July 22, 2026

  • SMECO

    SMECO Ballots Are Being Mailed

    Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative members’ 2026 Annual Meeting notices and ballots will be arriving in the mail in July.

  • 2024-01: Island Creek Osprey Population Dips

    In 2024, the Osprey population of St. George Island probably wasn’t the largest ever for probably the first time since the outlawing of DDT in 1972. For one, Mrs. Bennet didn’t return.

  • 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.

Leader Exclusives

Message from the Cap’n — Awaiting the Osprey

Feb 23, 2022

Some of the Chesapeake Bay osprey are already heading up the 77th parallel from Central America making their way back to their home nests. Expect to see them by St. Patrick’s Day.

Run to End Suicide Set May 22

Feb 20, 2022

Join PRMI, sponsor and join Run4Andy, a 5K race to the memory of Leonardtown High School senior Andy Sukhram and to promote suicide prevention awareness. The race is scheduled for Sunday, May 22, 2022, at Leonardtown High School, Leonardtown, MD.

VADM Chebi

VADM Chebi to Address TPP/ANA

Feb 17, 2022

VADM Carl Chebi, commander of NAVAIR, will join The Patuxent Partnership and the Association of Naval Aviation Pax River Squadron at the “NAVAIR — One Team One Fight” panel on March 3, 2022.