July 23, 2026

DNR Taking Orders for Tree Seedlings

Seedlings

Maryland’s John S. Ayton State Forest Tree Nursery is excited to announce the return of Wye Oak seedlings for sale for the first time since 2018.

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LSM’s Executive Program Class of ’24

LSM

Leadership Southern Maryland has announced its 35-member Executive Program Class of 2024.

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America’s Public Schools Topic of Lecture

Schools

David Steiner, author and executive director of the Johns Hopkins Institute for Education Policy, will discuss his new book, “A Nation at Thought: Restoring Wisdom in America’s Schools,” on November 16, 2023, at the College of Southern Maryland Center for Health Sciences in Hughesville. The breakfast and lecture are free; registration is required.

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Lawmakers Secure Funds for Energy Assistance Program

Energy Assistance

Rep. Steny H. Hoyer joined other Maryland lawmakers to announce $74,410,147 in US Department of Health and Human Services funding for the state’s Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program.

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Pax F-35 Pilot Makes 1st Night SRVL on UK Carrier

F-35 Pilot

An US Navy F-35 Lightning II test pilot from NAS Pax River performed the first night shipborne rolling vertical landing, or SRVL, aboard HMS Prince of Wales, the United Kingdom’s newest aircraft carrier, in Atlantic waters just after 9pm Oct. 29. This came after MAJ Paul Gucwa had performed the first SRVL earlier that day.

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Webster Field Flight Test Noise Advisory

Night-Time Testing

Communities surrounding the Outlying Field Webster in St. Inigoes are advised that low altitude aircraft flight test events involving helicopters are scheduled to take place on November 7 through November 9, 2023, from 9am to 5pm.

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Apache Earns DefSec Disability Award

Apache

Araf I. Al Ndee Al Apache, NAS Patuxent River emergency management assistant, has been selected as one of five Department of the Navy recipients of the 2023 Secretary of Defense Disability Award.

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LSM Session Focuses on SoMD Agriculture

Agriculture

The Leadership Southern Maryland Executive Program, a nine-month leadership development experience for local executives, debuted a day-long session on Southern Maryland agriculture last month.

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Program at Library to Offer Legal Aid Help

Legal Aid

Lexington Park Library will be hosting Maryland Legal Aid for a variety of legal services for people with qualifying income and seniors on November 16, 2023.

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Survey to Assess Local Labor Force Needs

survey

The Patuxent Partnership has joined the College of Southern Maryland and other tri-county partners to conduct an industry survey. The goal is to assess the local labor force and industry needs.

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