Neighborhoods Join Nat’l Night Out

(St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office illustration via Facebook)

St. Mary’s County neighborhoods are invited to join the 2024 annual National Night Out celebration Tuesday, August 6, for an opportunity to meet and socialize with sheriff’s office personnel.

National Night Out is a nationwide community-building campaign encouraging residents to unite and form relationships with local law enforcement. The event allows neighbors to get to know each other and allows public safety officials to connect with the communities they serve.

Sheriff’s deputies, Maryland State Police, elected officials, volunteer fire departments and rescue squads, and other community representatives will fan out across St. Mary’s County from 6 to 8pm August 6 in participating neighborhoods, including:

• Birch Way
• Cecil Mills
• Cedar Cove
• Clarks Rest
• Country Lakes
• Golden Beach
• Hollywood Shores
• Leonard’s Grant
• Meadow Lake
• Persimmon Hills
• Spring Valley
• St. James Neighborhood
• Town Creek
• Villages of Leonardtown
• Westbury
• Wildewood
• The Woods at Myrtle Point

To register a neighborhood event or for more information about National Night Out, visit the sheriff’s office website at https://www.firstsheriff.com/community/national-night-out or email [email protected]. Preregistration is requested by Friday, August 2.

SMECO – The Cooperative Difference

SMECO was incorporated in 1937 and is one of the 15 largest electric cooperatives in the United States with more than 170,000 member accounts in Charles County, St. Mary’s County, southern Prince George’s County, and most of Calvert County.

Electric cooperatives are shaped by the communities they serve, because co-ops are owned by their customers.  Co-op members elect the men and women who serve on the Board of Directors. Members share the responsibility of ownership by financing the cooperative’s operations, but they also share its rewards.

At the end of each year, SMECO’s margins (profits) are allocated to members’ capital credit accounts. SMECO uses its profits to invest in new construction, system improvements, and facility upgrades. The Board of Directors regularly evaluates the financial condition of the co-op and determines when members will receive a refund. Since 1937, SMECO has refunded more than $128 million.

As a cooperative, SMECO will always put its members first and be responsive, reliable, and resourceful—the power you can count on.

Follow SMECO on Facebook at www.facebook.com/SMECO.coop and on X at www.twitter.com/somdelectric.

The SMECO 24/7 mobile app is available at www.smeco.coop/247. To learn more about SMECO, please visit their Leader Member Page.