July 10 Next Airport Farmers Market
Head to Historic Sotterley’s next installment of the Airport Farmers Market from 9 am to 1 pm Sunday, July 10, 2022, in partnership with the St. Mary’s County Regional Airport.
Power Companies Face Supply Crisis
US power companies face a supply-chain crisis this summer that threatens the availability of electricity heading into the heat of summer and peak hurricane season while federal agencies warn that the extreme weather could pose reliability issues. Meanwhile, the global supply-chain remains bottle-necked in Southern California ports.
Looking Back 50 Yrs. at Hurricane Agnes – Message From the Cap’n
I watched Tropical Storm Agnes, 50 years ago this month, change my small part of the watershed, for the worst. It hasn’t recovered. Experts say none of the Chesapeake Bay recovered from Agnes.
Greenwell Offers Programs for Veterans
The Greenwell Foundation in Hollywood, MD, currently offers four programs for veterans: Horse Connection, Trail Rides, Kayaking, and Charter Boat Fishing.
Female Draft in Congress Again
It’s the same set-up as last year, the annual defense bill includes a provision requiring women as well as men between the ages of 18 and 25 to register with the Selective Service System against the possibility of a military draft. Same as last year, conservatives oppose “drafting our daughters.”
SMECO Members to Be Issued Credits
Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative will refund members’ capital credits totaling nearly $7.1 million.
Local VFDs Win Grain Rescue Equipment
Nationwide Insurance has awarded two St. Mary’s County volunteer fire departments with grain rescue tubes and hands-on training to prepare them to respond when local grain entrapments occur.
Future Unclear on Littoral Combat Ships
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith (D-WA) said he will offer an amendment to save five US Navy littoral combat ships from an early retirement. Three separate congressional committees have approved defense budget plans that would block the Navy from scrapping five vessels from the problem-plagued ship class.
Reminder: AeroPark Update Thursday
Learn about the growth and expansion of the AeroPark Innovation District with The Patuxent Partnership from 8:30 to 10 am Thursday, June 30, 2022.
Askey Welcomes New Partners
Christa Hood, CPA, and Monica Kempson, CPA, became the new partners of Askey, Askey & Associates, CPA, LLC, June 1, 2022. Founders Bob and Cathy Askey are sticking around as consultants, but after 25 years handed off the business to its new partners.
