One-Act Plays on Stage at Festival
Local and regional artists and students will present their original one-act plays June 4 and 5, 2016, for the fourth annual Watermelon One-Act Festival (WOAF) at St. Mary’s College of Maryland.
Help Band Go ‘From Colton’s Pt. to Pearl Harbor’
The Chopticon High School Marching Band, the Showband of Southern Maryland, will represent the USS Maryland and its veterans at the 75th Anniversary Pearl Harbor Parade and Ceremony in December 2016.
Navy Chiefs Will ‘Ride to the Wall’
Riders are being sought for the ninth annual US Navy Chief’s Ride to the Wall on Sunday, May 29. Motorcyclists will leave Hollywood at 6:30 am.
Pedestrian Safety Initiative Hits Great Mills Road
Lexington Park COPs Unit conducts pedestrian safety initiative along Great Mills Road. Maryland State Highway Administration will analyze the data gathered during the initiative to determine whether additional crosswalks in the area might prove beneficial.
Survey Shows Library Tech is Critical
Since their inception, libraries have been a cornerstone of their communities. In recent years, the role of the library in citizens’ daily lives is changing and while paper books are still a major mission of the library, access to technology has become an essential part of that mission.
Juneteenth Sponsors Sought
Junteenth celebrates everything that freedom means to Americans: St. Mary’s 13th Annual African American Heritage Celebration, June 18, 2016, noon to 8 at John G. Lancaster Park, free and open to all.
Land for Future School Acquired
St. Mary’s County Public Schools has a new location for its next elementary school.
Hearings Set in Annapolis for Property Tax Credit Bill
A bill authorizing St. Mary’s County to waive a business’ property taxes up to 10 years will be heard 1 pm March 30 in the MD House and 1 pm March 31 in the MD Senate.
Amber Drive Transforming into FDR Boulevard
The Lexington Park Master Plan calls for more road connections beyond FDR Boulevard — 16 connectors needed downtown.
Pool in Great Mills Reopens
Now that mechanical repairs have been completed, the Great Mills Swimming Pool has reopened for normal operations.
