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Charles County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Distribution of Propaganda from the Ku Klux Klan

Charles County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Distribution of Propaganda from the Ku Klux Klan

Since November 11, 2018, the Charles County Sheriff’s Office has received reports from people who have found fliers containing propaganda from the Ku Klux Klan. The fliers, which appear to have been distributed in a random manner, were inside plastic bags and found along the roadway and in driveways in front of people’s homes....
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UPDATE: Fire that Destroyed Trailer in Mechanicsville Still Under Investigation

UPDATE: Fire that Destroyed Trailer in Mechanicsville Still Under Investigation

UPDATE 11/13/18: The RV/trailer fire on Lockes Hill Road, in Mechanicsville is still currently under investigation. Their were no active fire alarms or sprinkler systems in place, and unknown if any smoke alarms were in place. The estimated loss of the structure and contents is valued at $5,000.00. The fire was discovered by a...
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Handgun Recovered After Traffic Stop in Newburg, Three Virginia Men Charged with Felony Theft

Handgun Recovered After Traffic Stop in Newburg, Three Virginia Men Charged with Felony Theft

On November 5, 2018, at approximately 1:35 a.m., Officer T. Rickard of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office, initiated a traffic stop on Crain Highway near Clifton Drive, in Newburg, after observing a SUV pulling a tow behind trailer with no registration plate visible. At the time of the traffic stop, a black and yellow...
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Maryland Lottery Launches Enhanced Player Loyalty Program

Maryland Lottery Launches Enhanced Player Loyalty Program

The newly enhanced My Lottery Rewards™ program will add exciting opportunities for Lottery players. Beginning November 13, members of My Lottery Rewards, the Lottery’s free player loyalty program, will be able to earn more and win more — with new ways to earn rewards and new ways to redeem points. By entering eligible Maryland...
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Bluegrass for Hospice raises over $250,000 in 10 years

Bluegrass for Hospice raises over $250,000 in 10 years

On Saturday October 27, 2018, Bluegrass for Hospice took place once again. It was held at the Flat Iron Farm in Great Mills. In spite of the early morning rain, the later of the day turned out a fun crowd of about 400.  We made $27,873.85 for the Hospice of St. Mary’s, Hospice House. Bluegrass...
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16-Year-Old Charged with Attempted Murder After Shooting 19-Year-Old with Shotgun in Armed Robbery Attempt

16-Year-Old Charged with Attempted Murder After Shooting 19-Year-Old with Shotgun in Armed Robbery Attempt

On Tuesday, November 6, 2018, at approximately 2:00 p.m., officers of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded the 6600 block of Bucknell Road, in Bryans Road, for the report of a shooting. Upon officers arrival, they contacted an off duty police officer in the area who stated he heard several gunshots. Shortly after hearing...
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Governor Larry Hogan Proclaims November 12-18 National Apprenticeship Week in Maryland

Governor Larry Hogan Proclaims November 12-18 National Apprenticeship Week in Maryland

Governor Larry Hogan has proclaimed November 12-18 as National Apprenticeship Week in Maryland. This week-long observance raises awareness of the meaningful contributions apprenticeship programs in the United States make to our country’s workforce. Throughout the week, Maryland will join other states across the nation to celebrate apprenticeship as a proven workforce development tool and...
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Foot Care Important Part of Good Diabetes Care

Foot Care Important Part of Good Diabetes Care

November is National Diabetes Awareness Month and the Wound Care Center at MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital would like to remind patients living with diabetes how important it is to take care of themselves from head to toe. “Approximately a quarter of individuals living with diabetes will develop a foot ulcer,” said Lisa Nelson, RN, MHA CWCN, clinical program...
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NAVAIR Wounded Veteran Uses Personal Experience to Help Others

NAVAIR Wounded Veteran Uses Personal Experience to Help Others

Wounded veterans serving a second time as government employees bring a certain strength and commitment to their jobs, according to Kenneth Cadena, a Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) Wounded Warrior Program and Command Recruitment advocate. “They’ve transitioned through a difficult phase of their lives,” he said. “Not only do they closely identify with the...
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Charles County Featured in Maryland Public Television’s Thanksgiving Episode

Charles County Featured in Maryland Public Television’s Thanksgiving Episode

Maryland Public Television’s (MPT) popular original series Maryland Farm & Harvest, in its sixth season, will feature farms in Charles, Frederick, Harford, and Wicomico counties during a Thanksgiving-themed episode airing Tuesday, November 20 at 7 p.m. Maryland Farm & Harvest takes viewers on journeys across the state, telling stories about the farms, people, and technology required to...
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One Person Injured After Vehicle Drives into Planet Fitness in California

One Person Injured After Vehicle Drives into Planet Fitness in California

On Sunday, November 11, 2018, at approximately 11:35 a.m., police fire and rescue personnel responded to the Wildewood Shopping Center, located at 23415 Three Notch Road, in California, for the reported motor vehicle accident involving a structure Crews arrived on scene to find a single vehicle halfway into the Planet Fitness building, with the...
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VIDEO: Police in Waldorf Investigating Burglary

VIDEO: Police in Waldorf Investigating Burglary

On November 3 at 10:15 p.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 2900 block of E Mourning Dove Place in Waldorf for the report of a burglary. Investigation revealed two occupants of a house left for a short period of time. While they were gone, they received an alert from...
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St. Mary’s County Man Wins $10,000 Keno Prize

St. Mary’s County Man Wins $10,000 Keno Prize

A 63-year-old man from Mechanicsville picked up a $10,000 Keno prize after playing November 3 at A&B Liquors at 28260 Three Notch Road in his hometown. The lucky winner placed a 7-spot bet with the Super Bonus multiplier option for the win. A&B Liquors also got lucky on the play, scoring a $100 bonus, equal to 1 percent...
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VIDEO: Serious Motor Vehicle Accident in Lexington Park Sends Driver to Trauma Center

VIDEO: Serious Motor Vehicle Accident in Lexington Park Sends Driver to Trauma Center

On Thursday, November 8, 2018 at approximately 11:00 p.m., police fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Forest Park Road, and Long Lane in Lexington Park for the reported serious motor vehicle accident with one patient trapped. Crews arrived on scene to find a single vehicle off the roadway and in the...
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Wanted – St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office – Trevis Lemar Butler

Wanted – St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office – Trevis Lemar Butler

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the whereabouts of Trevis Lemar Butler, 37, of Mechanicsville. Butler has active warrants for his arrest for several felonies to include the charges of First Degree Rape and First Degree Assault. Butler is a black male, 5’8” in height, weighs 170 pounds, and has black hair...
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VIDEO: Sheriff Cameron Elected to Historic Fourth Term

VIDEO: Sheriff Cameron Elected to Historic Fourth Term

Tim Cameron was re-elected on Election Day to a historic fourth consecutive term as Sheriff of St. Mary’s County, Maryland. No other Sheriff in St. Mary’s had reached that milestone in the office’s 381-year history. Only one other Sheriff served four terms in St. Mary’s County in that span, but those were non-consecutive terms....
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VIDEO: Charles County Crime Solvers Offering Cash Reward for Information on Thefts of Handicap Placards

VIDEO: Charles County Crime Solvers Offering Cash Reward for Information on Thefts of Handicap Placards

Charles County Sheriff’s Office detectives are seeking the public’s help identifying the suspect(s) responsible for stealing handicap placards. Over the past several weeks, officers have responded to reports of thefts of handicap placards that were stolen from the interior of vehicles, many in the Smallwood Village area. Most of the thefts occurred during the...
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MSP Leonardtown Barrack’s Trooper of the Month for October 2018 is TFC Marcus Manning

MSP Leonardtown Barrack’s Trooper of the Month for October 2018 is TFC Marcus Manning

Please join us as we congratulate Trooper First Class Marcus Manning as the Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack’s Trooper of the Month for October 2018. Trooper First Class Manning demonstrates a high level of professionalism in his job as a Trooper. He continuously applies himself and is consistently conscientious in the performance of his...
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Maryland Casinos Generate Record $158 Million in Revenue During October

Maryland Casinos Generate Record $158 Million in Revenue During October

Maryland Lottery and Gaming today announced that October 2018 gaming revenues for the state’s six casinos totaled a new single-month record of $157,960,668, an increase of $24,724,968 (18.6%) compared to the October 2017 total of $133,235,700. The October 2018 total was an increase of $1,405,075 (0.9%) from the previous single-month record of $156,555,593 in...
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Early Morning Motor Vehicle Accident in Lexington Park Sends Four to Hospital

Early Morning Motor Vehicle Accident in Lexington Park Sends Four to Hospital

On November 7, 2018, at approximately 7:00 a.m., police fire and rescue personnel responded to Three Notch Road, and Evergreen Park Road, in Lexington Park for the reported motor vehicle accident. Shortly after crews were dispatched for the initial call, the St. Mary’s County Emergency Communications Center received multiple 911 calls reporting two vehicles...
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Lusby Man Arrested for Possession of Heroin in Prince Frederick

Lusby Man Arrested for Possession of Heroin in Prince Frederick

On Saturday, November 3, 2018 Deputy Gott, of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic stop in the Wendy’s parking lot in Prince Frederick. The occupants were asked to exit the vehicle and a K9 scan was conducted which resulted in a positive alert. A search of the vehicle revealed three hypodermic syringes...
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UPDATE: Deputy State Fire Marshals Investigating Dwelling Fire That Killed 70-Year-Old North Beach Man

UPDATE: Deputy State Fire Marshals Investigating Dwelling Fire That Killed 70-Year-Old North Beach Man

UPDATE: Deputy State Fire Marshals are continuing to investigate the fire that took the life of 70 year old Robert Henry Munson, Jr., on November 1, 2018, at 8916 Erie Avenue in North Beach . Calvert County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the victim’s identification. The Office of The Chief Medical Examiner currently has the cause of...
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Unofficial 2018 Gubernatorial General Election Results for St. Mary’s County

Unofficial 2018 Gubernatorial General Election Results for St. Mary’s County

Governor / Lt. Governor Vote for 1 (36 of 36 election day precincts reported) Name Party Early Voting Election Day Absentee / Provisional Total Percentage Larry Hogan and Boyd K. Rutherford Republican 7,216 21,971 0 29,187 76.8% Ben Jealous and Susan Turnbull Democratic 2,383 5,870 0 8,253 21.7% Shawn Quinn and Christina Smith Libertarian...
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Unofficial 2018 Gubernatorial General Election Results for Charles County

Unofficial 2018 Gubernatorial General Election Results for Charles County

Governor / Lt. Governor Vote for 1 (43 of 43 election day precincts reported) Name Party Early Voting Election Day Absentee / Provisional Total Percentage Larry Hogan and Boyd K. Rutherford Republican 7,873 22,421 0 30,294 49.6% Ben Jealous and Susan Turnbull Democratic 8,628 21,646 0 30,274 49.6% Shawn Quinn and Christina Smith Libertarian...
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Unofficial 2018 Gubernatorial General Election Results for Calvert County

Unofficial 2018 Gubernatorial General Election Results for Calvert County

Governor / Lt. Governor Vote for 1 (23 of 23 election day precincts reported) Name Party Early Voting Election Day Absentee / Provisional Total Percentage Larry Hogan and Boyd K. Rutherford Republican 6,176 21,923 0 28,099 76.0% Ben Jealous and Susan Turnbull Democratic 2,484 5,968 0 8,452 22.9% Shawn Quinn and Christina Smith Libertarian...
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