US, Britain Ready for F-35B Flight Trials
Great Britain’s aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth has departed for the US to carry out flight trials with F-35B fighter jets at the Portsmouth naval base.
Forum’s Focus Is So. Md. Transportation Issues
The success of businesses in St. Mary’s County has led to population growth, but all that success has translated to transportation issues on the region’s roads. Come to a forum Aug. 29, 2018, from 6:30 to 8:30 pm at the Patuxent Naval Air Museum in Lexington. The forum is being publicized with help from The Patuxent Partnership.
St. Mary’s County Hazardous Waste Collection Day Nov. 10
September 15, 2018, will be the day the St. Andrew’s Landfill hosts its fall Hazardous Waste Collection Day for St. Mary’s County, MD, residents. The event takes place between 8 am and 4:30 pm.
Butler Joins Sheriff’s Office as Chief of Staff
The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office has named Marvin Butler as the department’s new chief of staff.
Shawn Coates Named New CSM Trustee
Shawn Coates of White Plains has been appointed to serve on the College of Southern Maryland Board of Trustees.
Lex Park Gymnast Earns NCAA Scholarship
Kandyce Blocker of Lexington Park will attend Fairmount University in West Virginia on an NCAA acrobatics and tumbling scholarship.
Walden Highlights Overdose Awareness Day
Walden Behavioral Health will be participating in International Overdose Awareness Day on August 31, 2018, with several different activities at Beacon of Hope of Walden, located at 21770 FDR Boulevard in Lexington Park.
CSM Leonardtown Pool to Close for Maintenance
College of Southern Maryland’s Wellness and Aquatics Center at the Leonardtown Campus will be closing for a week of maintenance starting Saturday, Aug. 25, at 1 pm. The Leonardtown Pool, located at 22950 Hollywood Road, will reopen Tuesday, Sept. 4, at the regular operating time.
VA to Review Benefit Denials to Sexual Assault Victims
An IG report found VA officials improperly denied benefits to thousands of military sexual assault victims. The department will review all denied military sexual trauma claims from October 2016 forward.
MD Reps Go to Bat for James Webb Space Telescope
Maryland Congressmen Hoyer and Brown urge the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology to reauthorize funding for the James Webb Space Telescope Program managed by NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Prince George’s County, MD.
