UAS TEST SITE: OPEN FOR BUSINESS
Right here, right now, at the Walter Francis Duke Airport in St. Mary’s County, there is a place to test and develop your drone.
Bipartisan Drive for Full-Service Community Schools
Steny H. Hoyer, (D) MD & Aaron Schock (R) IL introduced the Full-Service Community Schools Act of 2014 to save money and close the achievement gap.
GMHS Students’ Stand Up! App Wins Award
To compete in Rep. Hoyer’s first app competition, GMHS students created Stand Up!, an app aimed at raising awareness of cyber bullying for teen girls, bystanders, and parents.
$135,800 Federal Grant for Ridge Vol. Fire Dept.
Congressman Steny Hoyer helped create the federal Assistance to Firefighters Grants in 2001 to enhance response capabilities for all emergency service workers.
Hoyer Seeks Briefing on Baltimore VA Office
Rep. Steny H. Hoyer calls for briefing from US Dept. of Veterans Affairs Acting Secretary Sloan Gibson about the Baltimore VA Office for MD delegation.
UAV Solutions Looking to Expand to St. Mary’s
Rep. Hoyer tours UAV Solutions facility in Jessup, MD to discuss his Make It In America Plan & the company’s expansion to be near the UAV test site at Walter Francis Duke Airport in St. Mary’s County.
Mission of Mercy: Another Huge Success
Mission of Mercy returned to Southern Maryland last week and set up a full dental services at North Point High School in Charles County, MD.
Topping off Pax River Naval Air Museum
This week the final steel beam was fitted into place as the structure of the Pax River Naval Air Museum finally makes its mark upon the landscape.
Lexington Park Volunteer Rescue Squad Gets New Digs
The Lexington Park Volunteer Rescue Squad unofficially opened FDR Boulevard Saturday to officially open their new station. LPVRS joins two other top-drawer community service organizations on the new road, Bay District Fire Dept. and Lexington Park Library.
Private Sector Created New Jobs in June, Hoyer Wants More
Rep. Steny Hoyer announced 262,000 new jobs in the private sector were created in June, bringing the US unemployment rate down to 6.1 percent; continues his push for Make It In America legislation to improve those numbers.
