June 2, 2026

Comp Plan Website — St. Mary’s 2050

Comp Plan

The county’s upcoming comprehensive plan update, St. Mary’s 2050: Charting Our Tomorrow, now has its own website.

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Musk Takes Aim at F-35

F-35

Elon Musk, soon to be in charge of cutting federal spending, wrote on his social media platform, X, “the worst military value for money in history that is the F-35 program!”

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Be the Coolest. Make the Splash

Splash

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office will hold the coolest event in Southern Maryland on December 7. Join the St. Mary’s Splash at Point Lookout State Park.

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Charter School Lottery Applications Accepted

Charter Schools

The Chesapeake Public Charter School online lottery application process is open. The deadline to apply is December 31, 2024.

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Holiday Fun Continues @ Flat Iron Farm

Flat Iron Farm in Great Mills is ready for the second weekend of Bubby’s Farewell Christmas on December 6 and 7.

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Team MD Welcomes Newly Elected Members

Team MD

Congressman Steny H. Hoyer and other Team Maryland lawmakers welcomed the state’s newest members of Congress recently to the US Capitol.

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Ganz to Play Free Piano Recital Dec. 5 @ SMCM

Ganz

St. Mary’s College of Maryland musician-in-residence Brian Ganz will perform a piano recital at 7pm Thursday, December 5, at the Dodge Performing Arts Center on the college campus.

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SBIR/STTR Topic Launch Set Dec. 11

Pilots

There is still time to register for the 25.1/A NAVAIR Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer Topic Launch to be held 9am to 4pm December 11, in conjunction with the Southern Maryland Tech Bridge.

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Karlin to Discuss His Latest Novel

Karlin

Local author Wayne Karlin will present his latest novel, “The Genizah,” and discuss the Holocaust backgrounds of the novel at a talk December 7 at the Lexington Park Library.

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Osprey Flying Again, Yet Its Safety Still in Question

Osprey

After being grounded for months following a crash last year that killed eight US service members in Japan, the V-22 Osprey is back in the air. Many question whether it should be. The military says it mitigated the problem with the aircraft, but the families of those killed are not convinced.

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