April 20, 2024

Citizens Invited to Submit Legislative Proposals

Legislative Proposals

The St. Mary’s County commissioners will hold a meeting with members of the St. Mary’s County legislative delegation at 6 pm Tuesday, Dec. 5, in the commissioners meeting room at the Chesapeake Building at 41770 Baldridge St. in Leonardtown.

School Safety Efforts Honored

School Safety

St. Mary’s Sheriff Tim Cameron and St. Mary’s Superintendent Scott Smith were awarded the first-ever School Safety Superintendent and Law Enforcement Executive of the Year Award for 2016/2017. The award was presented in recognition of their commitment to keep students and staff safe during the school year.

‘Young Frankenstein’ Opens in Lexington Park

Young Frankenstein

Enjoy an early Halloween treat with The Newtowne Players’ ‘Young Frankenstein’. Opening Friday Sept. 29, 2017 the show will run through Oct. 15 at Three Notch Theatre, 21744 S Coral Dr, Lexington Park, MD 20653.

Ribbon Cut on Lancaster Park Improvements

Community Input Lancaster Park

Now that major improvements have been made at John G. Lancaster Park in Lexington Park, a ribbon-cutting ceremony has been set Sept. 26 to celebrate.

Voices of Maryland Women Heard at Forum

Voices of Maryland Women

Two women’s groups are working together to make sure the issues faced by Maryland women are given their due consideration. The Maryland Commission for Women and the St. Mary’s County Commission for Women are working together to create the Voices of Maryland Women Forum from 6 to 8 pm Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017, in Leonardtown.

County: Please Remove Basketball Hoops

basketball hoops

Kids will soon be spending less time outdoors, and the St. Mary’s County Department of Public Works and Transportation is reminding residents that now is a good time to remove portable basketball hoops from public roadways.

Commissioners to Hold Public Forum

Volunteers

The St. Mary’s County commissioners will host their next public forum at 6:30 pm Tuesday, Sept. 19, in Leonardtown.

College Fair Comes to St. Mary’s Sept. 19

college fair

Students and parents can get answers to all of their questions about life after high school during the Southern Maryland College Fair on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017, at the Hollywood Volunteer Fire Department.

Hammond New Commander of NAS Pax River

Commander

A change of command ceremony was held Aug. 31, 2017, to welcome Capt. Jason Hammond as the new commander of Naval Air Station Patuxent River.

Athlone Drive to Close for Two Weeks

Athlone Drive

Progress is quickly being made on the major improvements to FDR Boulevard in Lexington Park, but that means a small section of Athlone Drive will be closed for about two weeks in September.