R&P Youth Basketball Coaches Needed
Applications are being accepted for volunteer coaches for the St. Mary’s Department of Recreation & Parks youth basketball league.
Golf Tourney to Raise $ for Scholarships
The Tee-It-Up for Kids golf tournament will be held October 4, 2024, at the Wicomico Shores Golf Course. Proceeds from the event support a youth scholarship program providing children the opportunity to participate in summer camp, sports, and other programs.
NOAA Grant Would Fund Bay Oyster Reef
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has recommended awarding $10 million to fund new reef construction for a Maryland Department of Natural Resources oyster sanctuary in the Chesapeake Bay.
Army Preps for Sci-Fi Battlefields
The US Army is learning from the Russia-Ukraine war what is needed of sci-fi-style energy weapons to combat a future battlefield swarming with sensors and electronics, swollen with digital chatter and interference, and starving for overhead defenses. The Middle East is proving an excellent testing ground.
SMECO Employees Donate to Food Bank
Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative recently helped fight hunger in the region by donating more than 3,100 pounds of food to the Southern Maryland Food Bank.
Get the Dirt on Saving Seeds at Lex Park Library
Learn the tricks of the trade for collecting, cleaning, and storing native plant and veggie seeds for your home garden at “All the Dirt on Seed Saving” at the Lexington Park Library on September 11.
Interns Bring Innovation to NAVAIR
NAVAIR’s SSCO Junior Personnel Development Program celebrated its ninth year this summer. Starting with one intern in 2015, the program now boasts 22 interns and a 75% retention rate.
Tug Life & Crew Changes from the Cap’n
Two weeks on, two weeks off, that’s one scenario for life on a tugboat. Cap’n Jack gets some insights from tug captains Butch Cornelius and Dave Hoffman on what “tug-boating” life is like — and how much it pays.
Navy Launches Jet Design Contest for Students
Students across Southern Maryland are invited to draw on their innovation and creativity to design the US Navy’s next jet in an inaugural competition by the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division.
Navy Recruiting Rebounds ‘Significantly’
US Navy VADM Rick Cheeseman said the service’s recruiting numbers have rebounded “significantly,” but they still fall short of the boot camp goal, which was to sign up 40,600 recruits by the end of the month. The Navy will be about 5,000 sailors short of the target to get all recruits into the 10-week training course by the end of the fiscal year.
