DoD Rescinds COVID Vaccine Mandate
The Pentagon has dropped the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for troops.
Appraiser Fair Returns to Museum
St. Clement’s Island Museum will hold its Appraiser Fair on January 28, 2023. Pull out those hidden treasures in your attic or garage and find out what they’re worth.
County Govt. MLK Day Schedule
All St. Mary’s County government administrative offices will be closed Monday, January 16, in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. The six convenience centers and the St. Andrew’s Landfill will be open.
SMECO Adds More EV Charging Stations
Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative has commissioned 32 electric vehicle charging stations in Southern Maryland, as of December 2022.
PMA-226 Adversary Team Wins DoD Award
The US Navy’s PMA-226 Adversary Aircraft Team earned the 2022 DoD Acquisition Workforce Award for Flexibility in Contracting.
Remove the English From Historic St. Mary’s City
Patuxent Tidewater Land Trust volunteers will be removing English ivy vines from trees in Historic St. Mary’s City on January 14, 2023. Get some fresh air, some light exercise, and help the community.
Spending Cuts Worry DoD
The pact House Speaker Kevin McCarthy made with GOP conservatives looks to exact deep spending cuts. The pact does not make a specific commitment on defense spending. Many Republicans have said reductions could come from the non-military side of the ledger. But Pentagon leaders are meeting and preparing a defense of their spending needs, only two weeks after securing a major budget increase.
Nominees Sought for Commission for Women Awards
The St. Mary’s County Commission for Women will hold its annual Woman’s History Month event March 18, 2023, in Lexington Park. Nominations for the Woman of the Year and Tomorrow’s Woman awards are being accepted.
Hoyer: US Economy Back on Track
The US Labor Department’s December 2022 jobs report caps off “a historic run of economic successes,” said Congressman Steny Hoyer.
Navy Demonstrates Unmanned Cargo Delivery Systems
The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division recently demonstrated multiple unmanned systems in a first-of-its-kind mission to move supplies to ships at sea without the use of manned aircraft.
