Holy Cow Creamery officially opened its doors this week with a soft opening, welcoming community members eager to support the new local business. As part of the opening day celebration, Holy Cow Creamery featured its special Opening Day Patriot Sundae, made with vanilla soft serve, blue raspberry cone dip, crumbled shortbread cookies, and festive...
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A pair of FAST PLAY tickets delivered last week’s two biggest Maryland Lottery wins, with a $176,777 progressive jackpot in Willards and another progressive jackpot of $114,257 in Accokeek. FAST PLAY tickets are games that play like scratch-offs, but are printed on-demand by Lottery terminals and vending machines. Select FAST PLAY games have progressive...
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St. Mary’s County Government’s Department of Emergency Services (DES) is advising residents that additional testing of the Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant emergency warning sirens is scheduled to take place Wednesday, June 3 through Friday, June 5, 2026, at various intervals throughout the day. The additional testing follows the previously announced semi-annual full-volume siren test scheduled for Monday, June 1, 2026, at noon. The...
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Keith Montgomery Lucombe, 37, of Chesapeake Beach, is facing seven drug-related charges in Calvert County District Court after investigators with the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office alleged he sold cannabis during a spring 2026 investigation. Lucombe is charged with three counts of distributing a controlled dangerous substance other than narcotics and four counts of possession...
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Sommer Lee West, 40, of Prince Frederick, has been charged in Calvert County with theft less than $100, theft of $100 to under $1,500, second-degree assault on a law enforcement officer, malicious destruction of property valued under $1,000, and making a false statement to an officer, according to District Court records. The case, filed...
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Paige Johnna Eldred, 31, of Chesapeake Beach, has been charged in Calvert County District Court with one count of embezzlement or fraudulent misappropriation, 10 counts of stealing another person’s credit card, and three counts of using another person’s credit card for charges under $100, according to court documents. The case was filed on May...
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NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER, MD.: Communities surrounding NAS Patuxent River are advised that noise-generating testing events are scheduled to take place May 26 –July 10, 2026 from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Mission Critical engines run events at the Open Air Engine Test Cell (OAETC) are required. Residents may notice increased noise levels...
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On Tuesday, May 26, 2026, at approximately 9:23 a.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services were dispatched to the area of the Bradfords Neighborhood Market located at 23860 Hollywood Road in Hollywood, for the reported house on fire. Multiple 911 callers reported smoke coming from the residence. Crews quickly arrived on the scene to find fire...
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Iilayah Nyja Hillary, 25, of North Beach, has been charged in Calvert County District Court with second-degree assault and malicious destruction of property valued under $1,000 after a reported domestic incident on May 21, 2026, according to court documents. Deputy First Class Morrison, listed as the complainant with the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office, alleged...
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Governor Wes Moore announced that the Maryland Energy Administration took the first step toward launching the “Megawatts for Maryland” clean energy auction program and has released a Request for Information seeking stakeholder input. Governor Moore and leaders in the Maryland General Assembly worked together to create the new program, which will speed-up the deployment of large-scale...
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The Talons Robotics Team represented the College of Southern Maryland (CSM) at the VEX U Robotics World Championship in St. Louis in April, competing among the top college and university teams from around the world. The VEX U Robotics competitions test students’ ability to design, build, program, and operate robots to complete a series...
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The Saint Leonard Volunteer Fire Department will host its Junior Fire Camp from Monday, August 3, 2026, through Friday, August 7, 2026. The five-day camp will run daily from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Saint Leonard Volunteer Fire Department, located at 200 Calvert Beach Road, St. Leonard, MD 20685. The camp is...
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Corey C Thomas, 45, of Prince Frederick, is facing two open misdemeanor drug cases in Calvert County District Court after two recent arrests tied to alleged cocaine possession and drug paraphernalia, according to court records. The most recent case was filed May 13, 2026, after a Calvert County Sheriff’s Office deputy went to a...
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Jarrett James Mitchell, 23, of Annapolis, with separate court filings listing no fixed address, is facing charges in three open Calvert County District Court criminal cases involving alleged incidents at the Calvert County Detention Center. Across the four Three cases, Mitchell is charged with three counts of malicious destruction of property valued under $1,000...
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Marie Ann Lamb, 60, of Chesapeake Beach, has been charged in Calvert County District Court with failing to comply with a peace order and intimidating or influencing a juror or witness after an alleged incident on May 20, 2026, according to court documents. The criminal case was filed on May 22, 2026, and remains...
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Joshua Chazz Brown, 30, of Huntingtown, has been charged in Calvert County District Court with two misdemeanor counts of second-degree assault after an alleged May 17, 2026, altercation at a home in Prince Frederick, according to court documents. The case, filed May 18, 2026, remains open in District Court for Calvert County. According to...
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Darien Marquell Chase, 28, of Saint Leonard, has been charged with second-degree assault after Calvert County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a reported domestic incident on Garrison Street in Saint Leonard on May 20, 2026, according to District Court of Maryland records. Court documents state that Cpl. R. Shrawder responded at about 8:32 p.m....
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On May 4, 2026, patrol officers responded to a reported burglary at the Swan Point Golf Course pro shop in Swan Point, MD. Officers learned that at approximately 9:35 p.m., on May 3, a male suspect forced entry into the business using a pry tool and stole approximately $5,300 worth of golf clubs and...
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There will be a full-cycle test of the alert and notification sirens throughout St. Mary’s, Calvert, and Dorchester counties on Monday, June 1, 2026, at noon. This includes a three-minute activation of all sirens within the 10-mile area around Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant. All citizens are asked to remember the scheduled testing and...
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June brings an exciting lineup of events to the Calvert Marine Museum, highlighted by the high-energy ALMOST QUEEN concert with Separate Ways The Band on June 13 and the museum’s new Shell-A-Bration event celebrating National Seashell Day on June 20. From live music and on-the-water adventures to hands-on family programs and seasonal experiences, visitors...
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A Calvert County man says his $50,000 Powerball win in the May 6 drawing justifies his decision to focus his play on the big jackpot games offered by the Lottery. He described the prize as “life-changing,” and characterizes it as a gift that had arrived at just the right time. The legal professional is...
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Thousands of horseshoe crabs (Limulus polyphemus) have started landing on Maryland’s shores this spring for what is believed to be the world’s oldest wildlife migration. Dating back an estimated 350 million years, the annual spawning occurs from May through July, peaking with high tides on or around the full and new moons in June....
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Filo Joseph Blake, 43, of Prince Frederick; Katie Renee Blake, 45, of Prince Frederick; and Makayla Leann Brehm, 20, of Prince Frederick, are facing misdemeanor animal cruelty-related charges in Calvert County District Court after authorities alleged about 95 animals were seized from an Arthur King Road property in Prince Frederick on May 7, 2026....
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Joseph Moreland Bylan, 50, of Dunkirk, is facing new misdemeanor charges in Calvert County for possession of a controlled dangerous substance other than cannabis and possession of drug paraphernalia after a May 13, 2026, traffic stop on Maryland Route 260, according to District Court records. The open case, filed May 14, 2026, in the...
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Edwin Stanford Foote Jr., 63, of Huntingtown, is facing misdemeanor charges of possession of a controlled dangerous substance that was not cannabis, possession of drug paraphernalia, and obstructing and hindering after an arrest in Calvert County on May 14, 2026, according to District Court records. According to court documents filed by Det. Tunnell of...
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