June 26, 2026

  • Survey

    Healthy St. Mary’s Conducting Survey

    The Healthy St. Mary’s Partnership invites all who live, work, or play in St. Mary’s to complete the Community Health Assessment. The purpose of the survey is to get opinions about community health problems in the county. The survey is open until June 30, 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.

Leader Exclusives

2020-1: Ethel Is Not My Favorite Osprey

Jun 24, 2026

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.

Lex Park to Celebrate Community, Culture & Cuisine

Jun 22, 2026

Join the fun at the Community, Culture & Cuisine event from 11am to 4pm Saturday, June 27, 2026, by the Lexington Park Business Association and St. Mary’s County Arts Council! The event will be held in St. Mary’s Square on Great Mills Road in Lexington Park, MD.

Sanders to Moderate TPP Symposium

Jun 1, 2026

Retired RADM Scott Sanders will moderate The Patuxent Partnership symposium, Evolving Warfare: Rise of the Drones, on June 18. The symposium will focus on emerging drone and future autonomous technologies and how they will affect US Navy operations. Registration is now open.