Museum Names New Executive Director
Scott Gray is the new executive director of the Patuxent River Naval Air Museum Association.
Historical Society Will Take a Winter Break
Tudor Hall and the St. Mary’s County Historical Society will close December 18 for its annual winter break. Activities will resume February 16, 2022.
Check Out Farmers Market at Airport
Head to Historic Sotterley’s next installment of the Airport Farmers Market from 9 am to 1 pm Saturday, December 18, 2021, in partnership with the St. Mary’s County Regional Airport.
Log4j Attacks Java Worldwide
CISA is urging immediate action from the private sector as well as government to patch and mitigate the danger of Log4j, a vulnerability within the ubiquitous Java software that only came to light last week.
Sotterley Project Earns Recognition
Historic Sotterley has received the 2021 Underground Railroad Free Press Prize for Leadership for its Common Ground Initiative and Descendants Project that has brought together Black and White descendants of people who lived at Sotterley Plantation in the era of slavery.
Lawmakers Invest & Vote on Defense
Democrats and Republicans serving on the congressional Armed Services committees continued to invest in or cash out holdings with important contractors in the military and defense industry, according to a Business Insider review of 9,000 financial disclosure reports.
2 Boxers Bring Home Golden Gloves Titles
Knowledge Boxing Center’s Erniece “Scrap” Dawson and Marlin “Hitman” Smith, both of Lexington Park, secured 2021 Regional Golden Gloves championship titles.
Navy: Jet Fuel Spill Caused Water Contamination
US Navy officials believe contaminated tap water that went to Hawaii military households came from a one-time jet fuel spill in November and was not caused by a leak from aging underground fuel storage tanks above an aquifer.
LP Library Exhibit Teaches Kids About Money
The Lexington Park Library is hosting a traveling exhibit designed to teach kids and their families about money.
Navy Bests Army in Annual Football Matchup
The US Naval Academy Midshipmen beat the Army Black Nights in the annual football matchup Saturday 17-13. Navy now leads the historic series 62-52-7.
