Swim advisories were issued Tuesday at two beaches in Sussex County after water tests showed elevated levels of Enterococcus bacteria, a fecal indicator bacteria, according to the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC).

The National Aquarium Animal Rescue team are working through their busiest local seal rescue season in years, with four juvenile seals currently in their care.  

The Marine Education, Research and Rehabilitation Institute in Sussex County rescued a gray seal pup from Cape Henlopen State Park on Sunday. 

The Point at Cape Henlopen State Park is closing for the spring and summer seasons. 

Concerns about avian flu are growing across Delmarva, with confirmed cases in Sussex County affecting both livestock and wild snow geese. At Cape Henlopen State Park, one man’s weekend walk turned into a disturbing encounter.

The Cape Henlopen School District continues to grapple with funding issues for several projects, including expanding the high school, purchasing property for a new district office, and constructing a pool. Despite previous efforts, the district may be forced to turn to voters for another referendum next year.

Officials from DNREC told WBOC on Tuesday that, while the possibility of renovating the existing Cape Henlopen State Park bathhouse is still an option, a new one will likely need to be built to accommodate all the needed changes. Meanwhile, members of the Preserve Our Park Coalition still expressed concern over the possibility of building the new bathhouse over an undisturbed patch of dune. 

The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) is inviting the public to join a virtual workshop to discuss potential changes to the Park’s campgrounds.