Save the Date: Spark! Fair Is March 25
Mark your calendar for The Patuxent Partnership’s fourth annual Spark! Student Career Awareness Fair. The event will be held Tuesday, March 25, 2026, from 9am to 1:30pm.
CBO Puts Price Tag on 1st Trump Battleship
The Congressional Budget Office estimates that the first Trump-class battleship could cost more than $20 billion if ordered today. Additional ships could cost anywhere from $9 billion to $13 billion per vessel.
Pax Test Jan. 20 Potential for Sonic Boom
Communities surrounding Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Webster Outlying Field, Maryland’s Smith Island, and residents of the Northern Neck of Virginia are advised of an inshore weapons separation testing event Tuesday, January 20, 2026.
County Govt. Operations for MLK Day
St. Mary’s County government administrative offices and the health department will be closed Monday, January 19, 2026, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Offices will resume normal operating schedules January 20.
Traffic Alert: Solomons Bridge Work Begins Jan. 18
The Maryland State Highway Administration will begin routine structural and maintenance work on the Governor Thomas Johnson Bridge at the Calvert/St. Mary’s County line beginning Jan. 18. The nighttime work will continue through late February, weather permitting.
SMECO Offers Scholarships to High School Students
Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative is offering four $2,500 scholarships to local high school students who excel in their endeavors and show promise in their chosen field of study.
NAS Pax Mourns Passing of 2 Former COs
Last month, the NAS Patuxent River Public Affairs Office noted the passing of two former base commanding officers, CAPT Edward Laney Jr. and CAPT Roger Hill. These two remarkable aviators did much in their careers and served Pax River with distinction in their roles.
Environmental Health Team to Meet
The Healthy St. Mary’s Partnership’s Environmental Health Action Team will meet 10 to 11am Wednesday, January 21, 2026.
F-35 Pilots Control Drones with Touchscreens
Navy pilots have successfully completed training at Pax River to wield multiple drones from the cockpits of F-35 Lightning II fighter planes using touchscreen tablets.
Hoyer: 2025 Bad Year for US Job Growth
The results are in, says Congressman Steny H. Hoyer: 2025 was the worst year for US job growth since 2020 – the peak of the pandemic.
