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

rockfish

Oysters Are In, Rockfish Out, Time to Prep Nets for Spring

Jan 5, 2017

Message from the Cap’n is a compilation of fishing advice, waterman and weather insights, Chesapeake lore, and ordinary malarkey.

mural

Lexington Park Seeks Artist for First Public Mural

Jan 3, 2017

Lexington Park is seeking an artist for its first public mural. The St. Mary’s Community Development Corp. is soliciting design proposals for a mural in black and white plus one accent color to appear on all or part of a 15-foot-high and 50-foot-wide cinderblock wall visible from a busy Lexington Park intersection.

Wildewood Group Offers Agility, Experience

Jan 2, 2017

A report from Pricewaterhouse Coopers praises mid-size developers such as Wildewood Group.