The Southern Maryland National Heritage Area is pleased to announce that the region’s heritage tourism organizations recently received seven heritage grants through the state government’s…
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Annual Tee-It-Up for Kids Golf Tournament Returns this October to Wicomico Shores Golf Course
By The Citizen on July 25, 2025
St. Mary’s County Government’s Department of Recreation & Parks (R&P) is pleased to announce that the Tee-It-Up for Kids golf tournament will be held Friday,…
UPDATE: Armed 19-Year-Old Flown to Trauma Center After Being Shot by St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Deputy in California Maryland
By The Citizen on July 23, 2025
UPDATE @ 10:15 P.M.: On July 23, 2025, at approximately 6:10 p.m., an officer-involved shooting occurred in California, MD. The preliminary investigation revealed deputies located…
UPDATE: St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Names Deputy and Suspect Involved in Shooting; Suspect in Stable Condition
By The Citizen on July 23, 2025
UPDATE 7/24/2025 @ 11:1 A.M.: The suspect has been identified as Nathaniel Mekhi Golphin, 19, of California, MD. He remains hospitalized in stable condition, and…
St. Mary’s State’s Attorney’s Office’s Kelsey Perkins Honored with Prestigious Maryland State’s Attorneys’ Association Award for Distinguished Service
By The Citizen on July 23, 2025
State’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling is proud to announce that Kelsey Perkins, Director of Legal Administration with the St. Mary’s County State’s Attorney’s Office, was awarded…
From the Farm to Your Table: Farmers Feeding St. Mary’s Announced
By The Citizen on July 23, 2025
From local farmers to your plate! The annual Farmers Feeding St. Mary’s program will offer farm fresh produce free to the community. There will be…
St. Mary’s County Museums Announce Special Activities on Second Saturdays
By The Citizen on July 23, 2025
All ages are invited to enjoy new educational activities while visiting the St. Clement’s Island Museum or the Piney Point Lighthouse Museum on the second…
Great Mills Man Arrested After Taking Lollipops from ManTech Office
By The Citizen on July 21, 2025
Vignesh Sureshwaran, 36, of Great Mills, has been charged with second-degree burglary, fourth-degree burglary, and theft under $100 following an alleged break-in at his former…
Chesapeake Bay Monitoring Shows Hypoxia Increased in June After Rainy May
By The Citizen on July 18, 2025
Data collected by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources and Old Dominion University show an increasing volume of hypoxia—waters with less than 2 mg/l of…
52nd Annual Governor’s Cup Yacht Race to Take Place August 1-2, 2025
By The Citizen on July 17, 2025
The Governor’s Cup Yacht Race, the oldest premier overnight race on the Chesapeake Bay, will take place August 1-2, 2025. With a 68.6-nautical-mile main race…
State Highway Administration Conducting Survey, Virtual Meetings to Gather Public Input on Pedestrian and Bicyclist Needs
By The Citizen on July 17, 2025
The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration is committed to improve safety for vulnerable road users – defined as those walking, cycling or rolling…
NAWCAD WOLF’s O’Brien wins Department of the Navy Financial Management Award
By The Citizen on July 17, 2025
Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division at Webster Outlying Field’s (NAWCAD WOLF) Supervisory Financial Analyst Kari O’Brien was recognized as a winner of the Department…
Watershed Education and Stewardship Grants Awarded in St. Mary’s County and Baltimore City
By The Citizen on July 15, 2025
Two Maryland organizations will receive support for education and stewardship programming to enhance environmental education in the state. Outdoor education and stewardship funding is made…
Attorney General Brown Sues Trump Administration for Freezing $6.8 Billion in Education Grants Just Weeks Before School Year Begins
By The Citizen on July 15, 2025
Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a coalition of 25 states in suing the Trump administration over its unconstitutional, unlawful, and arbitrary decision to freeze…
MQ-4C Triton Program Welcomes New Leadership
By The Citizen on July 14, 2025
The Navy’s Persistent Unmanned Air Systems (UAS) program office (PMA-262) held a change of command ceremony July 10 at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, where…