Sussex Co. Property Taxes Come Due Sept. 30th

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Property taxes in Sussex County must be paid by the end of the month. Property owners received their tax bills for the 2021 fiscal year last month. Funds collected go into the budget, generating an estimated $166.3-million in revenue to pay for various county functions. Also, bills include taxes that are set by local school…

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Sussex Co. Bond Rating Reaches ‘AAA’

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Sussex County has earned a ‘AAA’ Bond Rating from S. and P. Global Ratings on Wall Street. The upgrade from “AA+” also mirrors a move made by Moody’s Investor Services just over a year ago. Moody’s also maintained its “AAA” rating this past week. S-and-P says its upgrade reflects Sussex County’s diversifying and growing economy…

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Sussex County Tax Bills Coming Your Way

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Sussex County tax bills are headed out the door. The County’s Billing Services office has begun issuing bills for the 2021 fiscal year, totaling an estimated $166.3 million in tax revenue. Each August, Sussex County government issues tens of thousands of tax bills for the more than 179,000 parcels in the county, with revenue collected…

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Delmarva Power Completes Transmission Line Upgrade

defaultCompleted upgrades to the local energy grid enhance service reliability for more than 75,000 Delmarva Power customers in Sussex County and increase the resiliency of the infrastructure delivering energy to local customers.
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Delmarva Power has finished an upgrade of 11 miles of transmission line in Sussex County, which the utility says will improve reliability for more than 75,000 customrs. The project was also done five months ahead of schedule. The improvements to the transmission line between Cool Spring substation and Indian River substation also are designed to…

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School Board Elections Tuesday

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Delaware school board elections are Tuesday – statewide. In Sussex County there are three contested elections. For the Indian River School District – Gregory Goldman and Constance Pryor are running for the District 4 seat. Incumbent Charlie Bireley is not running for re-election. Polling locations are Lord Baltimore Elementary School and Indian River High School…

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Brutal Heat Bears Down On Delmarva

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The best way to beat the heat: stay out of it. The Sussex County Emergency Operations Center passes along guidance from the CDC that staying in air conditioning is one sure way to avoid the effects of oppressive heat and humidity. If you do have to go out, take plenty of precautions to avoid heat…

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Sussex Co., Lewes To Purchase Historic Jones Farm

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Historic Jones Farm near Lewes will be preserved under a joint agreement. Sussex County, the City of Lewes and Lewes Public Works will purchase the property at a total sale price of about $5,000,000. J.G. Townsend and Company, an agri-business firm, currently owns the 37.5 acre parcel at Kings Highway and Clay Road. It’s now…

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Flash Flood Watch CANCELED

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Flash Flood Watch CANCELED for Talbot County, MD Queen Anne’s County, MD Sussex County, DE Wicomico County, MD Somerset County, MD Worcester County, MD Dorchester County, MD

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Sussex County Coronavirus Testing

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There will be several saliva-based testing sites this week in Sussex County.  On Monday from 1 to 6pm at the Starboard Restaurant in Dewey Beach.  Thursday July 2nd from 10 to 2pm at Epworth United Methodist Church on Holland Glade Road in Rehoboth and from Noon to 4pm Thursday at Delaware Tech in Georgetown.  For…

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BJA Grants Awarded to Help Public Safety Agencies Respond During Pandemic

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The Bureau of Justice Assistance in the Department of Justice has awarded supplemental funding to help public safety agencies respond to the challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic. The finding is part of the Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding (CESF) program. This grant funding can be used to hire personnel, pay overtime, cover protective equipment and…

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Delaware reports 11 additional coronavirus-related deaths

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Eleven more people have died in Delaware of coronavirus-related complications. That brings the death toll since mid-March to 386 statewide. The most recent fatalities involved people between 66 and 92 years old, all with underlying health conditions. Eight were residents of Sussex County, three were from Kent County and nine of them lived in long-term…

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