July 22, 2026

  • Public Forum

    Commissioners to Host Public Forum July 28

    The St. Mary’s County commissioners will host a public forum at 6:30pm Tuesday, July 28, 2026, in the Chesapeake Building at 41770 Baldridge St. in Leonardtown.

  • Chronic Disease

    Healthy Recipes Sought for Cookbook

    St. Mary’s County community members are invited to submit a healthy recipe by August 31 to be included in the Healthy St. Mary’s Partnership’s virtual community cookbook.

  • More to Explore

    Don’t Forget. There’s More to Explore

    The Healthy St. Mary’s Partnership has launched the annual More to Explore program. Visit local parks, farmers markets, and historical sites to collect codewords until September 7, 2026.

  • SMECO

    SMECO Issues Credits to Members

    Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative is refunding members’ capital credits totaling nearly $7 million. Of that total, a general refund of approximately $4.6 million will be issued in July.

  • Action Team

    Violence, Injury, & Trauma Action Team to Meet

    The Violence, Injury, and Trauma Action Team of the Healthy St. Mary’s Partnership will meet from 1 to 2pm Thursday, July 23, 2026.

Leader Exclusives

Bates Says TJ Bridge Top Concern of 29C

Sep 19, 2022

Bill Bates has seen the underside of the Thomas Johnson Bridge and believes it is District 29C’s most important issue.

St. Mary’s Delegate Districts Have Changed

Sep 6, 2022

There are three Legislative Districts in St. Mary’s County. Many county voters who live south of Leonardtown are in a different legislative district in 2022 than in 2018. The General Election is November 8.

Economy

August Jobs Report Shows Growth

Sep 6, 2022

The August job report shows 315,000 jobs were created last month, that’s more Americans working now than before the pandemic or at any time in our nation’s history.