Lex Park Gymnast Earns NCAA Scholarship
Kandyce Blocker of Lexington Park will attend Fairmount University in West Virginia on an NCAA acrobatics and tumbling scholarship.
Walden Highlights Overdose Awareness Day
Walden Behavioral Health will be participating in International Overdose Awareness Day on August 31, 2018, with several different activities at Beacon of Hope of Walden, located at 21770 FDR Boulevard in Lexington Park.
CSM Leonardtown Pool to Close for Maintenance
College of Southern Maryland’s Wellness and Aquatics Center at the Leonardtown Campus will be closing for a week of maintenance starting Saturday, Aug. 25, at 1 pm. The Leonardtown Pool, located at 22950 Hollywood Road, will reopen Tuesday, Sept. 4, at the regular operating time.
VA to Review Benefit Denials to Sexual Assault Victims
An IG report found VA officials improperly denied benefits to thousands of military sexual assault victims. The department will review all denied military sexual trauma claims from October 2016 forward.
MD Reps Go to Bat for James Webb Space Telescope
Maryland Congressmen Hoyer and Brown urge the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology to reauthorize funding for the James Webb Space Telescope Program managed by NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Prince George’s County, MD.
CSM, Jaycees Award Scholarships for 19th Year
For the 19th year, College of Southern Maryland Foundation and the Greater Waldorf Jaycees Foundation worked together to award scholarships to Charles County students both entering and returning to the college.
SpaceX Gears Up for 1st Crewed Flight
SpaceX is gearing up to launch NASA astronauts to space with its Falcon 9 rockets. The agency has been debating whether to allow the company to fuel its spacecraft after the astronauts have boarded.
Survey Considers Opioid Impact on Workforce
The St. Mary’s County Health Department and St. Mary’s County Department of Economic Development are hosting a survey on the Opioid Impact to the business community and workforce.
Building for Innovation at SM Airport
A briefing, Building for Innovation at the St. Mary’s County Regional Airport, will be held Aug. 22 at the airport in California, Md., with presentations from the St. Mary’s County Department of Economic Development, S. Hunt Aero, Southern Maryland Higher Education Center, and the University of Maryland.
White House Objects to 2nd LCS in 2019
As the Senate takes up the 2019 Defense Appropriations Bill, the White House has made clear it does not approve of a provision that calls for two littoral combat ships in 2019, one more than the Navy asked for in its budget.
