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UPDATE: Second Person Arrested: 15-Year-Old Sussex Central High School Student and 19-year-old Arrested in Connection with Shooting Incident at Sussex Central High School
UPDATED 3/7/24: Delaware State Police have arrested 19-year-old Gerod Sturgis of Georgetown, Delaware in connection with the shooting incident that occurred last week at Sussex Central High School, in which multiple shell casings were found in the parking lot, and Howard T. Ennis School across the street was struck by gunfire. According to police, a vehicle on Patriots…
Read MoreDSP Investigating Threatening Image on Social Media
Delaware State Police have been investigating a threatening image that was reported by both Cape Henlopen High School and Sussex Central High School. Staff from Cape contacted police Wednesday afternoon about the image on social media that showed a gun and a threat to the school. Officials at Sussex Central also contacted police about the…
Read MoreLarge Fight Breaks Out at Conclusion of Sussex Central High School Graduation Ceremonies; Charges Pending Against 16-Year-Old
UPDATED – 06/02/23 – A second suspect has been charged after a fight at the end of the Sussex Central High School graduation Tuesday night south of Georgetown. Delaware State Police have charged a 16 year old girl with two counts of 3rd degree assault and 1 count of disorderly conduct. She was arraigned at…
Read MoreHundreds Turn Out for EV Mandate Sales Meeting in Georgetown
A crowd of about 500 Sussex County residents and politicians gathered Monday night at Sussex Central High School in Georgetown to hear information on Delaware’s Electric Vehicle Sales mandate. This meeting was sponsored by the Delaware House & Senate Republicans. This mandate, which has been proposed by DNREC, would begin the phase out of gasoline…
Read MoreSussex Central High School Student Arrested for Possessing Firearm
A 16-year-old Sussex Central High School student is facing a felony weapon charge after Delaware State Police found him with a handgun on school property. The Trooper removed the student from the classroom, searched his backpack, and found an unloaded handgun with accompanying ammunition. The officer confiscated the gun and took the teen into custody…
Read MoreGroundbreaking for New Sussex Central HS Thursday
Groundbreaking for the new Sussex Central High School and renovate and repurpose two existing school buildings will take place at the current high school in Georgetown on Thursday, November 3 at 3pm. School, district and state officials will be on hand. The new 309,000-square foot building will have a capacity of 2200 students and is…
Read MoreSussex Central Student Charged after Fight in School
A fight between two Sussex Central students Wednesday morning resulted in two school officials being punched. Delaware State Police tell WGMD that a 17 year old and 16 year old were fighting and the school principal tried to break up the fight and was struck in the face by the 17 year old. The principal…
Read MoreIRSD High Schools To Offer More In-Person Instruction
The Indian River School District will expand to four days of in-person instruction each week for high school students now learning in the hybrid format. The expansion is scheduled to take effect the week of April 12th. Sussex Central and Indian River High School students will be able to attend classes in person on Mondays,…
Read MoreIndian River School District moving forward with 3rd referendum attempt
The Indian River School District is moving forward with yet another referendum, the third attempt in roughly one year, after the school board voted unanimously in favor of the proposal that, if passed, would fund a new Sussex Central High School. Indian River school board members voted 9-0 in favor of a third referendum attempt,…
Read MoreEXCLUSIVE | Bullying causes Sussex Central HS student to have seizure
A Georgetown Mom is outraged and speaking out after her daughter was thrown into a seizure following a series of bullying incidents at Sussex Central High School. Christina Lahman-Russell, of Georgetown, says her daughter, Tori, has been the victim of ongoing bullying since the start of the school year. In fact, her birthday was this…
Read MoreIndian River School District Referendum Defeated
The Indian River School District’s referendum on capital improvement and current expenses was defeated on Tuesday. The referendum took place Tuesday, with district residents voting from 7am to 8pm. WGMD has learned on the question of Major Capital Improvements for the district, the vote were 3,202 for, and 3,866 against. On the question of Current…
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