June 25, 2026

  • Comp Plan

    Commission Sets Hearings on 2050 Comp Plan

    The St. Mary’s County Planning Commission will conduct hearings June 29 and July 7, 2026, as part of the St. Mary’s 2050 planning process.

  • Leadership

    Leadership So. MD Graduates 18th Executive Program Class

    Leadership Southern Maryland recently graduated it 18th Executive Program class at the University System of Maryland at Southern Maryland in California, MD.

  • 2020-1: Ethel Is Not My Favorite Osprey

    In 2021, I gave snarky names to 10 Ospreys who spent their summers within range of my middling telescope and I needed a way to differentiate them. There were so many Osprey through 2023 their poop was a community issue. Then it wasn’t an issue anymore.

  • Skate

    Summer Skate Events @ Leonard Hall

    Friday Summer Skate events are back at Leonard Hall Recreation Center in Leonardtown. The skate season continues through August 14, 2026.

  • Noise

    Pax Sets Supersonic Noise Advisory for June 23-26

    Communities surrounding NAS Patuxent River, Webster Outlying Field, Smith Island, and residents of the Northern Neck of Virginia are advised there will be potential for inshore supersonic flights from June 23-26, 2026.

Leader Exclusives

Amber Drive

Portion of Amber Drive to Close Temporarily

Jul 9, 2017

For about four weeks, starting July 10, 2017, the westbound lane of Amber Drive between Athlone Drive and Kinnegad Drive will be closed to traffic. The section of road is in the Hickory Hills community in St. Mary’s County.

Briefing Set on So. Md. Road Projects

Jul 6, 2017

The Patuxent Partnership will host a briefing on So. Md. road projects with Jim Ports, deputy secretary for operations for the Maryland Department of Transportation, from 8 to 9 am Tuesday, July 18, 2017.

Lexington Park Live! Mural

St. Mary’s CDC Completes Lexington Park Live! Mural

Jun 20, 2017

At the corner of Great Mills Road and Shangri-La Drive/Willows Road, St. Mary’s Community Development Corp. sponsors Lexington Park’s first community-produced mural.