July 24, 2026

AI Program Registration Now Open

Symposium

Registration is now open for The Patuxent Partnership’s upcoming program on Artificial Intelligence, planned for Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019, at the University System of Maryland.

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Gilday, New Navy CNO, Takes Command

Gilday

New Chief of Naval Operations ADM Michael Gilday took over as the highest uniformed office in the sea service last week. He says the Navy “will think differently.”

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Students Attend 2019 Youth Tour

Youth Tour

Four Southern Maryland high school students joined students from across the country for the 2019 Youth Tour in Washington, DC, in June.

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Message From the Cap’n/Hummingbirds, Our Tiny Visiting Friends

hummingbirds

The Cap’n welcomes tiny visiting guests with hummingbird feeders dangling around his St. George Island home.

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DoD Forbids Use of CBD Products by Service Members

CDB Products

As each military service has been rolling out its own policy regarding hemp-derived products like cannabidiol, or CBD, DoD issued this warning: “It’s completely forbidden for use by any service member in any of the services at this point of time.”

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Get Your Rockabilly On at Retro Fest

Retro Fest

The Friends of St. Clement’s Island & Piney Point Museums plan a fun new event: Retro Fest on the Potomac. It will be held from 11 am to 5 pm on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019, at Piney Point Lighthouse Museum and Historic Park.

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3-D Printers, Virtual Reality Available at Library

Library

Because of the generosity of the Friends of the St. Mary’s County Library, 3-D Printers and Virtual Reality equipment are now available for use. 

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A New Chapter for Walden Sierra

Several changes have occurred at Walden Sierra this summer, changes representing the latest in the organization’s ongoing strategic response to community needs.

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SMECO, CoBank Donate to Local Organizations

CoBank

Three organizations recently received donations from the Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative and CoBank.

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Local Sites to Join Nationwide Bell-Ringing Ceremony

Bell-Ringing Ceremony

The bells at St. Clement’s Island and Piney Point Lighthouse museums will participate in a nationwide bell-ringing commemoration at 3 pm Aug. 25, 2019, at to honor those who were among the first enslaved Africans to arrive in the English colonies in the New World 400 years ago.

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