emergency services community and what police, firefighters, medics, and dispatchers do every day. The Sussex County Emergency Operations Center will host its annual 9-1-1 Awareness Day, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023, at the public safety complex, located at 21911 […]
Delaware State Police have arrested 30-year-old Christian O’Leary of Lewes, DE and 34-year-old Jacob Steele of Dover, DE following an investigation into numerous thefts that occurred in Sussex County. Throughout March and April 2022, Delaware State Police have fielded numerous reports of thefts of watercraft equipment and accessories that were occurring in boat yards in Lewes, Millsboro, and Milford. Detectives from the Troop 4 Property Crimes Unit were able to […]
Sussex County, DE – Delaware State Police conduct an in-custody death investigation. On March 9, 2022, at approximately 10:00 a.m., Delaware State Police Detectives responded to the Bait and Tackle Shop at the Indian River Inlet located at 25012 Coastal Hwy, attempting to contact Stanley Bradley, 72, Milton, after receiving information he may be at the business hanging out. Bradley was wanted on an outstanding warrant for Rape 2nd Degree […]
Georgetown, Del., Dec. 14, 2021: All five of Sussex County Council’s districts would change, with some growing and others contracting, as officials and the public get their first look at a new map that could reshape the local political landscape in the decade ahead. County Attorney J. Everett Moore Jr. on Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021, presented to County Council a draft map – influenced by public suggestions solicited earlier this […]
