July 6, 2026

Vets Day Parade Steps Off at 10am Nov. 11

Parade

Leonardtown salutes America’s veterans at the annual Veterans Day Parade on Tuesday, November 11, 2025. The parade steps off from St. Mary’s Ryken High School at 10am and proceeds through town.

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Sheriff’s Office Moving to New Alert System

Alert System

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is transitioning to a new alert and tip submission platform: tip411, which will replace the Nixle system currently in use. Nixle alerts will end November 12, 2025, and current subscribers will not automatically transfer to the new system.

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Mural Unveiled at Pax River Village Center

Mural

Artist Rosalia Torres-Weiner has created a mural at the Pax River Village Center on Great Mills Road to honor the Latino community. “Painting this mural in Lexington Park has been such a gift!” she says.

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Judy Center Celebrates 25th Anniversary

Judy Center

The first Judy Center in Charles County celebrated its 25th anniversary in October. The center, housed at Dr. Samuel A. Mudd Elementary School, opened in fall 2000 after state lawmakers enacted the Judith P. Hoyer Early Child Care and Education Enhancement Program earlier that year.

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Co-op Youth Program Delegates Give Back to Their Communities

Co-op

During National Rural Electric Cooperative Association National Co-op Month, co-op youth leaders demonstrated the cooperative principle of commitment to community through a variety of service projects.

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Pax to Monitor Sonic Booms

Sonic Booms

Pax River will be installing a sonic boom noise monitoring system for test flights over Chesapeake Bay for experts to study supersonic flight tests and reduce their noise impacts in the restricted airspace over the watershed.

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St. Clement’s Extends Water Taxi Service to Island

Water Taxi

The water taxi service offered at St. Clement’s Island Museum will operate an extended season in November 2025, while the main museum building is being reconstructed and temporarily closed to the public.

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Shop & Stroll at First Friday Nov. 7

Shop

First Friday Weekends open up Leonardtown, MD, for one-of-a-kind shopping and entertainment, and invite visitors to join in some fun November 7-8. Take a stroll around town, get your passport stamped at participating businesses, and enter to win prizes.

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PTLT Seeks Weed Warrior Volunteers

Weed Warriors

Join Patuxent Tidewater Land Trust as the Weed Warriors remove English ivy and invasive plants to help save the trees. The volunteers will work from 9am to noon Saturday, November 8, at Historic St. Mary’s City.

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LSM Topic: SoMD Economy, Workforce Development

Economy

The Leadership Southern Maryland Executive Program Class of 2025 met with regional economic and workforce development leaders to learn about the region’s efforts to attract businesses, create jobs, build and retain workforce talent, and grow the economy.

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