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

Science Fair Puts the Whiz in Kids

TPP Recruits Science Fair Sponsors & Volunteers

Dec 16, 2016

Sponsors and volunteers are needed to sign-up by Jan. 6, 2017 to support the St. Mary’s County Science and Engineering Fair, coming up Jan. 20 and 21 at Great Mills High School in Lexington Park, MD.

Whitten Turns Skeptic Into Fan With Improved Vision

Dec 14, 2016

Two concurring second opinions convinced a doubtful Barbara Ives she had the top diagnostician and surgeon for her eyesight, Dr. Mark Whitten.

Lexington Park first public mural

Lexington Park Joins Public Mural Revival

Dec 12, 2016

St. Mary’s Community Development Corp. to launch a competition for an artist to paint the first public mural in the “Lexington Park Comes Alive!” series.