June 25, 2026

Willows Recreation Center Set to Open This Summer

Willows Recreation Center

The Willows Recreation Center is set to open this summer in Lexington Park. WRC is the first and only full service indoor recreation center in St. Mary’s County.

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SMECO Hopes to Install Charging Stations

Charging Stations

Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative (SMECO) has submitted a request to the Maryland Public Service Commission, seeking the authorization to install up to 60 Charging Stations for electric vehicles in various locations throughout the cooperative’s service area over a pilot period of five years.

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Russian Fighter Jet Intercepts Navy P-8A

Russian fighter

The Russian fighter jet, Su-35, makes an unsafe and “irresponsible” intercept of Navy P-8A over the Mediterranean Sea.

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Sign Up Now for Kids’ & Teen College

Kids & Teen College

Southern Maryland students between 6 and 17 years old are sure to find something to be excited about in the schedule of College of Southern Maryland’s Kids & Teen College. 

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Hoyer Hosting Annual Bull Roast

Bull Roast

Save the date for Congressman Steny H. Hoyer’s annual Bull Roast and Birthday Party, scheduled from 5-7 pm Friday, June 14, 2019. Please note the new time this year.

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Congress Backs Big Military Pay Raise – But Not Medical Job Cuts

military raise

House lawmakers follow Senate recommendations and back a 3.1 percent military pay raise, the largest in a decade. The recommendations also block plans to cut 18,000 defense medical jobs.

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Pax to Commemorate Battle of Midway/D-Day

Pax to Commemorate Battle of Midway/D-Day

The Patuxent River Naval Air Museum will host the NAS Pax River Battle of Midway/D-Day Commemoration beginning at 9:30 am Thursday, June 6, at the museum in Lexington Park.

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Cooperative Adopts Enterprise Risk Management

Enterprise Risk Management

In its 2018 Annual Report, Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative took the opportunity to educate its customer-members on the co-op’s adoption of Enterprise Risk Management. 

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Amid Spring Disasters, Military Preps for Hurricane Season

Amid Spring Disasters, Military Preps for Hurricane Season

Amid a busy spring responding to flooding and tornadoes in the Midwest, the National Guard is gearing up for hurricane season, which officially kicked off Saturday and will last until the end of November. Last year’s hurricanes were particularly destructive for some of the military’s most critical bases.

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Students Win Accolades for Vehicle Theft PSA

Vehicle Theft

Nine students at the College of Southern Maryland have won accolades and prize money for their production of public service announcements about preventing vehicle theft.

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