Charles County approved a $300,000 program giving eligible water and sewer customers a $400 yearly bill credit starting Jan. 1, 2027.

Calvert has logged about 179 domestic violence cases this year, second only to impaired driving, State's Attorney Bob Harvey told commissioners.

Calvert commissioners approved apparatus grants for Dunkirk, Prince Frederick, Solomons, St. Leonard and Calvert ALS on Oct. 20.

Justin Fish of St. Mary's County won the first of six Maryland Lottery trips to Los Angeles to see The Price Is Right and the Game Show Experience.

Experts say most Maryland General Assembly races this fall will not be competitive; Democrats are unopposed in 49 House races. Early voting starts Oct. 22.

St. Clement's Hundred leaders won a St. Mary's disability award for securing $750,000 for a wheelchair-accessible boat to St. Clement's Island.

St. Mary's College won a $495,296 NIH grant, its third ever, to send 24 students to the Allen Institute for hands-on brain research.

ArtWorks@7th in North Beach opens Capturing Nature's Palette Nov. 5-29, with a Nov. 7 open house and jewelry by guest artist Sabine Dillingham.

Charles school board member Nicole Kreamer and St. Mary's member Cathy Allen join the 2026-27 board of the Maryland Association of Boards of Education.

Calvert has finished 31 of 46 ADA policy fixes, nearly double last year, but physical barrier removal runs through fiscal 2041.

St. Mary's approved $170,522 in opioid settlement money for a social worker and nurses in the detention center's addiction medication program.

Charles commissioners approved a Marathon Health contract for a primary care center serving county employees, retirees and family members on the county plan.