St. Mary’s Kindergarten Registration Is Open
Registration for St. Mary’s County kindergarten for the 2025–26 school year has begun and will continue throughout the summer. Parents of children who will be 5 by September 1 should register at the school assigned to their physical address during the enrollment period.
Maryland Has Its 18th Master Angler
Thomas Over Jr. of Harford County has earned a Master Angler Milestone Award under the Maryland Department of Natural Resources’ FishMaryland program.
County Has Openings on Boards, Commissions
The St. Mary’s County commissioners are seeking applications from residents interested in serving on a local board, committee, or commission. The deadline to apply is May 23, 2025.
Ready 9 Program — Every Student Flies
Ready 9 Aviation Academy, through Every Student Flies, offers high school-age students in Southern Maryland a free instructional flight in an airplane. The Patuxent Partnership is helping to publicize the program.
Hoyer Congratulates Art Contest Winners
Congressman Steny H. Hoyer recently congratulated the winners of the 2025 Fifth District Congressional Art Competition. Cynclair Wilson of Charles County placed first in the contest with her work titled, “Ancestral Wisdom.”
F-35 Dodged a Houthi Missile
As the Trump administration considered ending the US missile strikes in the Red Sea, Houthi rebels in Yemen fired a missile so close to a US F-35 the pilot had to take evasive action, a potential “absolute disaster” for the costly fighter jet.
Don’t Miss the May 20 TPP/ANA Panel
RDML Anthony Rossi will be the keynote speaker at the Tuesday, May 20, 2025, panel, “Building Bridges by Advancing Global Defense Partnerships,” presented by The Patuxent Partnership and the Association of Naval Aviation. Registration is now open, and spots are filling fast.
Maryland DNR Photo Contest Now Open
The 2025 Maryland Department of Natural Resources photo contest is now open. The deadline for submissions is noon August 1.
Hoyer: Report Reveals ‘Precarious’ Moment for Economy
The US Labor Department’s April 2025 job reports showed modest job growth for the month, with 177,000 jobs added and the unemployment rate holding around 4.2%.
Self-Service Sandbag Pickup Set
The St. Mary’s County Department of Public Works and Transportation will provide self-service sandbag pickup for residents from 8am to noon Saturday, May 31, 2025, at the St. Andrew’s Landfill in California, MD.
