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The St. Mary's County Business, Education and Community Alliance Inc. held its second benefit dinner and auction on March 12 at the Southern Maryland Higher Education Center.

Maria Perrygo, owner of Leonardtown's Do Dah Deli, is moving her restaurant out of the town after it closed a second time.

Meals on Wheels seeking support The public are invited to support the Meals on Wheels program in March by dining out at local restaurants who have agreed to donate a portion of their proceeds to Meals on Wheels.

They may not have caught up to congressional candidates yet when it comes to raking in the bucks, but statewide ballot measure campaigns saw another increase in contributions in 2008, most of them from businesses or other special interests, according to a new study by the National Institute on Money in State Politics.

Elizabeth "Beth" McCoy, a 91-year-old Scotland resident who died Saturday at an assisted-living facility in Annapolis, was remembered this week for her decades of help to fellow senior citizens in St.

Every weekday, more than 200 homebound seniors in St. Mary's County get a visit from a Meals on Wheels volunteer.

Katelyn Lyons, a violinist for COSMIC Symphony Orchestra, attends Leonardtown Middle School.

Members of St. Mary's County's legislative delegation in Annapolis sparred on Monday at a breakfast for local business representatives over who's to blame for the ailing state budget and ways to provide a remedy.

Photos of World Trade Center attack by terrorists taken from police helicopters released for first time.

The Hollywood Volunteer Rescue Squad Auxiliary is sponsoring a roast beef dinner on Feb.

For the St. Mary's County government's trash disposal operations to pay their own way, either the existing fee on residential properties be increased, or a new fee needs to be placed on businesses.

Members of the area tourism and restaurant community met recently to kick off a plan for a twice yearly event to feature locally grown and produced foods and services.

The Catholic Daughters of America of Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Lexington Park is sponsoring its second Valentine's candlelight dinner and dance on Feb.

Lusby resident Steve Waugh plans to announce Wednesday his campaign to unseat Sen.

Steve Waugh of Lusby is a retired Marine. Formally announcing his candidacy Wednesday night at Lenny's restaurant in California, the challenger for Maryland's District 29 senate seat played military march music and called on a fellow Marine to testify for him.

The federal and state governments provide a wide array of student aid and scholarship for single mothers.

ST. MARY'S COUNTY, Md. - Snow is still being cleared off the roads from this weekend's snowstorm, but it's not just drivers who are feeling the pain.

Spare change can seem a small thing. But when spare change from many people is added together, it can combine to a significant amount.

In St. Mary's County, Maryland State police say a passenger in a truck driven by a man who fled from troopers in Hollywood was killed when the truck hit two trees.

The recent article "Several senators oppose Grasmick's school reform" appearing as it did one day after The Sun's front page article headlined "O'Malley plans fund shift to sidestep service cuts" underscores the challenge that Maryland legislators face in squaring inherently political concerns with the need to adjust to today's fiscal realities.