April 18, 2024

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.

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.

GM Pool to Close Temporarily for Maintenance

GM Pool

The Great Mills pool will be closed for seasonal maintenance and to replace the dome structure to convert from the outdoor to the indoor pool from September 20-25, 2020.

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.