2018 Hurricane Season Saw Above Normal Activity
St. Mary’s County government has released a report of the 2018 Hurricane Season, and says that overall, the season featured above normal activity in the Atlantic.
Museum Wants Penny Press Machine
The Friends of St. Clement’s Island and Piney Point Museums have launched a fundraising effort to provide the St. Clement’s Island Museum store with a penny press machine.
MedStar Hosts Christmas Eve Blood Drive
The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive from 9 am to 1 pm Monday, Dec. 24, 2018, at MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital in Leonardtown.
Holiday Closings Announced
The College of Southern Maryland heads out for Winter Break on Dec. 21. St. Mary’s County government lists its holiday schedule.
eVisits: Medical Care Without Leaving Home
When the symptoms of an illness set in, getting to a doctor’s office is not always an easy option. For Kim, a mother in St. Mary’s City, getting her 22-year-old son with special needs to a doctor is especially difficult, but MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital in Leonardtown now offers eVisits, making her duties much easier.
Airport Readies for Holiday Farmers Market
Santa is flying into St. Mary’s Airport on Saturday, Dec. 22, to attend the county’s only Holiday FLY-IN Farmers Market at the terminal building at 44200 Airport Road in California, MD.
Shah Donation to Help Nursing, Health Students
Dr. Ila Shah, director of the College of Southern Maryland Foundation, and her husband, Dr. Vinod K. Shah, have given a tremendous gift to students at CSM.
Weiskopf Is New County Attorney
David Weiskopf has been appointed as the St. Mary’s County attorney.
VA Leaves Millions Unspent for Suicide Outreach
Veterans Administration has spent only $57,000 out of $6.2 million set aside for suicide prevention and suicide outreach in the media in fiscal 2018, less than 1 percent, while a respected, retired Marine colonel becomes the fifth suicide since 2013 at the same Florida VA complex.
Retired Marine Col. Jim Turner became the fifth veteran at Bay Pines Department of Veterans Affairs in Florida to take his life, reports Military.com. He put on his dress uniform and medals and drove to the complex. He got out of his truck, sat down on top of his military records and took his own life with a rifle. He left a suicide note blasting the VA for failing to help him. He was remembered as a professional and a leader.
Hoyer: Jobs Report Weaker Than Expected
While the November 2018 jobs report is reflective of a resilient economy, it was weaker than expected, driven in part by uncertainty due to trade, says Congressman Steny H. Hoyer.
