Health Dept: COVID Cases Surpass 1,000 in County
The St. Mary’s County Health Department confirmed Sunday that the number of St. Mary’s County residents testing positive for COVID-19 has surpassed 1,000.
Congress’ Online All-Star Winners Announced
House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer announced the winners of the 11th annual Member Online All-Star Competition.
Gallery-V Opens First Exhibit: ‘Quarantine Dreams’
St. Mary’s County Community Development Corp. opened its virtual Gallery-V with “Quarantine Dreams,” an exhibit that drew submissions from around the globe. The exhibit can be viewed here. St. Mary’s County Arts Council is a sponsor of the exhibit.
Limited Public Opening of St. Mary’s Libraries
St. Mary’s County Library will begin welcoming customers back into the Library buildings Monday, August 3, 2020. This initial phase of opening to the public will be limited and will maximize safety for both staff and customers.
Naval Aviation in Wartime Pax River
A lot more than naval aviation was going on around Southern Maryland during World War II. Bob Tourville of the Pax River Naval Air Museum has photos and footage to prove it — flying boats, drones from the 1940s, and blimps retrieving torpedoes in the Potomac River.
Exhibit at Pax Museum Is Out of This World
The Patuxent River Naval Air Museum’s newest exhibit, Naval Aviation in Space, features a piece of moon rock on permanent loan from NASA.
Sea Nettles Never Leave, Message From the Cap’n
Condensed milk will neutralize a sting in the eye, or elsewhere, from sea nettles, says Cap’n Jack Russell. Watermen, he claims, wouldn’t go crabbing without a can along side ’em.
2 Public Cooling Centers in St. Mary’s
With extreme warm temperatures forecast for this week, there are two public locations now open for cooling in St. Mary’s County at Three Oaks Center and The Mission.
House Dems Step Up Online Presence
The 2020 House Democrats’ Member Online All-Star Competition is underway. The annual three-week competition for House Democrats to gain new followers on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube and be creative in digital outreach to constituents kicked off July 8, said House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer.
Students Can Access Online Resources With SMART Card
St. Mary’s County Public Schools and St. Mary’s County Library are launching new student library cards called St. Mary’s Access to Research & Technology, or SMART cards. The cards offer access to all of the library’s online resources.
