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Fishing event for visually impaired veterans held at Lexington park
LEXINGTON, Ky. (FOX 56) — Camp Hero, an area nonprofit, hosted a fishing event for veterans Tuesday, and it was about much more than just the sport. Fishing is a sport that requires a lot of patience, but it’s also a great way to get out in nature. That’s something veterans with eye and vision struggles had the chance to do at a fishing event in Jacobson Park hosted by Camp Hero in partnership with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Visual Impairment Services Team (VIST).
St. Mary’s Planning Commission Approves Site Plan For Medical Center Expansion
LEONARDTOWN, Md. – During their May 6, 2024, meeting, the St. Mary’s County Planning Commission approved the concept site plan for the Medstar Shah Bean Medical Center Expansion Development, located at 24035 Three Notch Road in Hollywood. The plan was approved with the following conditions including any road...
The number of births continues to fall, despite abortion bans
Only Tennessee and North Dakota had small increases in births from 2022 to 2023, according to an analysis of federal data on births. The post The number of births continues to fall, despite abortion bans appeared first on New Jersey Monitor.
Three Injured Following Two-Vehicle Collision In Lexington Park
LEXINGTON PARK, Md. – On May 12, 2024, at approximately 12:36 p.m., emergency personnel responded to a motor vehicle accident on Three Notch Road in the area of Expedition Drive. Crews arrived to find two vehicles in the roadway with three occupants injured. EMS evaluated the patients on the...
Chopticon Softball Wins SMAC Championship
GREAT MILLS, Md. – On Tuesday, May 7, 2024, the Chopticon High School Softball Team took home the Southern Maryland Athletic Conference (SMAC) Championship by defeating the Northern High School Patriots 10-4. The game, which took place at Chancellor’s Run Regional Park, helped Chopticon improve their so-far perfect 17-0 season.
Maryland junior prepares for Miss Maryland Teen USA
Lily Belle McDowell has been on stage many times before, but the Leonardtown High School student is preparing to step onto arguably her biggest stage yet. After being selected as a Maryland state finalist, McDowell will compete with the title Miss Leonardtown Teen USA in the Miss Maryland Teen USA competition, which will be held May 31 to June 1 at the Bethesda North Marriott in Bethesda. “I’ve always had...
St. Mary’s County Player Sprucing Up House With $50,000 Scratch-Off Win At Sheetz
CALIFORNIA, Md. – A Maryland Lottery player from Southern Maryland recently topped his personal best Lottery win of $500 by a factor of 100, claiming a $50,000 top prize on the $5 Money Money Money game. “I love it. You gotta play to win,” he said while in the...
Navy Advances Development Of Air Force’s New Joint Simulation Environment
NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER AIRCRAFT DIVISION, PATUXENT RIVER, Md. – Engineers from the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) successfully installed core software in the Air Force’s future Joint Simulation Environment (JSE) facility at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada bringing the service closer to operating its own next-generation training and test facility.
Old Hollywood glamour sizzles at National Portrait Gallery exhibit
He captured the most famous faces in 1930s and early '40s cinema — Garbo, Crawford, Bogart and Gable. Now the work of George Hurrell, one of Hollywood's greatest portrait photographers, is on display at Washington’s National Portrait Gallery. For VOA News, Cristina Caicedo Smit has the story. Videographer: Hakim Shammo; Video editor: Cristina Caicedo Smit.
Patuxent baseball tops La Plata for region title
Conditions were hardly ideal for the 2A South Region title game on Tuesday afternoon, but the inclement weather could not diminish the hosts as the Patuxent High School baseball team upended La Plata 7-3 to capture the region crown and complete a three-game sweep of the Warriors this spring courtesy of a pair of two-out rallies. Patuxent (18-2) punched its ticket to the 2A state quarterfinals on Friday by scoring four runs in the second then responded to a three-run rally from La Plata (16-5)...
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