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Commissioner praises scholarship recipients and credits county staff for ravine cleanup
Summary
A St. Mary's County commissioner highlighted the Black History Coalition's 12th annual scholarship luncheon and described county assistance to clear illegally dumped trash from a ravine, thanking staff and volunteers.
A St. Mary's County commissioner said they attended the Black History Coalition's 12th annual scholarship luncheon and praised the scholarship recipients, noting one student had a 4.6 grade-point average and several intend careers in speech pathology and medicine.
The commissioner said the students represent a generation "light years ahead" academically and commended the Black History Coalition for its work supporting young people.
Separately, the commissioner described a constituent complaint about trash dumped into a ravine by a neighbor. County personnel — identified by the speaker as staff from Lugum and the Department of Public Works and county employee John Houser — located the property owner and arranged cleanup. "That was just great and a big shout out to everybody who was involved in that," the commissioner said, adding the cleanup allowed the resident to enjoy their property again.
The speaker mentioned ongoing farmers markets and encouraged residents to support local businesses and gardening as spring approaches. Those remarks were presented as community updates rather than formal county actions.
