Southern Maryland Source

10/23/2026

Thank you Mr. Xavier Curtis for your years of service to the community.

After 55 years of serving the Southern Maryland community, Curtis Tire Center Inc. has announced it will permanently close its doors on Friday, October 30, 2026.

10/22/2026

Hoi Toide the island today!

10/21/2026

Wednesday pop up- come pick your own!!

We will be open this evening 10/21, 4-6 pm for a Pick Your Own evening! Lots still out in the field give it a try! We have the wagons and some garden clippers, you bring the muscle!

Trossbach Family Meats will be open as well.

🎃

10/20/2026

On September 30, 1685, the sheriff of Calvert County handed a woman over to the sheriff of St. Mary’s County, at what was then Maryland’s capital.

Her name was Rebecca Fowler, the wife of a Calvert County planter. She was charged with using witchcraft on a laborer named Francis Sandsbury and several others at Mount Calvert, on the Patuxent River, leaving them “consumed, pined & lamed.”

What did she actually do? The surviving record never says. There’s no spell or curse described, and no witness account.
Those words come almost straight from England’s witchcraft law, which made it a hanging crime to leave someone “wasted, consumed, pined or lamed.” Sandsbury was likely sick or injured, and the court held her responsible.

She pleaded not guilty. On October 2, a jury found that she had done what the indictment described, but left it to the judges to decide whether that counted as witchcraft. The next day, the court sentenced her to hang. The record notes the sentence was carried out on October 9.

Rebecca Fowler is the only person known to have been executed for witchcraft by a Maryland court. It happened seven years before Salem, in a colony that never saw trials on Salem’s scale.

For more than a century, the book holding her trial record was thought to be lost. It turned up in the 1930s among the Court of Appeals records.

The land named in her indictment is still there. Mount Calvert is now a public park on the Patuxent in Prince George’s County, and you can walk down to the river.

Photo: Acroterion / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (converted to black and white)

10/19/2026

5 YEARS OF TAG TEAM SOLUTIONS!

Five years ago, I took a chance on myself, left my job of over 10+ years at PAX River, and started TAG Team Solutions. I had no idea where this journey would take me, but I knew I wanted to build something I could be proud of and give back to the community along the way.

What started as nothing more than a name and an idea has grown into more than I ever imagined. To go from starting a business from scratch to becoming what we're proud to call Southern Maryland's #1 crawlspace encapsulation and waterproofing company is something I'll never take for granted.

To our customers, referral partners, friends, and family , THANK YOU! Every referral, recommendation, kind word, and opportunity you've given us has helped make this possible. We truly wouldn't be where we are today without you.

To our hardworking team, thank you for the long hours, dedication, and pride you put into your work every day. I couldn't do this without you.

Looking back on these past five years, I'm incredibly proud of how far we've come, but even more thankful for the people who helped us get here.

From the bottom of my heart, thank you for supporting us. It means more to me and my family than you'll ever know.

Here's to five incredible years and many more to come!

Tyler

10/18/2026

Today, on World Food Day, MPT celebrates the vital role served by regional farmers in maintaining sustainable food systems while preserving the health of the Chesapeake Bay.

“Every Acre Counts” spotlights four of these local farmers using innovative, regenerative practices to restore the land and protect our agricultural future.

Streaming now on the PBS app! https://video.mpt.tv/video/every-acre-counts-chesapeake-farmers-at-the-forefront-ixsbgi/

The Nature Conservancy MD/DC

10/17/2026

🦪 SATURDAY SPOTLIGHT | 60 YEARS OF SHUCKING FOR A GOOD CAUSE!

SOUTHERN MARYLAND, THIS IS A TRADITION WORTH CELEBRATING! ⚓

The 60th Annual U.S. Oyster Festival returns to the St. Mary’s County Fairgrounds this weekend!

Celebrating our Chesapeake Bay heritage, local watermen, and Southern Maryland traditions, this festival offers something for the entire family!

HERE’S WHAT TO EXPECT:

🦪 Fresh oysters — raw, steamed, fried & grilled
🏆 U.S. National Oyster Shucking Championship
🎶 Live music and entertainment
🛍️ 50+ local artisan vendors
🦀 Chesapeake Bay exhibits
🎨 Family-friendly activities
🍴 Plenty of delicious food options

EVENT DETAILS:

📅 Saturday, October 17 | 10 AM–6 PM
📅 Sunday, October 18 | 11 AM–6 PM

📍 St. Mary’s County Fairgrounds
42455 Fairgrounds Road, Leonardtown

🎟️ Admission:
Adults (18+): $15
Youth (6–17): $5
Children 5 & under: FREE

❤️ MORE THAN JUST OYSTERS!

Hosted by the Rotary Club of Lexington Park, festival proceeds support local scholarships, charities, and community programs.

That’s what makes Southern Maryland special — celebrating our traditions while giving back to the community.

Good food. Great traditions. Strong communities.

Whether you’re a longtime attendee or visiting for the first time, come celebrate one of Southern Maryland’s favorite traditions!

🦪 How do you like your oysters — raw, steamed, fried, or grilled?

Conor M. Loughran | REALTOR®
CENTURY 21 New Millennium
📱 301.904.1760
📧 [email protected]
🏡 Your Southern Maryland Source

10/12/2026

In the summer of 1814, British ships came up the Patuxent and stopped at Lower Marlboro, then a port town in Calvert County. They offered enslaved men and women their freedom in exchange for serving the British war effort. Fourteen people took it.

It wasn’t a simple choice. Going meant leaving family behind and throwing in with an invading army. Staying meant continued enslavement.

Lower Marlboro Freedom Day remembers them. It began in 2014, for the war’s 200th anniversary, and the people who live in Lower Marlboro today still host it.

This year, there are walking tours of the old port town, exhibits on the War of 1812 and the area’s archaeology, speakers, performances, and hands-on activities for all ages. It’s also part of the nation’s 250th.

Where: Lower Marlboro Hall, 3911 Lower Marlboro Road, Owings, and Lower Marlboro United Methodist Church, 6519 Lower Marlboro Lane

When: Saturday, Oct. 17 | 11 a.m.–4 p.m.

Photo Credit: Map of Maj. Gen. Ross's route with the British column from Benedict on the Patuxent River to the city of Washington August 1814, Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division.

View the Walking Tour brochure from Visit Calvert County in the comments.