# main feature (news sources) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover main feature. Page: Feed: --- ## [SoMD Weather for Saturday, August 22, 2026](https://southernmarylandchronicle.com/2026/08/21/somd-weather-for-saturday-august-22-2026/) _2026-08-21 · David M. Higgins II, Publisher/Editor · The Southern Maryland Chronicle_ SOUTHERN MARYLAND — A wetter and potentially more disruptive weather pattern is expected across Southern Maryland on Saturday, Aug. 22, with periods of showers and thunderstorms capable of producing heavy rainfall and isolated flash flooding. The National Weather Service Baltimore-Washington office said thunderstorms Saturday will bring heavy rainfall that could result in isolated instances of \[…\] ## [Lawmakers from six more states, including Maryland, back centrist ‘Promise to America’](https://southernmarylandchronicle.com/2026/08/21/lawmakers-from-six-more-states-including-maryland-back-centrist-promise-to-america/) _2026-08-21 · William J. Ford, Maryland Matters · The Southern Maryland Chronicle_ A national Democratic centrist group announced Thursday that legislators from six more states, including Maryland, had signed the “Promise to America” pledge calling for common ground solutions, the first in what the group said would be a rollout to include all 50 states by Election Day. One of the state lawmakers is Sen. Joanne C. \[…\] ## [Maryland Launches $3M Zero-Interest Loan Fund for Nurses](https://southernmarylandchronicle.com/2026/08/21/maryland-launches-3m-zero-interest-loan-fund-for-nurses/) _2026-08-21 · David M. Higgins II, Publisher/Editor · The Southern Maryland Chronicle_ Maryland will offer zero-interest loans to nursing students under a new $3 million fund announced Thursday by Gov. Wes Moore and the national nonprofit Social Finance, aimed at addressing a shortage of roughly 7,000 open nursing positions statewide. The Maryland Pay It Forward Fund combines $2 million from the state’s Talent Innovation Fund with $1 \[…\] ## [One Number Short of Millions, Waldorf Ticket Wins $50K](https://southernmarylandchronicle.com/2026/08/21/one-number-short-of-millions-waldorf-ticket-wins-50k/) _2026-08-21 · David M. Higgins II, Publisher/Editor · The Southern Maryland Chronicle_ A Powerball ticket sold in Waldorf is worth $50,000 after the Aug. 19 drawing, Maryland Lottery officials said, with the Charles County player matching four of the first five numbers plus the Powerball for the game’s third-tier prize. The winning ticket was sold at Korner Liquors, 3120 Old Washington Road in Waldorf. The winning numbers \[…\] ## [Calvert Sheriff’s Office Honors Teen Donor, Deputy Hero](https://southernmarylandchronicle.com/2026/08/21/calvert-sheriffs-office-honors-teen-donor-deputy-hero/) _2026-08-21 · David M. Higgins II, Publisher/Editor · The Southern Maryland Chronicle_ The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office is recognizing two moments of community support this month. Brighton Bowie, a junior at Northern High School, organized a stuffed animal drive that collected nearly 30 new stuffed animals for the department. The animals will be placed in patrol vehicles across each district, giving deputies something to offer children they \[…\] ## [Navy Women’s Soccer Falls to Air Force](https://southernmarylandchronicle.com/2026/08/21/navy-womens-soccer-falls-to-air-force/) _2026-08-21 · David M. Higgins II, Publisher/Editor · The Southern Maryland Chronicle_ The Navy women’s soccer team fell to Air Force 4-0 on Thursday night at the Glenn Warner Soccer Facility, dropping to 1-2 on the season in just the Midshipmen’s second meeting with the Falcons since 2002. Navy controlled much of the opening 19 minutes, with Sophia Ryan, Hannah Mulholland and Chiara Cosenza all putting shots \[…\] ## [Two SMCM Alumni Help USA 1 Win Sailing World Title](https://southernmarylandchronicle.com/2026/08/21/two-smcm-alumni-help-usa-1-win-sailing-world-title/) _2026-08-21 · David M. Higgins II, Publisher/Editor · The Southern Maryland Chronicle_ Two St. Mary’s College of Maryland alumni became world champions this month as Alex Curtiss ’16 and Madison Bashaw ’24 helped USA 1 win the World Sailing Team Racing World Championship, held Aug. 12-16 in Stockholm, Sweden. USA 1, based out of Newport Harbor Yacht Club in Newport Beach, California, beat USA 2 of Massachusetts \[…\] ## [Midshipmen Drop Season Opener at UC San Diego](https://southernmarylandchronicle.com/2026/08/21/midshipmen-drop-season-opener-at-uc-san-diego/) _2026-08-21 · David M. Higgins II, Publisher/Editor · The Southern Maryland Chronicle_ The Navy men’s soccer team opened the 2026 season with a 7-0 loss at UC San Diego on Thursday night, falling behind early and unable to slow the Tritons’ attack in the second half at Triton Soccer Stadium in La Jolla, California. The result marked the first regular-season game for new head coach John Hackworth, \[…\] ## [Dry, Salty Bay Fuels Sea Nettle Surge](https://southernmarylandchronicle.com/2026/08/21/dry-salty-bay-fuels-sea-nettle-surge/) _2026-08-21 · David M. Higgins II, Publisher/Editor · The Southern Maryland Chronicle_ Dry weather, elevated salinity and warm water have combined to create especially favorable conditions for sea nettles across much of Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay this summer, helping explain the heavy concentrations being reported by boaters, anglers and swimmers. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources said in its Aug. 19-25 fishing conditions forecast that Bay salinities are \[…\] ## [Hawks Open Season Today Against Harford at CSM Field](https://southernmarylandchronicle.com/2026/08/21/hawks-open-season-today-against-harford-at-csm-field/) _2026-08-21 · David M. Higgins II, Publisher/Editor · The Southern Maryland Chronicle_ The College of Southern Maryland men’s soccer team opens its 2026 season this afternoon under new head coach Scott Kopicko, hosting Harford Community College at 2 p.m. at the CSM Soccer Field in La Plata. Kopicko takes over a Hawks program that went 4-9-4 overall and 2-8-3 in Maryland JUCO play last season, competing in \[…\] ## [Persona-led AI publishing (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/EC3qtr9M30Zy) _2026-08-21 · **Sponsored**_ Generate drafts, schedule subdomain publishing, and keep human review where needed. ## [SoMD Weather for Friday, August 21, 2026](https://southernmarylandchronicle.com/2026/08/20/somd-weather-for-friday-august-21-2026/) _2026-08-20 · David M. Higgins II, Publisher/Editor · The Southern Maryland Chronicle_ SOUTHERN MARYLAND — Residents across Charles, Calvert and St. Mary’s counties can expect a cooler but unsettled Friday, with clouds, humidity and scattered showers and thunderstorms remaining possible throughout the region. The Southern Maryland regional forecast for Friday, Aug. 21, calls for a high near 79 degrees and an overnight low around 69. A roughly \[…\] ## [Where Things Stand: O’Connor’s Plea and the District 3 Race](https://southernmarylandchronicle.com/2026/08/20/where-things-stand-oconnors-plea-and-the-district-3-race/) _2026-08-20 · David M. Higgins II, Publisher/Editor · The Southern Maryland Chronicle_ Former St. Mary’s County Commissioner John E. O’Connor pleaded guilty Aug. 11 to two misdemeanor counts of willfully filing false Maryland tax returns, for tax years 2023 and 2024, in a case brought by the Maryland Office of the State Prosecutor in Anne Arundel County Circuit Court. Sentencing is scheduled for Aug. 6, 2027. O’Connor \[…\] ## [Severe Storms Threaten Southern Maryland Thursday](https://southernmarylandchronicle.com/2026/08/20/severe-storms-threaten-southern-maryland-thursday/) _2026-08-20 · David M. Higgins II, Publisher/Editor · The Southern Maryland Chronicle_ SOUTHERN MARYLAND — Numerous thunderstorms are expected across Southern Maryland Thursday afternoon and evening, with damaging wind gusts possible and storms potentially lingering into the late evening, according to the National Weather Service. The National Weather Service Baltimore/Washington office said thunderstorms are expected to become numerous between about 3 p.m. and 9 p.m. Thursday, Aug.… ## [Digital Ad Tax Ruling Could Cost Maryland Millions](https://southernmarylandchronicle.com/2026/08/20/digital-ad-tax-ruling-could-cost-maryland-millions/) _2026-08-20 · David M. Higgins II, Publisher/Editor · The Southern Maryland Chronicle_ Maryland’s first-in-the-nation digital advertising tax has been struck down by the Maryland Tax Court, setting up a potentially costly refund fight for the state and drawing attention from policymakers in other states considering similar taxes. In three decisions issued Aug. 14, the court ruled in favor of Apple, Google and Peacock TV, finding that Maryland’s \[…\] ## [Little Flower Sets 11th Annual Patriot Day 5K](https://southernmarylandchronicle.com/2026/08/20/little-flower-sets-11th-annual-patriot-day-5k/) _2026-08-20 · David M. Higgins II, Publisher/Editor · The Southern Maryland Chronicle_ Little Flower School will hold its 11th annual Patriot Day 5K on Saturday, Sept. 5, bringing runners, families and community organizations together in Great Mills to recognize military personnel, first responders and medical professionals serving St. Mary’s County. The event will include a 5K run and walk along with a 1-mile Kids’ Fun Run for \[…\] ## [Milky Way Arches Over Yellowstone Hot Spring](https://southernmarylandchronicle.com/2026/08/20/milky-way-arches-over-yellowstone-hot-spring/) _2026-08-20 · David M. Higgins II, Publisher/Editor · The Southern Maryland Chronicle_ A sweeping photograph combining one of Yellowstone National Park’s colorful hot springs with the star-filled Milky Way was selected as NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day for Aug. 16. “Milky Way over Yellowstone,” photographed by astrophotographer Dave Lane, shows the Milky Way stretching across the night sky above Silex Spring in Wyoming’s Yellowstone National Park. \[…\] ## [Southern Maryland Schools Get $4.5M Teacher Grants](https://southernmarylandchronicle.com/2026/08/20/southern-maryland-schools-get-4-5m-teacher-grants/) _2026-08-20 · David M. Higgins II, Publisher/Editor · The Southern Maryland Chronicle_ St. Mary’s and Charles county public school systems will receive about $4.5 million combined in the second round of Maryland’s Grow Your Own Educators Grant Program, with St. Mary’s receiving one of the three largest awards statewide. Gov. Wes Moore announced Thursday that St. Mary’s County Public Schools will receive about $3 million and Charles \[…\] ## [Ex-Officer Gets Prison in Auto Insurance Fraud](https://southernmarylandchronicle.com/2026/08/20/ex-officer-gets-prison-in-auto-insurance-fraud/) _2026-08-20 · David M. Higgins II, Publisher/Editor · The Southern Maryland Chronicle_ A former Prince George’s County police officer was sentenced to six months in federal prison for falsifying records as part of an auto-insurance fraud scheme that involved multiple current and former law enforcement officers, including a La Plata man. U.S. District Judge Lydia Griggsby sentenced Michael Anthony Owen Jr., 37, of Accokeek, to six months \[…\] ## [EV Fast-Charging Projects Expand Across Southern Maryland](https://southernmarylandchronicle.com/2026/08/20/ev-fast-charging-projects-expand-across-southern-maryland/) _2026-08-20 · David M. Higgins II, Publisher/Editor · The Southern Maryland Chronicle_ Southern Maryland is set to gain another federally funded electric vehicle fast-charging station, with a new project in La Plata joining previously awarded charging sites in Prince Frederick and Lexington Park. The Maryland Department of Transportation has conditionally awarded Universal EV LLC $834,264 to install four public fast-charging ports at the Holiday Inn Express, 6860 \[…\] ## [La Plata Censure Fight Extended to the Meeting’s Legality Itself](https://southernmarylandchronicle.com/2026/08/20/la-plata-censure-fight-extended-to-the-meetings-legality-itself/) _2026-08-20 · David M. Higgins II, Publisher/Editor · The Southern Maryland Chronicle_ Two questions have hung over La Plata’s mayoral censure since it passed Aug. 18: whether the council actually had the legal authority to censure Mayor Jeannine James at all, and whether the meeting that produced the censure was itself lawfully conducted. A review of the full meeting recording — not just the resolution or the \[…\] ## [Make any domain metal (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/donQYWlXOxkN) _2026-08-20 · **Sponsored**_ Turn any domain into a blacked-out metal landing page with an email waitlist ## [Southern Maryland’s Share of $4.6M Grant Round Unclear](https://southernmarylandchronicle.com/2026/08/20/southern-marylands-share-of-4-6m-grant-round-unclear/) _2026-08-20 · David M. Higgins II, Publisher/Editor · The Southern Maryland Chronicle_ Maryland’s Board of Public Works approved $4.6 million this week for trails, playgrounds and land conservation projects in 11 counties — and Southern Maryland is on that list twice, though the state’s own announcement leaves unclear exactly what Charles and St. Mary’s counties are actually getting. The Aug. 19 approval, issued by the Department of \[…\] ## [Baysox Fall 7-4 as Squirrels Even Six-Game Series](https://southernmarylandchronicle.com/2026/08/20/baysox-fall-7-4-as-squirrels-even-six-game-series/) _2026-08-20 · David M. Higgins II, Publisher/Editor · The Southern Maryland Chronicle_ The Richmond Flying Squirrels answered Tuesday’s blowout loss with a late-inning comeback of their own, rallying past the Chesapeake Baysox 7-4 on Wednesday in a back-and-forth game that featured three ties and four lead changes, evening the two teams’ six-game series at Prince George’s Stadium. A night after Chesapeake routed Richmond 7-2 behind a pair \[…\] ## [St. Mary’s Seeks Residents for 9 Board, Commission Seats](https://southernmarylandchronicle.com/2026/08/20/st-marys-seeks-residents-for-9-board-commission-seats/) _2026-08-20 · David M. Higgins II, Publisher/Editor · The Southern Maryland Chronicle_ St. Mary’s County is recruiting residents to fill vacancies across eight of its volunteer boards, commissions and committees, with applications due by Sept. 4. The Commissioners of St. Mary’s County oversee dozens of these advisory bodies, which shape county policy on everything from housing to environmental protection before recommendations reach elected officials. Current openings span \[…\] ## [After threat by DOJ, Anne Arundel Schools amend gender policy](https://southernmarylandchronicle.com/2026/08/20/after-threat-by-doj-anne-arundel-schools-amend-gender-policy/) _2026-08-20 · William J. Ford, Maryland Matters · The Southern Maryland Chronicle_ After receiving a threat from the federal government about violating parental rights, Anne Arundel County public schools informed the school community Wednesday that its gender policy for students has been amended to grant parents more access. Superintendent Mark T. Bedell wrote in a letter to the school community that the confidentiality section of the school district’s “Safe \[…\] ## [Prince Frederick Gets New Prenatal Bonding Studio](https://southernmarylandchronicle.com/2026/08/20/prince-frederick-gets-new-prenatal-bonding-studio/) _2026-08-20 · David M. Higgins II, Publisher/Editor · The Southern Maryland Chronicle_ A new boutique ultrasound studio is set to open in Prince Frederick next month, offering expectant families in Southern Maryland a chance to see and bond with their babies outside a traditional medical visit — a growing but medically debated corner of the pregnancy-services industry. Precious Baby Sono, located at 131 Main Street, will begin \[…\] ## [MVA Renews School Bus Safety Push as Classes Resume](https://southernmarylandchronicle.com/2026/08/20/mva-renews-school-bus-safety-push-as-classes-resume/) _2026-08-20 · David M. Higgins II, Publisher/Editor · The Southern Maryland Chronicle_ With Maryland students returning to classrooms in the coming weeks, state transportation officials are renewing a reminder that hasn’t lost relevance in more than a decade of tracking: drivers still aren’t reliably stopping for school buses, and the consequences can be fatal. More than 600,000 Maryland students ride a bus to and from school each \[…\] ## [La Plata Censure Update: Records Complicate Both Accounts](https://southernmarylandchronicle.com/2026/08/19/la-plata-censure-update-records-contradict-key-claims/) _2026-08-19 · David M. Higgins II, Publisher/Editor · The Southern Maryland Chronicle_ La Plata’s mayoral censure story has a new chapter: primary records obtained since our previous coverage — the underlying MDOT email chain and the town’s full Charter — now allow us to fact-check specific claims from both the mayor and the council, rather than simply reporting their competing accounts. As previously reported, the Town Council \[…\] ## [St. Clement’s Island Museum Set To Reopen Maryland Day 2027](https://southernmarylandchronicle.com/2026/08/19/st-clements-island-museum-set-to-reopen-maryland-day-2027/) _2026-08-19 · Nalani Shimeles · The Southern Maryland Chronicle_ The St. Clement’s Island Museum isn’t being renovated — it’s being completely rebuilt. “It’s a complete demolition and rebuild,” Museum Division Manager Karen Stone told the public during a July 29 presentation at Potomac Gardens, where she and the county’s Department of Public Works unveiled architectural renderings, floor plans and exhibit concepts for the new \[…\] ## [Understanding Online Services for Academic Document Recreation](https://southernmarylandchronicle.com/2026/08/19/understanding-online-services-for-academic-document-recreation/) _2026-08-19 · David M. Higgins II, Publisher/Editor · The Southern Maryland Chronicle_ You will have a lot of times when recreating academic documents is a necessity. And that is when you will need to showcase your existing documents, but you can’t find it, or you have to narrow down another solution. The thing is, you may also need to create a digital version of that document, and \[…\] ## [Open directory of blogs for agents (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/O28RyqOiGfxC) _2026-08-19 · **Sponsored**_ Submit URLs or OPML; receive feed pages with summaries, plus JSON/OPML/plain text ## [Maryland Joins Multistate Settlement Against NewRez](https://southernmarylandchronicle.com/2026/08/19/maryland-joins-multistate-settlement-against-newrez/) _2026-08-19 · David M. Higgins II, Publisher/Editor · The Southern Maryland Chronicle_ Maryland regulators are getting nearly $400,000 for the state and 109 Maryland homeowners as part of a $15.5 million multistate settlement with NewRez LLC, a mortgage servicer accused of billing customers for insurance they didn’t need. The Maryland Department of Labor’s Office of Financial Regulation joined financial regulators in 47 other states and the District \[…\]