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COVID Testing Sites in St Mary’s Closed Due to Weather

2021-02-17 Leave a Comment

Delayed Opening February 19 Due to anticipated inclement weather the St. Mary’s County Health Department’s (SMCHD) drive-thru COVID-19 testing sites will be closed on Thursday, February 18, 2021. Both SMCHD COVID-19 testing sites (SMCHD Office in Leonardtown and the Bay District Volunteer Fire Department in Lexington Park) will have a delayed opening on Friday, February […]

Filed Under: Community, Weather Tagged With: COVID, sites, St Mary's County, testing

Snow Emergency Plan Still in Effect for St Mary’s County

2021-02-01 Leave a Comment

The Snow Emergency Plan for St. Mary’s County has been placed into effect on January 31, 2021 at 0840 hours.  The quick accumulation of snow was the main factor in implementing the plan.  Road conditions will be closely monitored and the Snow Emergency Plan will be lifted when the roads are safe for travel.  While […]

Filed Under: First Responder, Weather Tagged With: snow emergency, St Mary's County

Southern Maryland Loves You Develops Oven to Clean PPE

2021-02-01 Leave a Comment

As the famous proverb states, “Necessity is the mother of invention.” And it was necessity that inspired a team of entrepreneurs and manufacturers from Southern Maryland to invent a device capable of solving a critical problem for health care workers as they continue to battle the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Tommy Luginbill is the director at […]

Filed Under: First Responder Tagged With: dry heat, oven, ppe, Southern Maryland Loves You, St Mary's County, Tech Port

St Mary’s County Snow Emergency Plan in Effect

2021-01-31

The Snow Emergency Plan for St. Mary’s County has been placed into effect on January 31, 2021 at 0840 hours.  The quick accumulation of snow was the main factor in implementing the plan.  Road conditions will be closely monitored and the Snow Emergency Plan will be lifted when the roads are safe for travel.  While […]

Filed Under: First Responder, Weather Tagged With: snow emergency plan, St Mary's County

Commissioners Establish Emergency Snow Routes in St. Mary’s     

2020-11-07

During their November 3, 2020 meeting, the Commissioners approved Resolution No. 2020-46, establishing emergency snow routes for St. Mary’s County. When the Commissioner President has declared a snow emergency, the law prohibits the parking or abandonment of a vehicle on designated snow routes for the weather event duration. This resolution allows for the safe and […]

Filed Under: First Responder Tagged With: snow emergency routes, St Mary's County

Snow Emergency Plan as of January 12 at 6:30 PM

2019-01-12

The Snow Emergency Plan for St. Mary’s County has been placed into effect on January 12, 2019 at 6:30 pm. The projected forecast and the potential for quick accumulation of snow was the main factor in implementing the plan. Road conditions will be closely monitored and the Snow Emergency Plan will be lifted when the […]

Filed Under: Top News Tagged With: snow emergency, St Mary's County

49th Annual St Mary’s County Oyster Festival

2015-09-19

Shuck and slurp your way down to the Saint Mary’s County Fairgrounds for the Annual Bivalve Bash October 17th & 18th, 2015 Home of the U.S. National Oyster Shucking Championships and National Oyster Cook-Off! It’s that time of year once again. When, for oyster lovers, the St. Mary’s County fairgrounds near Leonardtown transform to nirvana. […]

Filed Under: Entertainment, Food Tagged With: festival, oysters, St Mary's County

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