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St. Mary's board of education races going down to the wire
The public has voted and two of three board of education races in St. Mary's County have yet to be determined following Tuesday’s nonpartisan primary election. There are three seats on the St. Mary’s County’s school board that are up for election in 2024 with multiple candidates vying for each seat. The top two vote-getters in each of the at-large and districts 2 and 4 will move on to the...
$50K Lottery Scratcher Sold At Maryland Sheetz
If at first you don't succeed... Just keep scratching.A Maryland man turned a $5 Money Money Money ticket into $50,000, though not before he lost on three previous tickets during a stop at Sheetz in St. Mary's County.The lucky winner said that he purchased four tickets at Sheetz in the 22700 b…
Preparing for the sale
Volunteer Fran Munley places a book on a shelf Monday in preparation for this weekend’s Friends of the St. Mary’s County Library annual spring book sale. The sale will be held noon to 8 p.m. Friday, May 17 (members only, join online or at the event), 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 18 (open to the public), and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, May 19 (bargain day), at the St. Mary’s County Fairgrounds. In addition to books there will be DVDs, music CDs, board games and jigsaw puzzles for sale. Food and beverages will be available for purchase. For more information or to become a Friends of the St. Mary’s County Library member, go to https://folstmalib.wildapricot.org.
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.
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...
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
Births continued a historic slide in all but two states last year, making it clear that a brief post-pandemic uptick in the nation’s birth numbers was all about planned pregnancies that had been delayed temporarily by COVID-19. Only Tennessee and North Dakota had small increases in births from 2022 to 2023, according to a Stateline […] The post The number of births continues to fall, despite abortion bans appeared first on Minnesota Reformer.
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.
St. Mary's to host 40th annual Project Graduation
After they get a chance to throw their caps in the air, St. Mary’s County high school graduates will be able to unwind during the 40th annual Project Graduation. The free night of fun and festivities will be held at the Morale Welfare and Recreation Center at Naval Air Station Patuxent River from about 9 p.m. to 4 a.m. following each school’s commencement. “It is absolutely a super cool thing...
Sara's got the bug
Sara Saunders, education programming coordinator for the Piney Point Lighthouse Museum, displays a hissing cockroach during the facility's May 11 event about bugs. Children attending the event learned about bugs living along the Potomac River shoreline. The educational session was the theme of the museum's "Second Saturday" program. The lighthouse museum will host another Second Saturday event in August, which will feature "shore combing for families/children and adults."
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)...
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...
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