Champion Equines Accept Touch of Class Awards
Lt. Governor Anthony Brown presented the Maryland Horse Industry Board’s (MHIB) Touch of Class Award to a champion show horse and rider today during the 7th annual Maryland Horse Council Barbecue at...
View ArticleCSM Dedicates Prince Frederick Campus Building
Second Building Offers Unique Features, NET Lab, Multipurpose Space The College of Southern Maryland dedicated its newest building September 10 at the Prince Frederick Campus. Building B adds 30,000...
View ArticleLittle Explorers: River Creatures
When: Wednesday, September 18, 2013 Where: Historic St. Mary’s City Description: The Shop at Farthing’s Ordinary. What creatures live hidden in and on our rivers? Visit the water’s edge and see for...
View ArticleDepartment of Budget & Finance Receives Award
The Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting has been awarded to the County Commissioners of Calvert County by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States...
View ArticleRegistration Now Open for 3rd Annual Long-Term Care
Awareness Conference The time has come to register for the 3rd Annual Long-Term Care Awareness Conference, hosted by the St. Mary’s County Department of Aging & Human Services. The conference takes...
View ArticleLes Petits Chanteurs Return in Concert
The Haiti School Nurse Committee together with the Christian Formation Committee are pleased to announce that Les Petits Chanteurs are returning to Middleham and St. Peter’s on Monday evening September...
View ArticleHoyer on Hispanic Heritage Month
“I’m proud to join Americans across the country in celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month. From our earliest days, Latinos have contributed to building a strong America and fighting to ensure that our...
View ArticleHouse Republicans Unravel O’Malley’s Job Numbers Spin
It appears that the O’Malley/Brown Administration got a little dizzy while spinning the rather dismal July jobs report. Given that Maryland lost nearly 10,000 jobs, that’s understandable. It takes a...
View ArticleNowhere Near the End for Maryland GOP
By Tony O’Donnell I read with interest the column of the long active political commentator, Barry Rascovar, last week where he gives assessment of the viability of the Maryland Republican Party. It...
View ArticleCharles County Sheriff’s Office Graduates D.A.R.E. Instructor Training Program
Charles County Sheriff Rex W. Coffey is pleased to announce the graduation of PFC Amy Upshaw from Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) instructor training held Aug. 19 – Aug. 30 at the Public Safety...
View ArticleSolomons Hosts Great Weekend of Offshore Racing
The 4th Annual Solomons Grand Prix was held on the Solomons waterfront September 12, 13, 14 and 15th. The event was presented by the Chesapeake Bay Power Boat Association (CBPBA), Offshore Powerboat...
View ArticleHelen Brooke Wills, 56
Helen Brooke Wills 56 of La Plata died on September 12, 2013 at University of Maryland Charles Regional Hospital in La Plata, MD. Brooke was born on November 3, 1956 in La Plata, MD to Patricia Ann...
View ArticleRuth Rosella Thorne Alvey, 77
Ruth Rosella Thorne Alvey, 77 of Mechanicsville, MD died September 11, 2013 at 3:30 PM in Mechanicsville, MD. Born May 13, 1936 in Meadows, MD . She was the daughter of the late Margaret Randall Thorne...
View ArticleAlexander Lackey Vinson, II, USN (Ret), 82
Senior Chief Petty Officer Alexander Lackey Vinson, II, USN (Ret), 82, of California, MD and formerly of Louisa, KY passed away peacefully on September 10, 2013 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Leonardtown,...
View ArticleLois Sharon Edwards (Sherry, aka Grandma), 65
Lois Sharon Edwards (Sherry, aka Grandma), 65, of Mechanicsville, MD and formerly of Morningside, MD passed away on September 10, 2013 at her residence. She was born on January 22, 1948 in Washington,...
View ArticleCornelius Boyden Barger, 89
Cornelius Boyden Barger, 89, of Hollywood, MD, devoted husband and father of three children, died peacefully in his home on Monday, September 9, 2013 after a long illness. The beloved husband of E....
View ArticleSt. Mary’s County Alive! Program
HEALTH DEPARTMENT BRINGS HEALTHY EATING AND ACTIVE LIVING PROGRAM TO ST. MARY’S In an effort to get adults to eat healthier and be more active, the St. Mary’s County Health Department is now offering...
View ArticleSt. Mary’s County Fair Bringing Old and New
The St. Mary’s County Fair is produced by the St. Mary’s County Fair Association each September during the third weekend after Labor Day. Typically over 1000 people will enter their handiwork in the...
View ArticleDavid Wayne Fryman, 65
David Wayne Fryman, 65, of California passed away on September 11, 2013 in New Jersey. Born on December 31, 1947 in Charleston, SC., he was the son of the late Carlos Lee and Marcella Vida Keppler...
View ArticleFestival of Trees Celebrates 25th Anniversary
Tree Decorators Needed Festival of Trees decorating chairperson, Kim Breedlove, has announced a call for Tree Decorators and Tree Sponsors needed for this year’s 25th Anniversary celebration of...
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