June 8, 2026

  • Emergency

    Commissioners, Pax CO to Meet June 9

    The St. Mary’s County commissioners and the commanding officer of Naval Air Station Pax River will hold a joint meeting at 9am Tuesday, June 9, 2026, at the Patuxent River Naval Air Museum.

  • State Parks

    Day-Use Reservations Required for Some MD State Parks

    Visitors planning to attend some Maryland state parks are required to make reservations prior to arrival at the park.

  • Board

    Medical Professionals Sought for Review Board

    Applications are being sought from specialized medical professionals to serve on the St. Mary’s County Adult Public Guardianship Review Board. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until the position is filled.

  • Election

    Board Shares Key Election Information

    The St. Mary’s County Board of Elections reminds residents of upcoming dates and resources related to the 2026 Primary Election and is notifying the public of an updated date for the pre-Election Day mail-in ballot canvass. The ballot canvass, previously announced for June 1, has been rescheduled to 9am Friday, June 5.

  • Schoolhouse

    June Open Houses @ Drayden Schoolhouse

    The St. Mary’s County Museum Division, in partnership with the Unified Committee for Afro-American Contributions, will offer open houses at the Drayden African American Schoolhouse in Drayden on the first and third Saturday of the month from 11am to 2pm. Two additional dates have been added in June.

Leader Exclusives

Uncertainty

How to Help Kids’ Uncertainty

Aug 5, 2025

Uncertainty is exhausting and kids feel it, too. We can’t promise stability in everything around them, but we can give adults a guide helping them be emotionally present to help kids make sense of it all.

Cuts

Hoyer Blasts Trump for Jobs & Tariffs

Aug 4, 2025

The July jobs report revealed that only 73,000 jobs were added to the economy last month, with unemployment increasing to 4.2%. Then August kicked off with Trump’s tariffs expected to increase US food prices by 3.4% – $2,200 a year for an average family – and up the average price of a car in America by $5,900.

Autonomy Workforce

MATRIX Lab to Present Evening@SMART on Aug. 6

Jul 26, 2025

Join the University of Maryland MATRIX Lab at the USMSM SMART Building for its next event, “Minimal Active Perception for Embodied AI Design in Nano UAV Autonomy” with Dr. Yiannis Aloimonos. The program will be held from 5-7pm August 6, 2025.