July 24, 2026

  • Piney Point

    Lighthouse Offering Junior Historian Program

    The Piney Point Lighthouse Museum invites children ages 7 to 12 to discover local history and the outdoors through fun, hands-on activities at the Junior Historian Program. The program runs for four days per session, with three hours of activities each day.

  • Space

    Space Camp: From Lab to Launchpad

    June 22-26 marked the inaugural edition of the St. Mary’s College of Maryland Space STEM Camp, as a continuation of the free STEM Camp series for high school students from the tri-county region, sponsored by The Patuxent Partnership.

  • Measles

    2 Cases of Measles Reported in So. MD

    Maryland Department of Health confirmed that two cases of measles have been identified in residents of Southern Maryland.

  • Noise

    Pax Sets July 23 Nighttime Noise Advisory

    Communities surrounding NAS Patuxent River, Caroline County, and the Northern Neck of Virginia are advised that nighttime noise-generating testing events are scheduled to take place from 8:30 to 10:30pm July 23, 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.

Leader Exclusives

PPP Borrowers

What PPP Borrowers Need to Know

Feb 9, 2021

Askey, Askey & Associates, CPA, LLC  can provide what borrowers from the Paycheck Protection Program Loans of 2020 need to know moving forward in 2021.

Marine Corps

Webinar: Future of Marine Corps, Navy VTOL

Feb 8, 2021

Registration is open for The Patuxent Partnership/Association of Naval Aviation-Marine Corps Aviation Association virtual program 4 to 6 pm Feb. 22, 2021. The topic will be “The Future of Marine Corps and Navy VTOL.”

Jelly Fish & Others bald eagle

Winter in the Chesapeake

Feb 4, 2021

The lower Potomac water temperature is 38 degrees F – usually the season for oyster boats to be prowling, but the pandemic has brought no demand for oysters and low prices. But a lot of the Chesapeake Bay birds and ducks are back for the season.