SMECO: Time-of-Use Rates Available
Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative has a new energy rate option available. SMECO has received approval to offer Time-of-Use rates to residential and commercial accounts on its standard offer service rate.
F-35C Completes First Deployment
The first-ever operational deployment of an F-35C Joint Strike Fighter squadron returned home this week. The Carrier Air Wing 2 with the aircraft carrier Carl Vinson Strike Group worked with a detachment of CMV-22 Ospreys as the carrier onboard delivery aircraft, two additional EA-18G Growlers and one additional E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft for “seamless integration.”
Ives Earns Lifetime Achievement Award
The St. Mary’s County Commission for Women is pleased to honor Barbara Ives with the 2022 Ruth Bader Ginsberg Lifetime Achievement Award.
Ukraine Teeters at Brink of War
Ukraine teeters at the brink of war, and thus so does Russia, Europe, and the United States. Talks and arm sales continue simultaneously.
TPP to Present RADM Harris Briefing
The Patuxent Partnership and the Pax River Council of the Navy League will present a briefing with retired RADM Sinclair Harris on “Leadership and Mentoring, Toxic Leadership, and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.” The in-person event will be held February 24, 2022.
More Troops Being Deployed to Europe
Three thousand members of the 82nd Airborne Division are scheduled to join 3,000 troops already mobilized to Poland, Germany, and Romania, as tensions mount along the Ukraine-Russia border. The White House is warning US civilians in Ukraine: Get out now, because the military won’t help rescue you if Russia invades.
Still Time to Register for HBCU College Fair
Registration is still being accepted for the 10th annual Southern Maryland HBCU College & Career Fair featuring Historically Black Colleges and Universities and local colleges and career organizations. The virtual event is free and will be held 10 am to 2 pm Saturday, February 19, 2022.
Farmers Market Is Back at the Airport
Come shop local at the Fly-in Farmers Market on February 13 for your Super Bowl feast or romantic Valentine’s dinner. You don’t need an airplane to come. You can drive, walk, or bike, too. There will be a bounty of locally grown and produced items to please one and all.
Women’s Commission Seeks Award Nominees
Tell the St. Mary’s County Commission for Women about the extraordinary women in the community. Nominations are open for the 2022 Woman of the Year and Tomorrow’s Woman awards.
UK Foreign Office Hacked
The United Kingdom’s Foreign Office was hacked in a major cybersecurity incident forcing the government to call in additional support with “extreme urgency” from its cybersecurity contractor BAE Systems Applied Intelligence, Details as to date of the hack or data captured remain unknown.
