New Playground Opens at County Park
A ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held for the newly constructed playground and picnic pavilion at Snow Hill Park in Mechanicsville at 1:30pm Tuesday, August 20.
7th Fleet Cmdr. Relieved: All Collisions During Basic Duties
Four collisions in the Seventh Fleet this year — all occurring during basic ship handling duties — resulted in the commander of the fleet being relieved. As the Navy begins an extensive review and reset, a multinational search for 10 missing sailors from the latest collision of the USS John McCain locates some remains, aboard ship.
For Today’s Eclipse, All Eyes on the Sky
Today, Monday, Aug. 21, Southern Marylanders will be able to see a partial solar eclipse and, at peak, a light shadow of the moon will cover 81 percent of the sun.
