July 14, 2026

  • Platform Aerospace

    Platform Aerospace to Expand Operations in St. Mary’s

    Platform Aerospace is expanding its operations in St. Mary’s County to grow its engineering, design, and production space, creating hundreds of new jobs in Maryland over the next three years.

  • National Night Out

    Get Ready for National Night Out

    Community members are invited to register their neighborhoods for participation in National Night Out on Tuesday, August 4, 2026. National Night Out is sponsored locally by Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative.

  • Environmental

    Environmental Health Team to Meet

    The Healthy St. Mary’s Partnership’s Environmental Health Action Team will meet 10 to 11am Wednesday, July 15, 2026.

  • Teen Leadership

    Scholarships Available for Teen Leadership Academy

    Applications are still being accepted, and full scholarships are available, for the 2026 Leadership Southern Maryland Teen Leadership Academy presented by Stella’s Girls Inc.

  • Rudow

    Rudow Earns Maryland Sport Fisheries Award

    Lenny Rudow, founding editor of FishTalk magazine, has been named the 2026 recipient of the annual Maryland Sport Fisheries Achievement Award.

Leader Exclusives

Summer Camp

Deadline to Apply for AI/STEM Summer Camps Is May 31

May 12, 2025

The A. James Clark School of Engineering of the University of Maryland at College Park, with financial support from The Patuxent Partnership and SoMD 2030, will host a free summer camp program at the University System of Maryland at Southern MD. Deadline to apply is May 31.

Big Changes Can Start With Small Shifts

May 12, 2025

One of the most powerful things we can do after a tough moment with a child isn’t complicated — it’s simply going back and revisiting it.

Solar Cell STEM

SMCM to Host Solar Cell STEM Camp

May 7, 2025

St. Mary’s College of Maryland will host a SoMD 2030-funded high school Solar Cell STEM Camp from June 23 – 27, 2025. The deadline to apply is June 15.