News across Sussex County
Sober Fest to celebrate recovery, connect families with resources
Free Sept. 26 festival at Hudson Fields will feature live music, children’s activities and more than 30 recovery organizations and vendors MILTON, Del. — People in recovery, their families and community supporters will gather at Hudson Fields on Saturday, Sept. 26, for atTAcK…
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Published September 16Laurel plans 245-home Meadow View community to expand affordable housing
A new housing development in Laurel aims to expand affordable homeownership opportunities in Sussex County, Delaware. WHYY News Johnny Perez-Gonzalez has more.
City of Milford Water Supply Update
Sussex County property taxes due Sept. 30
Georgetown, Del., Sept. 10, 2026: Sussex County reminds property owners that Sept. 30 is the State-mandated deadline to pay annual County property tax bills. In August, the County’s Business Services office issued tax bills for the 2027 fiscal year, totaling an estimated $218…
US 113 Corridor Needs Study
**NOTICE OF ELECTION CANCELLATION** CITY OF MILFORD 2026 WARD III SPECIAL ELECTION
Sussex County emergency officials ask ‘Are you Ready?’ as National Preparedness Month begins
Georgetown, Del. (4 p.m. Wed., Sept. 2, 2026): September is National Preparedness Month, and Sussex County Emergency Management reminds the public that, even as calendars and wardrobes change with the seasons, the need to be prepared for any disaster at any time remains…
Sussex County to establish ambulance purchase, centralized billing programs
Georgetown, Del., Sept. 1, 2026: Sussex County is coming to the aid of local fire and ambulance companies with an effort that could save taxpayers nearly $500,000 annually. County Council, at its Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026, meeting, unanimously approved two elective programs – one a…
Sussex County adopts forest preservation ordinance, sets new rules for protecting trees
Georgetown, Del., Sept. 1, 2026: Sussex County is branching into a new realm of protections when it comes to saving forests amid residential development in southern Delaware. County Council, at its regular meeting Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026, adopted a measure that adds significant…
Sussex County begins issuing annual property tax bills
Georgetown, Del., Aug. 10, 2026: Summer soon will be headed out the door, and so, too, will tens of thousands of property tax bills in Sussex County. The County’s Business Services office has begun issuing bills for the 2027 fiscal year, totaling an estimated $218 million in tax…