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16th Annual Inspiration Walk 5K

We’re just a few weeks away from our largest fundraiser of the year so please pre-register today and SHARE SHARE SHARE this event with your friends and families. We hope you will join us to support our 16th Annual Inspiration Walk 5K at Calvert Marine Museum in Solomons. MD. Our event is happening on Saturday, […]

Ribbon Cutting Held at Solomons Boat Ramp

The Calvert County Board of County Commissioners held a ribbon cutting ceremony today to celebrate reopening of the Solomons Boat Ramp after months of extensive renovations. The ramp was closed in October 2018 for a complete reconstruction as part of a multi-year effort to improve and increase water access in Calvert County. The new boat […]

MDOT SHA Resurfacing Rts MD 2/4 Northbound

The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) is resurfacing nearly 3 miles of northbound MD 2/4 (Solomons Island Road) between the Thomas Johnson Bridge and Coster Mill Bridge Road in southern Calvert County. The project is underway and will be complete by the end of the month. Motorists can expect cones, barrels […]

Two Attempted Suicides On TJ Bridge Over Weekend

A Nixle alert went out at 3:38 p.m. Saturday, asking people to expect delays on the TJ Bridge Solomons, due to police activity. The bridge was reopened about 45 minutes later. From all reports, a man reportedly was seen jumping off the Gov. Thomas Johnson Bridge on Saturday afternoon in what appeared to be a […]

Annual Solomons Christmas Walk December 5-8th

Celebrate the spirit of the holidays in Solomons, our festive Chesapeake Bay village. Solomons will be celebrating the 34th Annual Christmas Walk Wednesday Dec 5th, through Saturday, December 8th, 2018. Events abound for all ages this festive weekend. Stroll our luminaria lit streets, enjoy our holiday decorations and activities. Solomons Christmas Walk is held annually […]

A Tuba Christmas Coming to Our Lady Star of the Sea

SOLOMONS ISLAND – SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16 – TIME: 4:00 pm LOCATION: Our Lady Star of the Sea Church, 90 Alexander Lane REGISTRATION: 1:00 pm, same, Lobby REHEARSAL: 2:00 pm, same, Sanctuary PARKING: Church parking lot, street, or municipal lots (free) A worldwide Christmas tradition, TubaChristmas originated on Decmeber 22, 1974 and was at the famous […]

2018 Jingle Bell Run to Benefit Arthritis Foundation

Solomon’s Island, MD  Saturday, December 1 Holiday Inn Solomons Be part of the longest-running, holiday-themed 5K race series anywhere – and fight with us to conquer arthritis! The Arthritis Foundation’s original Jingle Bell Run is a fun way to get decked out and be festive, while racing to raise funds and awareness to cure America’s #1 […]

34th Annual Solomons Christmas Walk December 5-8th

Celebrate the spirit of the holidays in Solomons, our festive Chesapeake Bay village. Solomons will be celebrating the 34th annual Christmas Walk Wednesday Dec 5th, through Saturday, December 8th, 2018. Events abound for all ages this festive weekend. Stroll our luminaria lit streets, enjoy our holiday decorations and activities. Solomons Christmas Walk is held annually […]

Coast Guard Asking for Information on Sailboat Adrift

The U.S. Coast Guard was responding to a vessel adrift in the Gulf of Mexico approximately 80 nautical miles south of Cape San Blas, Fla., on Wednesday, according to an overnight USCG news release. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Mobile received a report at approximately 2 p.m. Wednesday from crew members aboard a NOAA ship, […]