November 6, 2025

  • Judy Center

    Judy Center Celebrates 25th Anniversary

    The first Judy Center in Charles County celebrated its 25th anniversary in October. The center, housed at Dr. Samuel A. Mudd Elementary School, opened in fall 2000 after state lawmakers enacted the Judith P. Hoyer Early Child Care and Education Enhancement Program earlier that year.

  • Co-op

    Co-op Youth Program Delegates Give Back to Their Communities

    During National Rural Electric Cooperative Association National Co-op Month, co-op youth leaders demonstrated the cooperative principle of commitment to community through a variety of service projects.

  • Sonic Booms

    Pax to Monitor Sonic Booms

    Pax River will be installing a sonic boom noise monitoring system for test flights over Chesapeake Bay for experts to study supersonic flight tests and reduce their noise impacts in the restricted airspace over the watershed.

  • Shop

    Shop & Stroll at First Friday Nov. 7

    First Friday Weekends open up Leonardtown, MD, for one-of-a-kind shopping and entertainment, and invite visitors to join in some fun November 7-8. Take a stroll around town, get your passport stamped at participating businesses, and enter to win prizes.

  • Economy

    LSM Topic: SoMD Economy, Workforce Development

    The Leadership Southern Maryland Executive Program Class of 2025 met with regional economic and workforce development leaders to learn about the region’s efforts to attract businesses, create jobs, build and retain workforce talent, and grow the economy.

Leader Exclusives

Defense Summit

Defense Summit: “Technology, Innovation & Capability to the Warfighter”

Nov 3, 2025

The Patuxent Partnership will present its third annual Defense Summit, “Technology, Innovation and Capability to the Warfighter,” on November 19. Registration is now open.

How Are the Kids? And You?

Nov 3, 2025

As the end-of-year holidays approach, with the added pressures and emotions they can bring, it’s a good time to check in with how the children in your life are navigating their stress. And checking on yours own as well. 

Oyster Season Opens to Warm Weather

Oct 30, 2025

The oyster season in Maryland opened Oct. 1, 2025, this season and will run through March 31, 2026. However, the water temperature is still high, and the Chesapeake’s oysters have not fattened up yet.