Solomons Bridge Work Planned Sunday, Oct. 5
Maryland State Highway Administration will perform routine maintenance on the MD 4 (Governor Thomas Johnson) Bridge starting at 6am Sunday, October 5.
2025 App Challenge Deadline Approaches
Rep. Steny H. Hoyer’s office reminds students in middle and high school that the registration deadline for the 2025 Congressional App Challenge is October 30.
Save the Date: Defense Summit Nov. 19
The Patuxent Partnership’s annual Defense Summit will be held November 19, 2025, at the USMSM Smart Building in California, MD.
At Three Notch, a Twisty, Turny Who-Dun-It
The Newtowne Players are performing Agatha Christie’s classic murder mystery, “The Mousetrap.” And it is not to be missed.
Check Out Drayden Schoolhouse Oct. 4 & 18
Free open houses will be held from 11am to 2pm October 4 and 18, 2025, at the historic African American schoolhouse in Drayden.
Trump Enters His 3rd Funding Lapse
US federal government closed at 12:01 am, Oct. 1, amid a bitter partisan fight over funding. Three-quarters of a million employees have been furloughed and others are working without pay indefinitely. This is the third time President Trump has presided over a federal funding lapse, the first since his return to the White House this year.
Hoyer Statement on Government Shutdown
A shutdown is a failure of governance, but that has been the Trump administration’s aim from the beginning, says Rep. Steny H. Hoyer.
STEAM Fest & Expo Set Oct. 25
Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative will join exhibitors from local and state agencies to provide a variety of STEM-related programs available to students in St. Mary’s County at the 10th annual Maryland STEAM Festival and Expo on October 25. Students of all ages are encouraged to attend.
First Friday in Leonardtown Oct. 3
First Friday Weekends open up Leonardtown, MD, for one-of-a-kind shopping and entertainment, and invite visitors to join in some Octoberfest fun October 3-5. Take the Scarecrow Stroll. Come to town to see the scarecrows displayed all over town and then vote for your favorite.
SMECO: Make Space for Savings
Your old fridge is wasting energy—and your money. Let Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative haul it away and hand you $50 for recycling it.
