DoD Ups Estimates for Contractors’ COVID Relief
The Pentagon acquisition chief estimates $20 billion is needed to help the defense industry cover COVID-19 costs.
Nonprofit Offers Dental Services at East Run
Health Partners Inc., a local nonprofit health care agency, offers dental services for all ages two days a week at the East Run Center in Lexington Park.
The Rise of Lexington Park
Many residents in the north of St. Mary’s County assumed Pax River was a temporary, war-time arrangement, but Jack Daugherty, a Marine pilot stationed at the Pax at the end of the war, and other ex-Navy personnel thought otherwise, and decided to stay.
Sept. 15 Deadline to Apply for LEAP Program
Leadership Southern Maryland is currently accepting nominations for its Emerging Leaders Program, LEAP 2021. Eligible candidates should live or work in Calvert, Charles, or St. Mary’s counties. Deadline to apply is September 15, 2020.
Sign Up for CodeRED Weather Warnings
St. Mary’s County residents who want to receive email warnings, updates, and special notices including road closures, severe weather updates, recreation and park notices, and CodeRED weather warnings can sign up with the county’s Department of Emergency Services.
Three Local Women Selected as State Sheroes
Three St. Mary’s County women — Dr. Janice Walthour, Marcia Greenberg, and Wrenn Heisler — were featured in the Parade of 100 Maryland Sheroes, part of the Maryland Commission for Women’s Centennial Summit commemorating the passage of the 19th Amendment giving women in this country the right to vote.
TPP Webinar Presents Gowen, MD Adjutant General
The Patuxent Partnership will host a virtual discussion from 11 am to noon September 30, 2020, with Timothy E. Gowen, the adjutant general of Maryland.
Grant Expands St. Mary’s Internet Access
St. Mary’s County government and public schools joined together to win a state grant for $1.7 million to continue the effort to bring broadband internet connections to unserved populations in St. Mary’s County.
New Music Series Debuts in So. MD
The Jo Ricks Music Series was created to bring acclaimed classical, jazz, and world-music artists to Southern Maryland for the artists to share their music through affordable live performances and to share their musical knowledge through educational events for children and youth.
Virtual Ceremony to Commemorate 9/11
Foundation 4 Heroes will hold a 9/11 commemoration ceremony at the St. Mary’s County Governmental Center in Leonardtown on Friday, September 11, 2020. The ceremony is not open to the public but it can be viewed on Facebook beginning at approximately 9 pm.
