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CSM’s 34th Annual Golf Classic Raises More Than $80,000 for Student Scholarships and Programs

CSM’s 34th Annual Golf Classic Raises More Than $80,000 for Student Scholarships and Programs

The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) Foundation’s 34th Annual Golf Classic, held August 7 at Swan Point Yacht and Country Club, brought together donors, community members, alumni, employees, and students for a day of competition, camaraderie, and a shared commitment to transforming lives through education. This year’s event raised more than $80,000 to support...
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Weis Markets to Celebrate Grand Opening of Charlotte Hall Location While Supporting Our Community

Weis Markets to Celebrate Grand Opening of Charlotte Hall Location While Supporting Our Community

Weis Markets will celebrate the opening of its new Charlotte Hall, MD, store with a media preview event and ribbon cutting on Wednesday, August 20th, 2025. The new store, located at 30015 Three Notch Road, is the 51st Weis Markets location in Maryland and will open to the public on August 21! In celebration...
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UPDATE: 95-Year-Old Driver Killed, Two Flown to Trauma Centers After Multi-Vehicle Collision in Lusby

UPDATE: 95-Year-Old Driver Killed, Two Flown to Trauma Centers After Multi-Vehicle Collision in Lusby

UPDATE 8/18/2025: On August 15, 2025, at approximately 3:49 p.m., deputies from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Bureau responded to the area of southbound Solomons Island Road (Rt. 4) and Coster Road in Lusby, for the report of a serious motor vehicle collision with injuries. Due to the severity of the crash, the Calvert...
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Chesapeake Bay Monitoring Shows Hypoxia Volumes Remained Above Average in July

Chesapeake Bay Monitoring Shows Hypoxia Volumes Remained Above Average in July

Data collected by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources and Old Dominion University show an above average volume of hypoxia—waters with less than 2 mg/l of oxygen—in the Chesapeake Bay mainstem of Maryland and Virginia in early and late July. Early July saw an increase in hypoxia from late June, with volumes almost double...
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Attorney General Brown, Coalition Secure Major Win as Education Department Restores Previously Withheld Funding

Attorney General Brown, Coalition Secure Major Win as Education Department Restores Previously Withheld Funding

Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced that the U.S. Department of Education has released previously withheld education funding to Maryland. Last month, Attorney General Brown joined a coalition in filing a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s abrupt and unlawful decision to freeze this funding. On June 30, the Trump administration abruptly and unlawfully froze...
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No Injuries Reported After Vehicle Strikes Roadway Sign and Trailer in Charlotte Hall

No Injuries Reported After Vehicle Strikes Roadway Sign and Trailer in Charlotte Hall

On Sunday, August 17, 2025, at approximately 7:45 a.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of Three Notch Road and New Market Turner Road in Charlotte Hall, for the reported motor vehicle collision with unknown injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single sedan in the roadway after...
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September 2025 Events at the Calvert Marine Museum

September 2025 Events at the Calvert Marine Museum

Celebrate the start of fall with a full slate of events at the Calvert Marine Museum – including Night at the Museum for Friends with Disabilities on Friday, Sept. 12. Whether you want to learn more about animals in the Bay, cruise like a pirate, or take in the region’s maritime history, there’s no...
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Calvert County Volunteer Cadets Honored for SkillsUSA National Performance

Calvert County Volunteer Cadets Honored for SkillsUSA National Performance

Earlier this month, our First Responders were recognized at the monthly Calvert County Fire, Rescue & EMS Association Meeting for their outstanding performance at the recent SkillsUSA National Competition in Atlanta, GA. Three talented young men from the North Beach Volunteer Fire Department—Oliver Fox, Matthew Kaiser, and Ryan King were recognized! On behalf of...
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Linda J. Iverson, Ph.D., Named Chief of Schools for Charles County Public Schools

Linda J. Iverson, Ph.D., Named Chief of Schools for Charles County Public Schools

The Board of Education of Charles County at its Aug. 12 meeting approved the appointment of Linda J. Iverson, Ph.D., as Chief of Schools for Charles County Public Schools (CCPS). Iverson’s appointment is effective immediately and she will begin her new role with CCPS on Monday, Aug. 18. Iverson brings more than 30 years...
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Oyster Reef Restoration Goal in Reach for Chesapeake Bay Program Partners

Oyster Reef Restoration Goal in Reach for Chesapeake Bay Program Partners

The Chesapeake Bay Program is pleased to release their annual update of oyster reef restoration efforts, detailing progress made in 2024 toward the world’s largest oyster reef restoration project. Since the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement was signed in 2014, organizations in Maryland and Virginia have collaborated to successfully restore oyster reefs in nine Chesapeake...
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Hurricane Erin (2025) – Summary, Forecast and Key Messages:

Hurricane Erin (2025) – Summary, Forecast and Key Messages:

Hurricane Erin (2025) – Summary & Forecast: While direct impacts are unlikely, rough seas and rip currents are likely to the East Coast. Current Status & Forecast Evolution Rapid Intensification: Hurricane Erin began as Tropical Storm Erin on August 11, strengthened swiftly, and became the first major hurricane (Category 5) of the 2025 Atlantic...
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Maryland Permanently Preserves 19 Additional Working Farms, Including 159 Acres of Charles County Farmland

Maryland Permanently Preserves 19 Additional Working Farms, Including 159 Acres of Charles County Farmland

In a continued effort to protect Maryland’s agricultural heritage, the Maryland Board of Public Works has approved 19 new easements through the Maryland Agricultural Preservation Foundation adding approximately 1,674 acres of preserved prime farmland across Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Harford, Washington, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne, Somerset, Charles, and Worcester counties. The easement included two farms...
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Board of Education of Charles County Seeking Applicants for District 4 Member Vacancy

Board of Education of Charles County Seeking Applicants for District 4 Member Vacancy

The Board of Education of Charles County is seeking qualified applicants to fill a vacancy that exists on the Board due to the recent resignation of a former Board member who represented Commissioner District 4. State law outlines criteria the Board must follow when filling a vacancy. The Board will receive applications for two...
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Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over in Calvert County – Multiple Sobriety Checkpoints Planned

Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over in Calvert County – Multiple Sobriety Checkpoints Planned

The Sheriff’s Office will be conducting sobriety checkpoints in the coming weeks. The purpose of these checkpoints is to educate drivers about the dangers of driving a motor vehicle after they have consumed alcoholic beverages and/or controlled dangerous substances. The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office will continue to aggressively enforce the State DUI laws and...
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Three Suspects Face Burglary Charges After Alleged Unauthorized Stay in Vacant California, MD Home

Three Suspects Face Burglary Charges After Alleged Unauthorized Stay in Vacant California, MD Home

Three individuals are facing misdemeanor burglary charges after deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office discovered them allegedly living without permission in a vacant home in California, Maryland. Whitney Anne Arnold, 39, of Mechanicsville Amanda Lynn Cantrell, 41, of Lexington Park James Richard Arnold, 63, with no listed address Were all each arrested...
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Is That Stream Healthy? Here’s How DNR Trains People to Survey Streams By Examining Wildlife and Habitats

Is That Stream Healthy? Here’s How DNR Trains People to Survey Streams By Examining Wildlife and Habitats

In some ways, the Maryland Biological Stream Survey Summer Training resembles other education programs. Participants sit through presentations and take tests. But some of those presentations involve walking through the woods to a nearby stream to watch the process of netting, identifying, and counting fish found there. And studying for the exams involves darting...
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Mechanicsville Man Charged with Illegal Firearm and Ammunition Possession

Mechanicsville Man Charged with Illegal Firearm and Ammunition Possession

Allan Eugene Pulliam, 58, of Mechanicsville, has been charged with multiple firearm-related offenses following a search and seizure carried out by the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office, according to court documents. Pulliam faces three misdemeanor charges: illegal possession of a regulated firearm, possession of a rifle or shotgun while disqualified, and illegal possession of...
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PG County Police Corporal Arrested After Allegedly Pointing Gun at Wife During Argument in Charles County

PG County Police Corporal Arrested After Allegedly Pointing Gun at Wife During Argument in Charles County

Tyrone Daniel Thomas, 48, of Waldorf, has been charged with first-degree assault and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony or violent crime following a domestic incident that reportedly occurred earlier this year. The charges were filed after a detailed investigation by the Charles County Sheriff’s Office. According to charging documents,...
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Prince Frederick Woman Charged with Animal Cruelty After 11 Dogs Found in Filthy, Overcrowded Home

Prince Frederick Woman Charged with Animal Cruelty After 11 Dogs Found in Filthy, Overcrowded Home

A Prince Frederick woman is facing multiple criminal charges following an extensive investigation that revealed a large number of animals living in what authorities described as hazardous, unsanitary, and overcrowded conditions inside her home. Crystal Lynn Roberts, 33, of Prince Frederick, has been charged with 16 misdemeanors across two criminal cases in the District...
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Waldorf Man Charged in Charles County Road Rage Shooting

Waldorf Man Charged in Charles County Road Rage Shooting

Robert Derek Simms, 36, of Waldorf, has been charged in connection with a July 2025 road rage incident in Charles County that resulted in gunfire and minor injuries to an adult male victim, according to the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office. The incident occurred on July 10, 2025, when the victim stopped at a...
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Traffic Alert: Nighttime Lane Closures Coming to Southbound MD 5 in St. Mary’s County

Traffic Alert: Nighttime Lane Closures Coming to Southbound MD 5 in St. Mary’s County

The Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA) will begin resurfacing a section of southbound MD 5 (Three Notch Road) between MD 6 (New Market Turner Road) and MD 235 the week of August 18. The work, which includes removing the top layer of asphalt, patching, and resurfacing, is expected to wrap up by early October,...
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Three Transported to Hospital and One Cat Saved After Huntingtown House Fire

Three Transported to Hospital and One Cat Saved After Huntingtown House Fire

On Thursday, August 14, 2025, at approximately 5:50 p.m., firefighters from Calvert, Anne Arundel and Prince George’s County responded to the 5600 block of Collington Court in Huntingtown, for the reported working house fire with injuries. Dispatchers advised they received multiple 911 calls reporting the house was on fire with one homeowner suffering smoke inhalation...
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SCAM ALERT: Unofficial Fundraising Efforts Following Tragic Incident

SCAM ALERT: Unofficial Fundraising Efforts Following Tragic Incident

The Charles County Volunteer Fire/EMS Association, in coordination with regional Fire/EMS agencies, is issuing an urgent warning to the public regarding unauthorized fundraising efforts being circulated in the name of the Maryland State Firefighters Association. We have been made aware of individuals or groups falsely advertising the need to assist the family involved in...
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No Injuries Reported After Vehicle Strikes T-Mobile Store in Lexington Park

No Injuries Reported After Vehicle Strikes T-Mobile Store in Lexington Park

On Thursday, August 14, 2025, at approximately 11:50 a.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the T-Mobile located at 46320 Lexington Village Way in Lexington Park, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving the structure. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle into the front glass windows/door of the...
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Huntingtown High School Celebrates Dual State Championships in Baseball and Softball

Huntingtown High School Celebrates Dual State Championships in Baseball and Softball

The Calvert County Board of Education recognized the Huntingtown High School baseball and softball teams at its Aug. 7 meeting for winning the 2025 Maryland 2A State Championships. The baseball team captured its second state title in school history after competing against 46 Maryland high schools. The Hurricanes ended the season with a 22–3...
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