June 26, 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

3-D Printing

3-D Printing Targets Readiness & Reliability for Navy

Feb 28, 2017

A Pax Partnership 3-D Printing briefing draws nearly 100 TPP members, including local contractors. Guests heard how Naval Air Systems Command, as part of a Navy-wide effort, is meeting the challenge.

robotics

Robotics Can’t Start Too Soon

Feb 20, 2017

Robotics can develop STEM skills from pre-K classrooms through high school, according to the RES Rockets, and they should know.

Jelly Fish & Others bald eagle

Jelly Fish & Others Winter in the Chesapeake

Feb 16, 2017

Jelly fish, bald eagles, and a raft of ducks spend the winter in the Chesapeake Bay. This and more important seasonal information in this Message from the Cap’n.