SMECO Employees Raise $63,000 for 3 Local Shelters
Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative employees recently held a fund-raising event and donated $63,000 to three shelters serving Southern Maryland.
St. Mary’s Has Nonprofit Funding Opportunities
St. Mary’s County government has opened the nonprofit funding utility for the fiscal year 2027 budget cycle. Deadline to submit applications is January 12, 2026.
Last Weekend for ‘Christmas Carol’
Don’t miss a festive farce, based loosely on Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol,” at the Three Notch Theatre in Lexington Park. This is the last weekend to catch the show.
Army-Navy Game Honors 250th
The 2025 Army-Navy game will be played at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore on Dec. 13. Kickoff is set for 3pm ET on CBS. This will be the 126th annual Army-Navy Game during the 250th anniversary year of the US military as well as both the Army and Navy service branches. The Navy Midshipmen and Army Black Knights will be honoring the 250th anniversary with their uniforms, depicting their branch’s history.
Outdoor Concert to Feature Sounds of the Season
“Sounds of the Season,” a free outdoor holiday concert and fundraiser, will be held from 10am to 2pm Saturday, December 13, 2025, at Sneade’s Ace Hardware at 11861 HG Trueman Road in Lusby.
SMECO Offers Incentive for EV Owners
Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative offers an incentive program to owners of electric vehicles. Visit SMECO’s website to enroll in the EV Recharge program.
Ganz to Perform Chopin Piano Recital at SMCM
Pianist Brian Ganz will perform his only full-length piano recital of the semester at St. Mary’s College of Maryland at 7pm Thursday, December 11.
Delegation Announces $60M in Transit Funding
Rep. Steny H. Hoyer and other members of the congressional delegation announced $60,322,396 in federal funding to upgrade the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s bus transit system and to support the construction of a new transit maintenance and operations facility in Charles County.
TPP Defense Summit Puts Focus on Tech & Innovation
The Patuxent Partnership’s 2025 Defense Summit covered an array of topics last month keeping the focus on “Technology, Innovation and Capability to the Warfighter.” An audience of more than 200 attended the full-day program of dynamic panels and speakers, including NAWCAD leadership.
A New US National Security Strategy
The White House released a new national security strategy last week that outlines a new US military focus on the Western Hemisphere. The Trump administration will “rightly prioritize our homeland and hemisphere,” DefSec Pete Hegseth said.
