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As a powerful winter storm moved toward Sussex County Feb. 22, key players in the anticipated response were gathered at the Emergency Operations Center in Georgetown. State police and county emergency services employees routinely work out of the same dispatch center, said county Public Safety Director Robert Murray Jr. State police are assigned law enforcement issues, while county dispatchers handle fire and ambulance calls. But in anticipation of this extraordinary […]

The Rehoboth Beach Film Society will present the 2026 Oscar-nominated short films, beginning with Live Action Shorts, Friday, Feb. 27, at the Cinema Art Theater near Lewes. Animated Shorts will open Friday, March 6; and Documentary Shorts will open Friday, March 11. The Academy Awards will air Sunday, March 15.

For the second time in a little over a month, weather-related issues have forced the cancelation of the Special Olympics Delaware Lewes Polar Bear Plunge and 5K. There is no makeup date planned for the plunge or 5K, but events scheduled for Saturday are still taking place. “Out of an abundance of caution and keeping the safety of our faithful bears and their supporters at the forefront of all decision-making, […]

Nearly all items on the agenda of the Feb. 24 Sussex County Council meeting, canceled after a storm buried the county under nearly 20 inches of snow Feb. 22-23, have been moved to the Tuesday, March 3 meeting. That includes a zone change for The Moorings at Lewes, a property management agreement with Sussex County Land Trust for the 165-acre county-owned Pepper Fork Preserve in Dagsboro and a request to […]

, Artistic renditions of the mystical female spirit will be showcased in the She Who Shines exhibition from Saturday, March 7 to Sunday, March 29, at the Peninsula Gallery, 520 East Savannah Road, Lewes. The exhibition will feature 35 works of heavily stylized and whimsical imagery of women. Through imaginative aesthetics and intuitive art-making, this exhibition celebrates feminine energy and the power of archetypal women in lore and history.  A free opening […]

Robin & the Hoods, a longtime favorite among local music fans, will perform from 6 to 9 p.m., Friday, Feb. 28, at Tiki Jac’s in Rehoboth Beach. Plan the rest of your nightlife by viewing the Steppin’ Out schedule.

, The Delaware Division of the Arts is hosting the 15th annual Delaware State Employee Art Exhibition, free and open to the public through Friday, March 20, at the arts center and gallery at Delaware State University, Dover. Nearly 220 state employees and their family members submitted artwork, and are competing for awards and cash prizes.  New this year, Gov. Matt Meyer will recognize three Governor’s Choice winners – one […]

Milton Arts Guild will present a talk titled “Iconography:  The Art Behind the Image,” at 6 p.m., Tuesday, March 3, in the MAG education building at 9 Park St., Milton. Noted iconographer Richard Christin will explore the history of icons and the artistic process of creating them using egg tempera and acrylic paint. Christin specializes in Greek Orthodox liturgical iconography. The talk is free, and the public is encouraged to attend. […]