June 10, 2026

  • Museums Host 2nd Saturday Activities

    Residents of all ages are invited to enjoy educational activities at the St. Clement’s Island Museum, US Colored Troops Interpretive Center, and Piney Point Lighthouse Museum on the second Saturday of each month throughout the year.

  • SMECO and VMDAEC Award Scholarships

    Nine graduating high school seniors earn SMECO and VMDAEC award scholarships.

  • Noise

    Pax Sets June 10-25 Noise Advisory

    Communities surrounding Naval Air Station Patuxent River are advised that noise-generating testing events are scheduled to take place from 8am to 7pm June 10-25, 2026.

  • Water Monitoring

    Beach Water Monitoring Season Begins

    The St. Mary’s County Health Department has begun its annual water monitoring for the summer until Labor Day at public beaches throughout the county.

  • School

    School Age Care Registration Now Open

    Registration for the St. Mary’s County Department of Recreation & Parks School Age Care program for the 2026-2027 school year is open.

Leader Exclusives

Lexington Park Volunteer Rescue Squad Gets New Digs

Jul 15, 2014

The Lexington Park Volunteer Rescue Squad unofficially opened FDR Boulevard Saturday to officially open their new station. LPVRS joins two other top-drawer community service organizations on the new road, Bay District Fire Dept. and Lexington Park Library.

A Short Video Re-cap of Building FDR Boulevard

Jul 14, 2014

It took more than five decades to get the final 1,000 feet of FDR Boulevard extended across Great Mills Road. It took Great Mills Trading Post five months to build the road.

Private Sector Created New Jobs in June, Hoyer Wants More

Jul 14, 2014

Rep. Steny Hoyer announced 262,000 new jobs in the private sector were created in June, bringing the US unemployment rate down to 6.1 percent; continues his push for Make It In America legislation to improve those numbers.