July 14, 2026

  • Gymnasts

    Gymnasts Finish 2025–26 Season Strong

    The St. Mary’s Gymnastics Academy has announced the conclusion of the 2025-2026 season following the recent success of team members at the USA Gymnastics Region 7 Championships in mid-May.

  • St. George Island

    The Tale of the Battle of St. George Island

    Mark your calendar. Join Preservation Maryland President and CEO Nicholas Redding to learn about Maryland’s only Revolutionary War battle, its impact, and the often overlooked tale of the Battle of St. George Island.

  • Platform Aerospace

    Platform Aerospace to Expand Operations in St. Mary’s

    Platform Aerospace is expanding its operations in St. Mary’s County to grow its engineering, design, and production space, creating hundreds of new jobs in Maryland over the next three years.

  • National Night Out

    Get Ready for National Night Out

    Community members are invited to register their neighborhoods for participation in National Night Out on Tuesday, August 4, 2026. National Night Out is sponsored locally by Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative.

  • Teen Leadership

    Scholarships Available for Teen Leadership Academy

    Applications are still being accepted, and full scholarships are available, for the 2026 Leadership Southern Maryland Teen Leadership Academy presented by Stella’s Girls Inc.

Leader Exclusives

2022-1: Time Speeds Up for Island Creek Ospreys

Jul 8, 2026

The 10 named Ospreys of lower Island Creek started the 2022 season earlier than ever and kept to a fast pace. So there was plenty of extra time if something should go awry. Turned out that was a good thing.

Uncertainty Is Exhausting, for Kids Too

Jul 6, 2026

Uncertainty is exhausting. Kids feel it too. The background noise of grown-up stress. The questions about their world.  We can’t promise stability in everything, but WaldenWise has some easy activities to give kids a steady presence to help them make sense of it all.

MATRIX Lab

Open House Set @ UMD MATRIX Lab

Jul 1, 2026

The University of Maryland MATRIX Lab’s Industry Open House will be held from 9am to 3pm Wednesday, July 15, 2026, at the University System of Maryland at Southern Maryland SMART Building in California, MD.