Operation Arctic Vengeance, Delaware National Guard's response to the winter storm this weekend, now consists of 288 personnel working in shifts around the clock. Seventy-five military vehicles are being used to assist the citizens of Delaware, with efforts focused primarily in Sussex.

Click the link above for a list of closings for schools, groups and organizations. Click here to submit closing information to the Countian.

Sussex County officials reported approximately 15,000 residents without power early Sunday a morning, a number they said is steadily decreasing as power crews continue working. In the interim, shelters are open for powerless residents at Sussex Central, Cape Henlopen and Milford high schools.

Crews from the Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) are creating teams with the National Guard. DelDOT crews will not only provide a plowed path to people’s homes who have called for transport to shelters, but also provide the local knowledge of the best route to get to a certain home or neighborhood.

The National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) radar shows the massive snowstorm blanketing the state beginning to move out around 7 p.m. on Feb. 6. A state of emergency remains in effect, but the state driving restriction will be lifted at 8 p.m. Saturday night. Road crews in Sussex will take a break at 11:30 p.m. and resume plowing early Sunday morning.

With a heavy winter storm finally winding down across the state, residents are urged to think about household safety as they adapt to being snowed in for a while. Click the link above for snow-in safety tips.

Click the link above for a gallery of images from the Blizzard of 2010. Click here to submit your pictures!

As snow continues to fall throughout the Mid-Atlantic, DelDOT road crews and county emergency personnel are prepping for a long weekend. Click the link above for links to the latest weather information. Click here to submit your snow photos!

Federal, state and local officials joined USDA Rural Development and the staff and volunteers of Sussex County Habitat for Humanity on Friday for the ribbon-cutting and grand opening of Habitat's new office, 206 Academy St., in Georgetown.

Emergency officials are reporting a 3:10 p.m. crash near the intersection of Fisher and Hopkins roads, south of Route 9, near Milton.

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A spokeswoman for Gov. Jack Markell said TV reports of the governor having declared a state of emergency in Delaware were unfounded... until around 5:30 p.m., when Markell's office declared a state of emergency as of 8 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 5. Vehicles have been ordered off the roads as of 10 p.m.

Emergency responders are headed to Route 9 just west of U.S. 113, near Sunrise Medical Services, for a report of a three-vehicle crash. The roadway is currently closed.

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Milton police have re-arrested an 18-year-old Seaford man, who now faces 59 charges for allegedly violating an order of no-contact with the victim in a Dec. 15 shooting incident along Harbeson Road.

The Sussex Tech Adult Division, in cooperation with Gatlin Educational Services, is offering dealer training courses.  These are highly interactive online training programs which may provide live, in-person instruction and practice.

Due to the impending snow storm, Sussex County’s three county-owned libraries will close at 5 p.m. today. South Coastal in Bethany Beach, Milton and Greenwood libraries are affected by the closure. Independent community libraries operate on their own schedule and are not affected by this decision.