First Friday Is Lovin’ Leonardtown
First Fridays open up Leonardtown, MD, for a one-of-a-kind shopping and entertaining evening. This Friday the town’s business community will be open February 4 from 5 to 8 pm. Check with individual businesses regarding closures in the case of inclement weather and for COVID-19 policies.
Ship’s Trespass Investigated
A Coast Guard investigation is underway after the Royal Caribbean cruise ship Harmony of the Seas forced Sunday evening’s scrub of a SpaceX launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The ship veered into the exclusion zone along a Falcon 9 rocket’s flight path just before the scheduled launch.
This Apprenticeship Program Rules!
Platform Aerospace recognized The Patuxent Partnership and Tech Jobs Rule for their youth apprenticeship training program.
NAACP to Hold Virtual College, Career Fair
The HBCU College & Career Fair will be presented virtually by St. Mary’s County Branch NAACP#7025, from 10 am to 2 pm Saturday, February 19, 2022.
N.Korean Missile Snaps Earth Pix
Amid a busy month of missile test launches, on Jan. 30 North Korea released a photo taken of Earth, reporting the image was captured from a Hwasong 12 intermediate-range ballistic missile “by a camera installed at the missile warhead.”
Great Blue Herons at Home in the Bay
Great Blue Herons are also called Johnnie cranes locally, sneaking along the shoreline in the summertime, pierce a soft crab, flip it, send it down the hatch. But you can catch glimpse of their fishing skills all year-round.
Lawmakers Support Expansion of Patuxent Refuge
Maryland’s congressional delegation members support the expansion of the Patuxent Research Refuge.
2 Mishaps in January Rough Start for F-35
Two mishaps in January have gotten the F-35 off to a rough start in 2022. There was a landing mishap with an F-35C on the deck of the carrier USS Carl Vinson and a bird strike that caused an F-35A to make a belly landing in South Korea.
Need Help Filing Your Taxes?
LifeStyles of Southern Maryland and the Lexington Park Library will offer free Volunteer Income Tax Assistance to those who qualify. Appointments are necessary.
Rotary Supports Field Trips for At-Risk Teens
The Rotary Club of Lexington Park has awarded the Greenwell Foundation $4,500 to bring the “Re-connecting Field Trips” to Great Mills High School this summer.
