July 24, 2026

  • Cruise

    Explore the Potomac: Dinner & Cruise Series

    The Dinner & A Cruise Series at St. Clement’s Island Museum this year features a new water taxi, expanded routes, and new cruise experiences, offering visitors opportunities to explore the Potomac River while enjoying themed programs, dining, and scenic views.

  • 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.

  • 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

SMECO Discounts Energy-Efficient Building Classes

Oct 5, 2020

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Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative is offering members a substantial discount to attend the National Sustainable Structures Center course on the Fundamentals of Energy-Efficient Buildings Operations. Register now for a $796 savings.

Christa Hood

How to Reconfigure Nonprofits in a Pandemic

Sep 29, 2020

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Managing in Today’s World: Fiscal Clarity … Oct. 20, 2020, 9 am – 12:30 pm — Zoom — Christa Hood, CPA, and Jenna Frosio, CPA, of Askey, Askey & Associates, CPA, LLC will lead a free, virtual workshop for nonprofits to learn about adjusting strategies to keep up to date during a pandemic.

Pearson

The Taking of Pearson: 1942

Sep 28, 2020

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In 1942, the US government, by its right of eminent domain, confiscated a large area of the Eighth District of St. Mary’s County, MD, to be used by the US Navy as a test facility for aircraft. The government bought 6,412 acres for $712,287 consisting of 113 land tracts and home to 230 families. Somewhere within that 6,412 acres was Pearson — but where exactly?

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