Free Drive-Thru Flu Shot Clinics Planned
The St. Mary’s County Health Department is partnering with the public school system to offer free drive-thru flu vaccine clinics for children 3 to 18 at several locations in the county.
Leadership Program Selects Class of ’21
Twenty-nine local leaders have been selected for Leadership Southern Maryland’s executive program Class of 2021.
Audit to Probe How DoD Spent COVID Relief Funds
The Pentagon’s inspector general will audit DoD’s distribution of $1 billion from the CARES Act to determine if money designated for a coronavirus response went to defense contractors instead.
South China Sea Topic of TPP Webinar
Gregory Poling of the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative will lead the upcoming “Rock & Rules: American and the South China Seas” webinar Oct. 21. The Patuxent Partnership and St. Mary’s College of Maryland Center for the Study of Democracy will co-sponsor the event.
Hoyer Earns Perfect Score From Human Rights Campaign
Congressman Steny H. Hoyer received a 100% score on the Human Rights Campaign scorecard for the 116th Congress.
Carrier Reagan Heads Back to South China Sea
The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan strike group has returned to the South China Sea as tensions with China continue to rise.
Pandemic Sending Residents Outdoors
The Maryland Park Service is reporting a total of 17.1 million visitors to date in 2020, already surpassing the previous record of 14.9 million total visitors in 2019.
View the State of the County Report
The St. Mary’s County, MD, 2020 State of the County video and executive summary are online for viewing.
Sessions for LSM’s LEAP Class Nearly Complete
Leadership Southern Maryland’s Emerging Leaders Program Class of 2020 held its fifth of six program sessions. LEAP’s Capstone and Graduation Session is planned for Oct. 23.
Here’s a Way to Keep Maryland Beautiful
Applications for the annual Keep Maryland Beautiful grants program are now being accepted. Grants are being offered to help volunteer and nonprofit groups, communities, and land trusts support environmental education projects, litter removal, citizen stewardship, and solve natural resource issues in urban and rural areas.
