Caroling On The Circle Celebrates Holiday Season, Raises Food Donations

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Local food pantries and other organizations that assist Delawareans who face food insecurity now have nearly 18,750 additional canned goods and non-perishables in their stock. That’s the preliminary total of donations made to Sussex County’s annual food drive following Monday night’s Caroling on the Circle celebration in Georgetown. Caroling on the Circle was delayed one…

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Georgetown Turns Green For World Philanthropy Day

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The Circle in Georgetown and buildings around it will be lit up in green for World Philanthropy Day. According to the Delaware Community Foundation, the display this week celebrates the impact of philanthropy and the people who make it happen to help increase the quality of life in Sussex County. “Philanthropy means more than writing…

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Food Bank of Del. Schedules More Drive-Thru Pantries Before Thanksgiving

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The Food Bank of Delaware is organizing more drive-through pantries for Delawareans and families facing food insecurity, in time for Thanksgiving. Turkeys will be distributed at mobile pantries in each county next week. Proof of Delaware residency is required, and pre-registration is requested, but on-site registration will also be available. A drive-through pantry is scheduled…

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Rehoboth Beach, Sussex Co. Negotiate On Ocean Outfall Agreement

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Sussex County is proposing to purchase a portion of Rehoboth Beach’s excess ocean outfall capacity for treated wastewater. The Rehoboth Beach Commissioners discussed the proposal at a special meeting Thursday. Under the proposal, the county would directly connect the county treatment facility to the ocean outfall pipe. The county would make a one-time payment of…

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Sussex Co. Woman Diagnosed With West Nile Virus

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Delaware Public Health has confirmed the year’s second case of West Nile Virus in a person – a 79-year-old Sussex County woman who has tested positive for the mosquito-borne virus. Recently, a Kent County man was found to be the first person in Delaware to get West Nile since 2018. A horse in Kent County…

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Sussex Co. Tax Payments Due Sept. 30th

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Time is ticking away to meet the deadline to pay Sussex County property taxes. Sussex County billing services issued tax bills for the 2022 fiscal year in August. They cover county property taxes, sewer and water, tax ditch and street lighting fees where applicable. School district taxes are the bulk of the average bill –…

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DE Coronavirus Numbers the Highest New Cases Since January

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Delaware’s positive coronavirus cases took a huge jump at the end of last week – to the highest numbers since January. There were 657 new positive cases Thursday – 634 on Friday – with a 7-day average of positive cases at 9.1%. New Castle County has 334 positive cases, Sussex has 160 and Kent 140.…

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Sussex County Begins to Issue Property Tax Bills

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Summer’s end signals the start of another season in Sussex County: tax time. The County’s Billing Services office has begun issuing bills for the 2022 fiscal year, totaling an estimated $174.2 million in tax revenue. Each August, Sussex County government issues tens of thousands of tax bills for the more than 186,000 parcels in the…

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DNREC Plans Info Session On White Creek Dredge Plan

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White Creek is due for maintenance dredging. The Delaware Department of Natural Resources is hosting a virtual information session next week to share details about the project. White Creek, which connects Indian River Bay to the Assawoman Canal and ultimately Little Assawoman Bay, has been affected by shoaling, which in turn impacts navigation. According to…

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DE’s May Unemployment Over National Average

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Delaware’s May unemployment rate is slightly higher than the national average at 5.9% – the national rate is at 5.8%. In Sussex County the rate is at 4.4% – a drop from 5.6% in April. During the pandemic lock-down in May of last year there were 63,000 Delawareans unemployed, but as the pandemic restrictions were…

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Sussex County Drive Thru Mobile Food Pantry on Monday

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There will be a drive-thru Mobile Food Pantry on Monday beginning at 11am at Crossroad Community Church west of Georgetown. This is first-come, first-served – pre-registration does NOT guarantee service, but will speed up the check-in process at June7SussexCounty.eventbrite.com. Onsite registration will be available. Be sure to clear space in your trunk or back seat.…

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ACLU Reacts To Sussex Reassessment Agreement

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Plaintiffs in a school funding case are pleased with the ultimate resolution: an agreement with all three Delaware counties, including Sussex, to move forward with property reassessment. The ACLU of Delaware and Community Legal Aid Society represented Delawareans for Educational Opportunity and the NAACP of Delaware. The Sussex County agreement is the last in a…

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Sussex County Bookmobile to Become Mobile Vaccination Unit

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There will be another method for getting coronavirus vaccinations in Sussex County – with the enlisting of the County Bookmobile through the county library. Sussex County EMS, County Library and Beebe Healthcare have teamed up with the County Council’s unanimous vote to provide this service. Since last year, the Bookmobile has been parked, but it…

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Kent Co. Agrees To Reassess Property In School Funding Case

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Kent County has reached agreement in a school funding case to conduct a property reassessment for the first time since 1987. Delawareans for Educational Opportunity and the NAACP of Delaware, along with the ACLU of Delaware and Community Legal Aid Society, announced the resolution Thursday, similar to a previous agreement in New Castle County. Plaintiffs…

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Food Bank Brings Mobile Pantry To Sussex Co. Fri.

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The Food Bank of Delaware will bring another mobile pantry to Sussex County Friday. Mobile pantries already held in Dover and Wilmington this week have drawn large, early-arriving crowds. Friday’s pantry is being held at Crossroad Community Church on State Forest Road in Georgetown, starting at 11 a.m. According to the Food Bank, emergency food…

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