April 27, 2024

County Series Puts Focus on Small Businesses

Businesses

St. Mary’s County will offer the next “Helping You Navigate Now” listening session for small retail and service organizations Oct. 26, 2020.

Mobile Food Drive Set Oct. 24

Mobile Food Drive

A mobile food drive will be held Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020, at the Church of the Ascension at 21641 Great Mills Road in Lexington Park, MD.

Shred Documents, Dispose of Medication at Take Back Day

Medication

Do you have expired, unused, and unwanted medications or paper documents with personal information that you’d like to get rid of? St. Mary’s is offering a chance to dispose of them safely.

Free Drive-Thru Flu Shot Clinics Planned

Flu

The St. Mary’s County Health Department is partnering with the public school system to offer free drive-thru flu vaccine clinics for children 3 to 18 at several locations in the county.

Volunteers Ready to Read to Children of Frontline Heroes

Heroes

A new Reading for St. Mary’s Heroes initiative honors the service of frontline and essential workers of the COVID-19 pandemic, including health care providers, public health professionals, law enforcement, emergency medical services, firefighters, public works, teachers, grocery store workers, and others.

Optimists Give More to LexPark Sheriff’s Station

The Lexington Park-St. Maries Optimist Club is donating — again — to the new Lexington Park District 4 Sheriff’s Station on Great Mills Road. 

Sierra Club Planting Trees at 3 County Parks

Trees

Volunteers from the Southern Maryland Sierra Club are planting native trees at three St. Mary’s County parks, including John G. Lancaster Park in Lexington Park.

Community Corrections Center Plan Introduced

Corrections

The St. Mary’s County Equity Task Force, comprised of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office, health department, and public school system is announcing plans for the launch of a new Community Corrections Center.

Lexington Park Lions Sponsor 30-Bed Build

Sleep in Heavenly Peace

St. Mary’s County chapter of Sleep in Heavenly Peace is proud to announce that on September 26 the Lexington Park Lions Club will sponsor a 30-bed build at their shop at 21797 North Coral Drive in Lexington Park (between the Mixing Bowl and Toby’s Barbershop).

St. Mary’s Soup Kitchen Seeks Donations

Soup Kitchen

St. Mary’s Caring Soup Kitchen in Lexington Park is seeking donations.