March 28, 2024

Jail Museum Gets Grant for Runaway Slave Exhibit

Jail Museum

The Friends of St. Clement’s Island and Piney Point Museums was recently awarded a $2,300 grant from the National Parks Service for a Runaway Slave exhibit at the Old Jail Museum in Leonardtown.

‘Water Taxi’ Painting Donated to Museum

Painting

St. Mary’s County artist Nicole Stewart has donated one of her paintings to the St. Clement’s Island Museum. The oil on canvas painting is titled “Water Taxi.” It will be part of the museum’s upcoming art auction fundraiser.

LSM Emerging Leaders Visit Sotterley

Emerging Leaders

Leadership Southern Maryland’s new Emerging Leaders Program Class of 2020 held its fourth of six program sessions last month at Historic Sotterley.

Nonprofit Offers Dental Services at East Run

Dental Services

Health Partners Inc., a local nonprofit health care agency, offers dental services for all ages two days a week at the East Run Center in Lexington Park.

For 4th Time, Sheriff’s Office Earns National Accreditation

Sheriff's Office National Accreditation

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office was awarded with its fourth reaccreditation on July 30 by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies.

Gift Card Program Aims to Give Restaurants a Boost

Gift Card Program

Round 2 of the St. Mary’s County Restaurant BOOST Gift Card Program has begun.

CH-53K King Stallion Undergoes Sea Trials

CH-53K

A team of pilots and engineers from Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (HX) 21 based at NAS Patuxent River recently completed a crucial series of sea trials of the CH-53K King Stallion.

Arrobio New PMA-231 Program Manager

Arrobio New Program Manager for PMA-231

Capt. Pete Arrobio is the new E-2/C-2 Airborne Command & Control Systems Program Office (PMA-231) program manager. He relieved Capt. Keith Hash at an August 6 ceremony at NAS Pax River.

Chopticon Educator Earns Kay Daugherty Award

Kay Daugherty Award

This year’s Kay Daugherty Arts Educator of the Year Award went to Christie Blewett of Chopticon High School, the St. Mary’s County Arts Council announced.

NAVAIR ECM Tool Team Gets the Job Done

The NAVAIR Sustainment Group recognized the Configuration/Data Management Department for its successful development and implementation of the Enterprise Change Management Tool in less than four months.