June 13, 2026

SMHEC Offers Four New HR Classes

Higher Education

Bowie State University’s College of Professional Studies will launch four new summer graduate classes at the Southern Maryland Higher Education Center beginning May 30.

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McConnell Suggests Garland for FBI

Garland

McConnell, refused to schedule hearings last year for Obama’s Supreme Court nominee, Merrick Garland, now suggests Trump appoint Garland as an apolitical director of the FBI.

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Soft Crabs in Season: Another World Wonder!

soft crab

It’s soft crab season in the Chesapeake Bay. Learn to identify a crab about to shed into its soft stage and how to prepare one for dinner.

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There’s Help Navigating Breast Health

breast health

MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital nurses Christine Taylor and Cheryl Pauley have a message for women who receive abnormal mammogram results: There is hope.

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Hawks Seek Repeal of Defense Budget Caps

budget

The heads of the House and Senate armed services committees, armed with 141 lawmaker signatures, call for a repeal of budget caps for defense.

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Interns Sought for UAS Test Site

interns

The University of Maryland Unmanned Aircraft Systems Test Site and is searching for interns, and The Patuxent Partnership is helping publicize this opportunity.

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Concerns Mount Over Vulnerability to Cyberattacks

cyberattacks

The US is increasingly vulnerable to cyberattacks as Russia & China advance their cyber-warfare and cyber-espionage capabilities to challenge the US. Already classified military hardware data has been stolen.

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Senior Health & Fitness Day Set at CSM

Senior Health & Fitness Day Set at CSM

Staying healthy during the senior years can be a challenge; College of Southern Maryland’s Department of Wellness, Fitness, and Aquatics is here to make sure Southern Maryland residents are up to that challenge. The college will host National Senior Health & Fitness Day on all three campuses from 10 am to 1 pm May 31, 2017.

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Youth Needed for Summer Mapping Project

Shape the Future With TPP

A steering committee campaigning for a youth center in Lexington Park is launching a summer project, Community Youth Mapping, to inventory local resources for young people and families and inform the community about plans for the summer.
Approximately 25 young people between the ages of 15 to 20 will conduct a block-by-block inventory of resources in the Lexington Park area.

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Trump: Ditch EMALS Catapult System

Trump : Ditch New Catapult Launch System

President Trump said the Navy should abandon its plans for electromagnetic catapults — the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System, or EMALS — for carrier aviation and return to the steam-powered launch and recovery system.

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