June 23, 2026

  • Noise

    Pax Sets Supersonic Noise Advisory for June 23-26

    Communities surrounding NAS Patuxent River, Webster Outlying Field, Smith Island, and residents of the Northern Neck of Virginia are advised there will be potential for inshore supersonic flights from June 23-26, 2026.

  • Sotterley

    Join Sotterley for History & Wine Tasting Event

    Historic Sotterley will host a special presentation honoring both America’s and Maryland’s 250th year of independence paired with a wine-tasting from 7 to 8:30pm June 25, 2026.

  • Dove

    Maryland Dove to Join SAIL250 Event

    Historic St. Mary’s City’s tall ship Maryland Dove will represent Southern Maryland as part of the SAIL250 Maryland & Air Show Baltimore celebration taking place June 24 through 30, 2026.

  • Lex Park to Celebrate Community, Culture & Cuisine

    Join the fun at the Community, Culture & Cuisine event from 11am to 4pm Saturday, June 27, 2026, by the Lexington Park Business Association and St. Mary’s County Arts Council! The event will be held in St. Mary’s Square on Great Mills Road in Lexington Park, MD.

  • Emerging Leaders

    Applicants Sought for Emerging Leaders Program

    Leadership Southern Maryland is accepting applications for its Emerging Leaders Program, or LEAP, a six-month leadership academy for early- and mid-career professionals living or working in Calvert, Charles, and St. Mary’s counties.

Leader Exclusives

birds wintering in the Chesapeake

Cap’n Jack IDs Birds Wintering in the Chesapeake

Dec 25, 2017

Where are the ducks and birds wintering in the Chesapeake? Cap’n Jack looks in abandoned osprey nests for the bald eagles that mostly stay out of sight when the ospreys are in town. And there are plenty of ducks around as well.

Pat Mudd

Mudd Inducted Into Engineers College of Fellows

Dec 23, 2017

The Maryland Society of Professional Engineers inducts the society’s former president, Patrick Mudd, into its College of Fellows.

Flagging on Bridge

SlackWater: Was the Bridge Worth It?

Dec 19, 2017

The Governor Thomas Johnson Bridge opened 40 years ago this week, connecting St. Mary’s and Calvert counties.