Coat, Clothing Drives in St. Mary’s
Everyone deserves to stay warm and safe during the winter. The Healthy St. Mary’s Partnership is providing a list of local drives for donating and receiving this season.
Smith Ends 50+ Years of Public Service
Patricia A. Smith was recognized for her retirement from the St. Mary’s County Health Department after more than 50 years at the agency.
US Firms Drag Down Global Arms Sales
Last year annual weapons sales by leading US defense companies fell, contributing heavily to the top 100 global defense companies suffering a real terms revenue dip of 3.5%. The US was the chief cause of the global decline. US competitor revenues across Asia and Oceania and the Middle East saw substantial increases.
St. Mary’s Has Nonprofit Funding Opportunities
The St. Mary’s County has announced the opening of the funding utility for county nonprofits for fiscal 2025. Deadline to apply is January 12, 2024.
Flat Iron Farm Lights This Weekend
Organizers of the Flat Iron Farm Christmas lights display enjoyed a great opening weekend. They’ll be back this weekend December 15 and 16 from 5 to 9pm each night.
WARM Needs Volunteer Drivers
WARM — Wrapping Arms ‘Round Many — St. Mary’s County’s winter emergency shelter program for homeless individuals, is in needed of volunteer drivers.
SMECO Employees Raise Funds for Cornerstone SoMD
Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative employees recently held a fund-raising event and donated $58,000 to Cornerstone Southern Maryland.
Road Work at NAS Pax Planned This Week
Naval Air Station Patuxent River will perform road work on Shaw Road in the vicinity of Gate 3 the week of December 4. Road work is weather-permitting but is only expected to take one day to complete.
Reminder: Sign Up for Spark! Career Fair
The Patuxent Partnership reminds companies interested in participating in the Spark! Student Career Awareness Fair on February 1, 2024, that the deadline to sign up is approaching.
Osprey Crash Wreckage Turned Over to US Military
Japanese authorities have turned over pieces of the wreckage of the CV-22 Osprey that crashed last week to the US military. Japan also has suspended flights by its Osprey aircraft after the VTOL based near Tokyo crashed during a training mission.
