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• Elections · Nov. 1, 2026

  Election Day in Sussex County: Polls open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday

  Where to vote, what to bring, when absentee ballots are due and which contests appear on Sussex County ballots Nov. 3.

• County · Nov. 1, 2026

  No County Council or Planning & Zoning meetings in Election Week

  Council skips Nov. 3, the Board of Adjustment cancels Nov. 2 and county offices close for Election Day and Return Day.

• County · Nov. 1, 2026

  County Council's Oct. 27 agenda: $4.1 million in sewer plant change orders, Joy Beach bonds and a solar hearing

  Minutes from Oct. 27 aren't posted yet; the Oct. 20 minutes show Council approved three solar arrays and deferred a fourth.

• Towns · Nov. 1, 2026

  Town meetings this week: Delmar swears in officials, Laurel takes up vacant buildings

  Election week leaves a short list of town meetings in Sussex County, with Selbyville's council meeting cancelled and several town halls closed Tuesday and Thursday.

• Veterans · Nov. 1, 2026

  Sussex County has more than 17,000 veterans. One nonprofit wants more of them to own a home

  Overwatch Veterans 6 Inc. is developing homes veterans can own, not rent, and offering free websites and AI software to qualifying veteran-owned businesses.

• Veterans · Nov. 1, 2026

  Veterans Day 2026 in Sussex County: ceremony in Rehoboth, free luncheon in Georgetown

  The VFW's Rehoboth Beach Bandstand ceremony is Nov. 11 at 11 a.m., Georgetown hosts a free luncheon Nov. 7, and most town halls close for the holiday.

• Veterans · Nov. 1, 2026

  Veterans calendar: documentary shorts in Lewes, a free luncheon in Georgetown and a February event for widows and widowers

  Dates for Sussex County veterans and their families, from early November through February.

• Veterans · Nov. 1, 2026

  Eight veterans set to graduate from Veterans Watchmaker Initiative class Nov. 13

  The Odessa school trains veterans, especially disabled veterans, to repair watches at no cost to them.

• Veterans · Nov. 1, 2026

  Colonial PVA offers free help to veterans with spinal cord injury, MS and ALS

  The Colonial Chapter of PVA runs grants, peer support, adaptive sports and benefits help at no cost to members, and one program is open to any Delawarean with a disability.

• Community · Nov. 1, 2026

  The Sussex Ledger opens reporting programs to high school and college students

  High school and college students can report for The Sussex Ledger starting in January 2027.

• Sponsored · Paid for by SussexCounty.ai

  Local questions, local tools: a county-sized alternative to Big AI

  SussexCounty.ai offers a free permit lookup and plain-English guides built only for Sussex County. Here's why the size of the tool matters.

• Sussex County Council · Oct. 30, 2026

  Council approves the Briarstone sewer annexation and defers a solar permit and a rezoning

  Sussex County Council met Tuesday, Oct. 27, in Council Chambers, 2 The Circle, Georgetown.

• Election · Oct. 30, 2026

  What's on Sussex County ballots

  Every contest on the state's list for Sussex County, with candidates as the Department of Elections lists them and in its order.

• Decision Record · Oct. 30, 2026

  CU 2480: Council turned down a Georgetown-area tire center, 5-0, on Aug. 25

  DJ Tire Center LLC asked for a permit for an auto tire center on Downs Road near Georgetown. Council voted 5-0 against approving it.

• High school football · Oct. 30, 2026

  Tonight: Dover at Cape Henlopen, Washington at Seaford

  Cape Henlopen hosts Dover at 7 p.m. and Seaford hosts Washington of Princess Anne, Md., at 6 p.m. tonight, Friday, Oct. 30.

• Student Writers · Oct. 30, 2026

  Students: the Ledger is planning a student writer pilot for spring 2027

  The Ledger is planning a student writer pilot for spring 2027 for high schoolers who attend public meetings and take notes against the agenda.

• Town special · Oct. 30, 2026

  A 1931 bay town, a horseshoe crab sanctuary and a sewer line on the Oct. 27 County Council agenda

  Slaughter Beach was founded in 1681 and incorporated in 1931.

• Veterans & Responders · Oct. 30, 2026

  Where Sussex County veterans can get help

  Phone numbers and addresses for help, and a free Pre-Veterans Day luncheon for veterans Sat., Nov. 7, in Georgetown.

• Around the towns · Oct. 30, 2026

  Around the towns · through Nov. 9

  Closures, meetings and events that Sussex County towns posted on their own sites, through Nov. 9.

• Coming up · Oct. 30, 2026

  Coming up in Sussex County

  The weekend forecast, the clock change, early voting, the film festival, Return Day and a veterans luncheon.

• Towns · Oct. 30, 2026

  All 25 Sussex County towns now have a civic guide

  All 25 Sussex County towns now have a civic guide on the Ledger: who governs, when they meet, and sourced answers to the questions people ask.

• The week ahead · Oct. 30, 2026

  The week ahead

  Voting dates, Halloween, the clock change and Return Day in Sussex County.