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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The St. Mary’s County Health Department (SMCHD) has partnered with the Responsible Retailing Forum to sponsor the 21 Matters™ program. This initiative assists local businesses licensed to sell alcohol in ensuring that staff consistently inspect IDs and refuse sales to underage customers. The majority (95 of 96) of completed inspections from April to June...
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We are pleased to introduce Dr. Marcus J. Newsome, a distinguished and award-winning educational leader who now serves as the interim superintendent of CCPS. With a career spanning decades, Newsome has advised governors, members of Congress, and global leaders on education policy and leadership. He currently serves as President of the National Bible College...
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The College of Southern Maryland is proud to announce Megan Allen as the Executive Director of Compliance and Risk Management, effective July 29th, 2025. Allen fills a vital leadership role at the college, focused on strengthening institutional compliance, advancing risk management strategies, and supporting effective policy governance. Allen has more than 20 years of...
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Maryland is home to a diversity of native wildlife and plant species, and the balance between the two can sometimes be difficult to manage. Like rabbits overrunning a garden, an overpopulation of deer will have detrimental effects on the undergrowth and vegetation in a forest. For the Maryland Forest Service, successful stewardship requires finding...
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Charles County Acting Administrator Deborah Hall announces the appointment of Jim Chandler as the new Director of Economic Development. Chandler brings a wealth of experience in economic revitalization, community development, and public-private partnerships to the role. His appointment is effective Aug. 18. Mr. Chandler most recently held senior executive leadership roles in Prince George’s...
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The U.S. Coast Guard’s Facilities Design and Construction Center in Norfolk, Virginia, has awarded RQ Construction a $32 million design-build contract for the reconstruction of crosswind Runway 1-19 and the restoration of taxiways Kilo and Golf at Base Elizabeth City, North Carolina. The project involves a complete reconstruction of Runway 1-19, which measures 4,518...
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The Calvert County Office on Aging has partnered with the Alzheimer’s Association to offer The Empowered Caregiver, a series of courses for caregivers. This free series allows caregivers to register for individual courses or complete the entire series. The dates and the times of the courses are: Sept. 10, 6-7 p.m., “Supporting Independence” Oct....
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On Saturday, July 5, 2025, officers were alerted to a victim who arrived at a hospital for treatment of a gunshot wound. The victim told officers he was shot while meeting with a person on Sharpersville Road in Waldorf to purchase AirPods, with the the victim further indicating that during the transaction, the suspect...
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The U.S. Navy’s Airborne Strategic Command, Control and Communications Program Office (PMA-271) and Strategic Communications Wing 1 (SCW-1) announced the official popular name for the Navy’s new Take Charge and Move Out (TACAMO) mission aircraft: E-130J Phoenix II. In October 2024, the placeholder name E-XX was officially designated as E-130J. As of today, the...
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Terrod Lamar Branson, 39, of Waldorf, has been charged with multiple counts of rape, sexual abuse of a minor, and assault following allegations involving a female juvenile victim, according to court documents filed in the District Court of Maryland for St. Mary’s County. Branson faces charges including first-degree rape, second-degree rape, third-degree sexual offense,...
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Dale Lee Buckler, 58, of Bushwood, is facing multiple criminal charges in two separate cases filed in the District Court for St. Mary’s County. In the first case, filed July 28, 2025, Buckler is accused of stealing equipment from Wentworth Nursery in Mechanicsville on July 11, 2025. According to court documents, Dep. Nichols of...
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Michelle E. Brown, 46, of Mechanicsville, has been charged with one count of indecent exposure following an incident at the St. Mary’s County Detention and Rehabilitation Center, according to court documents. The charge stems from an August 6, 2025, report in which a female incarcerated individual told the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office that...
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Robert James Grinder, 35, of Leonardtown, faces four separate theft cases in the District Court for St. Mary’s County, each tied to alleged incidents at local retailers. Court records show that three cases were filed by application for charges earlier this summer, while the latest case resulted in an on-view arrest and Grinder being...
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Camisha M. Strickland, 53, of Chaptico, has been charged with four counts of second-degree assault and one count of resisting or interfering with arrest following an incident in Bushwood on August 9, 2025, according to court documents from the St. Mary’s County District Court. Deputy Shannon Lacey of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office...
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Dillon Cole Heiston, 32, of Leonardtown, has been charged with robbery, second-degree assault, and misdemeanor theft following an incident at a convenience store on Point Lookout Road, according to court documents filed in the District Court for St. Mary’s County. On August 12, 2025, deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded around...
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UPDATE 8/13/2025: The Office of the State Fire Marshal continues to investigate the cause of the deadly multi-fatal fire in Waldorf that claimed the lives of six people, including four children, on Sunday morning. Preliminary information indicates the victims are believed to be the wife and three children of the homeowner, along with the...
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Silver alert had been cancelled, Hurd was found unharmed. The Charles County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in locating Conchita G. Hurd, age 78, who was last seen yesterday, August 12th, 2025, leaving her home on Boysenberry Court in Waldorf. She left in her gold Chevrolet Cruz (MD tags 2GT7612) to meet...
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UPDATE 8/12/2025: On Thursday, May 8, 2025, deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office along with emergency medical services personnel responded to the 22000 block of Castle Pollard Way in Great Mills, for the report of an 11-year-old male juvenile not breathing. Life-saving efforts were attempted, and the juvenile was transported to a...
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Jamere Andre Alexander, 37, of Fairfax, VA, is facing multiple firearm and traffic charges following an incident at the Maryland International Raceway in Mechanicsville on August 2, 2025, according to court documents. Troopers were called to the raceway after a vehicle struck a parked, unoccupied RV near a concession stand. Officers identified Alexander as...
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John Kelly, the founder and administrator of the popular Mid-Atlantic Severe Weather Alert Facebook page, suddenly passed away on August 5, 2025, at the age of 50. His partner, Jennifer Kelly, announced his death in a heartfelt social media post, noting the loss was unexpected and that he had no life insurance. For years,...
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Calvert County Public Schools (CCPS) is establishing a joint family life committee of educators who work in CCPS and community representatives who reside in Calvert County. The committee will review and comment on instructional materials and, where appropriate, recommend materials for use. Members will serve a one-year term. The Family Life Committee will meet...
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The Edward T. Hall Aquatic Center in Prince Frederick will be closed for annual maintenance beginning Monday, Aug. 11 through Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 1. The facility will reopen Tuesday, Sept. 2. Front desk staff will be available Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and the lobby will be open for...
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Lawrence Nathanial Harris, 33, of Temple Hills Maryland, pled guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, in connection with submitting fraudulent CARES Act unemployment insurance (UI) claims. Additionally, in a separate case, he pled guilty to possession of a machine gun, possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance, and...
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The Annual Golf Tournament benefiting Hospice of the Chesapeake is one of the region’s most popular charity golf event. It’s held at a spectacular time, on a beautiful course and for an even better reason — every swing brings hope and every putt makes a difference. This year’s event will take place Thursday, Sept....
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