Rotary Club Accepting Grant Applications
The Leonardtown Rotary Club has opened its call for grant applications for 2019 from St. Mary’s County non-profit organizations and public services agencies. The deadline to apply for a grant is Friday, April 5.
Solid Curtain Exercise at Pax Feb. 4-15
Naval installations in the National Capital Region, including NAS Patuxent River, will conduct Exercise Citadel Shield-Solid Curtain 2019 from Feb. 4 to 15, 2019.
RADM Jaynes Keynote for Banquet
Retired US Navy RADM C.J. Jaynes will be the keynote speaker for the annual St. Mary’s County National Women’s History Month Banquet in March.
Members Helping Members Program Logs Great Success
For more than nine years, the Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative’s Members Helping Members program has raised more than $100,000 a year.
Question of Bias Disrupts Fitz’s CO Court-Martial
The judge in the court-martial against the Fitzgerald’s former CO ruled the admiral who brought charges failed to remain neutral. Seven sailors drowned in the June 27, 2017, Fitzgerald accident.
Get Your Student Excited About Math
The Southern Maryland Math Circle program provides fun math activities for middle and high school students. The group’s next meeting will be 10 am Saturday, Feb. 9, in Lexington Park.
Sukjin Choi Artwork on Display in La Plata
The work of artist Sukjin Choi will be on display on the College of Southern Maryland La Plata Campus through March 14, 2019.
Navy Getting Out of Missile Defense
The US Navy has long wanted out of the missile defense business. Plans for a space-based sensor layer could let that happen.
Help Beat Teen Obesity With Healthy Choices
US teens are suffering in the wake of an obesity epidemic in the country. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that fighting Teen Obesity is essential because more than 20 percent of 12- to 19-year-olds are classified as obese.
State Receives Preschool Assessment Grant
The state of Maryland has been awarded $10.6 million in grant money to conduct a needs assessment for preschool education in the state.
