Relocation, Business, New Opportunities and a Festival

Do you live in Hughesville and have a business somewhere else? Do you drive through Hughesville and thought Hughesville might be a good place to set-up shop, open a new office or expanding an existing one?

Business Opportunities

Location and access to a targeted and captured audience is vital for any marketing effort. Come spend a day in Hughesville on Saturday September 6th, 2008 and see the potential Hughesville has to offer. The day starts with a Kids Fun Run and a 10k/5k. A Festival that highlights local businesses, crafters, artists and agricultural producers follows. Vendor and sponsor opportunities are available and can be requested by clicking here.

Access to Information

The purpose of the event is to raise awareness of the Hughesville Revitalization Plan, showcase Hughesville businesses, and have county planning staff and small business development representatives on hand to discuss development and infill possibilities within the village core. Commissioners, Maryland Delegates and special guests will be on-hand to answer questions you may have as well.

Hughesville at a Glance

The census-designated place of Hughesville has a total land area of 11.2 miles. Because Hughesville, though small, is considered the strategic geographic center of the Tri-County Southern Maryland region, it houses institutions such as the Electric Company, Humane Society, Economic Development Council, and Board of Realtors, which serve the Tri-County area. The local Fire Department, Hughesville Fire and Rescue Company 2, are located in Hughesville as well.

Hughesville History

Settled as part of the Southern Maryland Region in 1643, the area known as Hughesville was established as a crossroads agricultural community in the late 19th century. Hughesville and the surrounding region quickly established their economies and currency around the tobacco agricultural industry. As a result of that industry and the establishment of the railroad, the village continued to grow during the first half of the 20th century.

Tobacco remained the economic keystone of the region and the primary economic engine until the latter portion of the 20th century. Today, along with other areas in the Southern Maryland Region, Hughesville continues to try and deal with the issues created by the decline of the tobacco industry. The village today contains a variety of historic resources including bungalows and other early 20th century mail-order homes, tobacco warehouses, department stores and filling stations. Small tobacco farmsteads and a Quaker cemetery are located on the historic fringe of town. Hughesville is approximately 620 acres and has recently been augmented with a bypass along MD 5 known as the Hughesville Bypass.

Hughesville Today and Beyond

With the build of the Northeastern Alignment for the Hughesville Bypass, the County recognizes that changes are coming to Hughesville. In order to ensure that these changes are positive, the County Commissioners decided that a planning process for Hughesville should be undertaken. In doing this, the entire community will be afforded an opportunity to provide input into a planning process, which will lay the foundation for a desired future for Hughesville. The Plan will help to identify what the future can and should hold for Hughesville. The efforts will focus on the business aspects of Hughesville’s future by looking at those areas currently planned, zoned or used for commercial or industrial use.

This study will focus on possible revitalization/physical improvements to the existing village. As a result of this study, Hughesville may retain its village designation or be upgraded to a higher designation. The plan will provide and explore the necessary background and historical information, existing conditions and projected activities to answer the following questions:

• What type of economic development is necessary to revitalize the existing Hughesville Rural Village?
  

• What physical improvements are necessary for revitalization of the area?

The focus of the plan will be on the identification of revitalization strategies, with specific emphasis on the economic development potential of the Village and future physical enhancement projects.

Hughesville 10K/5K and Kids Fun Run

The kids fun run starts at 8:15am and the 10k/5k starts at 8:30am or immediately after the kids run. During the races and awards ceremony local radio personalities Heather and T-Bone from WSMD Star 98.3 FM will broadcast live 8-11am.

After the awards ceremony, the festival will kick into high gear. The cost of admission to the festival is a non-perishable, canned good to be donated to the Southern Maryland Food Bank.

Live Music by Austin Cody

Austin Cody, a local up and coming music star, performs live from 12-3pm and interim music and announcements by D.J. Chris Productions.

Enjoy the Community

This will be a great opportunity to bring the community together for a day to meet and enjoy the day with fellow neighbors and businesses. Any proceeds from the event will be donated to the Hughesville Volunteer Fire Department and the Hughesville Baseball Association.

How to Register for the Runs

There are two ways to register for the races. You can register and pay online at active.com (please note active.com has a processing fee) or offline by downloading and mailing in the registration form and payment. Each participant, regardless of the event selected, must complete a registration form and sign the waiver.

Click here to register and pay online.

Click here to download the registration form to mail-in form and payment.

Please note there is no online registration for the Kids Fun Run. You must download and mail in registration form.

Running Routes and Water Stops

Water stops and first aid stations are roughly every 2 miles or so. The 5k turn around is just past the entrance to Lake Jameson subdivision. The 10k turn around is just before Oliver's Shop Rd. Both routes are an out and back are scenic, rural and mostly flat.

Plan to come! We're looking forward to seeing you!

*Note the distance is in kilometers.*