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News in La Plata · 10 sources

La Plata in the news, from 10 sources

17 stories about La Plata in the past 90 days, plus the town’s own website and 12 games on the schedule. Latest: “Firefighters Battle House Fire In La Plata, Three Cats Found Inside” from The BayNet, Oct 3.

Latest about La Plata

The newest stories with La Plata in the headline, one per story.

Straight from the source

From Town Hall, the schools and the library

12 notices in the past month and 1 public meeting this week, read every morning from La Plata’s own websites. Each one opens on the site that posted it.

Town Hall page →
The week aheadTown hall Schools Library
TodayNov 3
6pmPlanning Commission
WedNov 4

Nothing posted

ThuNov 5

Nothing posted

FriNov 6

Nothing posted

SatNov 7

Nothing posted

SunNov 8
1pmSalute to Veterans Parade
MonNov 9

Nothing posted

Town hallLa Plata town website
townoflaplata.org ↗
Latest notices
  1. Trick or Treat Trail

    THIS Saturday, October 24th - Downtown La Plata has TREATS - no tricks!

    Oct 21
  2. Ribbon Cutting Ceremony of Wills Memorial ParkOct 21
  3. Official Statement on Open Meetings Act Compliance

    Town of La Plata statement on findings of Maryland Open Meetings Compliance Board (20 OMCB 318)

    Oct 20
4 more from townoflaplata.org
  1. Water Bill Due Date AdjustmentOct 14
  2. Vendor Fraud AlertOct 1
  3. Veterans' Parade Registration is OpenSep 23
  4. SMECO Street Light Replacement ProjectSep 18
Coming up
Read every morning from townoflaplata.org’s news and calendar.
SchoolsCharles County Public Schools
ccboe.com ↗
Latest notices
  1. MSDE releases 2026 Report Card data, CCPS shows gains

    The Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) today released state, school system and school-level results for the 2026 Maryland School Report Card. The report card includes da...

    5 days ago
  2. Students check out chess tournament

    Students in kindergarten through Grade 12 spent a recent Saturday sharpening their strategic skills during the Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) fall chess tournament. Held Oct...

    6 days ago
  3. Virtual meeting set to assist parents navigating i-Ready reports and assessments

    Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) is hosting a virtual Zoom meeting at 6 p.m., Monday, Nov. 2, for parents to learn about i-Ready assessments and reports. I-Ready is an adaptive...

    Oct 27
5 more from ccboe.com
  1. CCPS accepting nominations for 2027 Teacher of the YearOct 27
  2. Middle school golfers have tee-rific time at golf tournamentOct 26
  3. Board to host Oct. 26 Work Session (agenda updated 10/26/2026)Oct 19
  4. Core word boards help students, staff communicateOct 16
  5. Dual language program lottery information sessions setOct 15
Read every morning from ccboe.com’s news.
LibraryCharles County Public Library
ccplonline.org ↗
Visit ccplonline.org for notices and events.
La Plata’s news, by source

Who’s covering La Plata

La Plata was in the news from 7 outlets in the past 90 days, led by NFHS Network with 6 stories about La Plata. Stories with La Plata in the headline come first; every one opens on its publisher’s site.

NFHS NetworkNews outlet
Covers La Plata the most6 about La Plata · 1 more mentioning it
  1. Game Teaser: Varsity Football Calvert High School vs. La Plata High School HighlightsSep 25
  2. Team Highlights: Varsity Football Thomas Stone High School vs. La Plata High School - La PlataSep 19
  3. Team Highlights: Varsity Football Thomas Stone High School vs. La Plata High School - Thomas StoneSep 19
4 more from NFHS Network
  1. Game Recap: Varsity Football Great Mills High School vs. La Plata High SchoolSep 18
  2. Game Recap: Varsity Girls Volleyball Huntingtown High School vs. La Plata High SchoolSep 16
  3. Team Highlights: Varsity Girls Volleyball Huntingtown High School vs. La Plata High School - HuntingtownSep 16
  4. Junior Varsity Girls Soccer Multi-team Event - 09/30/2026 | Watch Live & On DemandSep 30 · Mentions La Plata
The BayNetNews outlet
6 about La Plata
  1. Firefighters Battle House Fire In La Plata, Three Cats Found InsideOct 3
  2. La Plata Council Votes To Remove Mayor As Presiding Officer; Residents Launch PetitionSep 11
  3. Two-Alarm Fire Forces Evacuation At Nursing And Rehab In La Plata, One HospitalizedAug 28
3 more from The BayNet
  1. New Playground Brings Inclusive Play, La Plata History To Wills Memorial ParkAug 25
  2. Safeway Hiring In La Plata: Open Interviews Saturday, Jobs Available For Ages 16+Aug 24
  3. La Plata Boys Soccer Looking To Change Narrative, Climb Back Up SMACAug 19

What La Plata’s news is about

Every headline sorted into a topic. Tap one to see just those stories in the source cards.

Where La Plata’s news comes from
News outlets18
Town, schools & library3
Game day

La Plata sports

High-school and local teams, from the sports pages.

Recent games
Oct26La Plata vs McDonoughBoys Junior Varsity FootballWatch ↗Oct19La Plata vs North PointGirls Varsity VolleyballWatch ↗Oct16La Plata vs LackeyBoys Varsity FootballWatch ↗Oct5North Point vs La PlataGirls Varsity Flag FootballWatch ↗Oct1La Plata vs NorthernGirls Varsity SoccerWatch ↗Sep30La Plata vs McDonoughBoys Junior Varsity SoccerWatch ↗
From the sports pages
On the market

Homes listed in La Plata

Listed in the past 60 days. Check each listing for the current price and availability.

Housing market →
11746 Lucknow LnZillow · Sep 29 ↗231 Heather CtRedfin · Sep 28 ↗140 Soft Rush Lnhomes.com · Sep 25 ↗26 Somerset StZillow · Sep 25 ↗24 Pocahontas CtZillow · Sep 25 ↗5429 Well Spring RdZillow · Sep 24 ↗120 Wood Walk Avehomes.com · Sep 24 ↗319 Frederick Drhomes.com · Sep 23 ↗107 Wales Drhomes.com · Sep 23 ↗

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Headlines come from the outlets that cover La Plata, found through Google News; stories with La Plata in the headline come first, and outlets or places that aren’t La Plata, MD are left out. Articles belong to their publishers and aren’t independently verified; every story links to the publisher who wrote it. Topics are sorted automatically from each headline’s words. Notices, meetings and events come from the town, school district and library websites, read every morning and linked to the page that posted them. Game listings come from the NFHS Network.