Student-Built Bee Houses Provide New Homes For Native Pollinators Across Southern Maryland

Kenny Long, Jacue Baldwin, Selene Ellis, Alden Hepp, Marlene Smith and Esther Bonney smile in front of the completed bee house at the St. Mary’s County Animal Shelter in Lexington Park on May 6. The students are building 18 bee houses in native gardens …

Local Stories And Small Businesses Shine At Southern Trail Distillery’s Spring Vendor Fest

The Destruction of Khalet a-Daba’ - The largest demolition in the history of Masafer Yatta in the southern West Bank ...

In the early morning hours of May 5th, two large excavators and two bulldozers rolled over the hills of Masafer Yatta and into the village of Khalet a-Daba’. In under two hours, Israeli military forces demolished nine houses, six residential caves, 11 …

Great Southern community to wear orange on May 21 in support of local State Emergency Service volunteers

The Great Southern community is being encouraged to wear orange on May 21 for Wear Orange Wednesday to show appreciation for local State Emergency Service volunteers. Department of Fire and Emergency Services Great Southern Supt Wayne Green said the day …

Southern Indiana candy shop nominated as finalist for 10 best in America

JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. (WAVE) - Schimpff’s Confectionery is a finalist to be named one of USA Today’s 10 Best Candy Shops in 2025. Voting is open until noon on Monday, June 9 and you can vote once a day. The family owned candy shop has been open since 1891 …

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Water restrictions prolonged in drought-hit southern France

An area of south-west France hit by a historic three-year drought has prolonged its tough water-saving restrictions. The south-west France département of Pyrenees-Orientales has been the subject of stringent water restrictions for three years as the area …

Voting opens for 2024-25 Southern Daily Echo Saints Player of the Year

Following a thoroughly disappointing season, which has seen Saints relegated in record time, the club are now preparing for life back in the Championship. With two fixtures still to go - a trip to Everton on Sunday and a home game against Arsenal on the …

Body found in southern Spain may be fugitive husband who murdered wife 

LOCAL police in Spain have found the body of a man in an advanced state of decomposition hanging from a tree on Monday.  Police suspect that his body could correspond with that of the man who murdered a woman in the town of Cartaya, Huelva, on April 24. …

Australia’s Southern Ocean Lodge Is The Ideal Restful Getaway

The Great Room and view at Southern Ocean Lodge. copyright belongs to GEORGE APOSTOLIDIS PHOTOGRAPHY It’s not uncommon to walk into the circular Great Room at Australia’s Southern Ocean Lodge and see guests just staring at the view of Hanson Bay through …