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Geographic Technologies Groupr was selected for multiple software contracts and services including: Cabell County, West Virginia - upgraded five seats of LG Dispatch to LG Geo Blade Dispatch.

Michelle Obama called to wish her a happy birthday. She was introduced and received a standing ovation at Friday's River Concert at St.

St. Mary's fairgrounds sit along Route 5 south of Leonardtown in perhaps an ideal location just about equidistant from the edges of the mother county.

Saxophonist Kevin Quinn has been with HydraFX since 2001. In an interview, Quinn explained the Solomons Island band's plan after the release of its first album in five years.

A woman in St. Mary's County has been arrested for impersonating a police officer.

For the past week, Amy Gionfriddo, a 16-year-old from St. Leonard, has been rubbing elbows with some of the world's greatest baritones and mezzo-sopranos. Gionfriddo, a rising senior at Calvert High School, was selected as one of 32 high school singers and accompanists from across the country to take part in this year's Washington National Opera ...

This year's second Downtown Tunes event will be from 6-9:30 p.m. June 27 on the square in Leonardtown.

Dear EarthTalk: Don't some scientists point to sunspots and solar wind as having more impact on climate change than human industrial activity? - David Noss, California, Md.

The St. Mary's County Planning Commission will hold another public hearing on revisions to the comprehensive land-use plan at Chopticon High School on July 13 at 6:30 p.m. After the planning commission makes its recommendation, the county commissioners will hold additional public hearings on the plan.

OCEAN CITY - Nine artists were recipients of awards presented during Ocean City's annual Art's Alive held June 20-21 at Northside Park.

Farrah Fawcett, who has been battling cancer for more than two years, is back in the hospital, sources say.

The St. Mary's County Department of Land Use and Growth Management has been collecting fees for the clearing of trees at residential and commercial development for about a decade now.

Jimmy Thompson of Great Mills Trading Post directs the removal of dirt Monday as crews grade the land to build the roads and water and sewer lines at the Park Place project in California.

Tall Timbers seafood seller Robert Lumpkins pleaded guilty Thursday to participating in a scheme to help watermen falsify the amount and weight of striped bass, also known as rockfish, that were checked in through his seafood company.

Panchero's Mexican Grill, a quick-serve, fresh-Mexican concept featuring fresh-pressed tortillas filled with the freshest, highest-quality ingredients, is busy: Over the past couple weeks, the Coralville, Iowa-based company opened its premier restaurants in California and Maryland on May 26th and June 1st in San Diego and Towson, respectively.

STATUS REPORT Date Released: Saturday, June 13, 2009 Source: Goddard Space Flight Center - Comments There are currently three scientific balloons aloft aroudn the world - AESOP, Sunrise, and 597N FIREBall.

St. Mary's County Sheriff Timothy K. Cameron , left, presents Jason Brown, second from left, and Jeramiah Cooper, right, with a sheriff's commendation Wednesday for detaining a suspected television thief in May.

Digital signs for businesses can already be found along Route 235 and Route 5, but on Tuesday, the St.

There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in the latest 12-state Mega Millions draw, and the estimated jackpot for Tuesday's drawing will grow to $25 million, lottery officials announced tonight.

Mark Ralston/Getty Images Rachelle Spector will turn 29 next week, a pretty woman living alone in a 35-room Pyrenees-style castle while the lord of the manor -- music producer Phil Spector -- sits in prison.