The St. Mary’s County Health Department invites new and expecting parents who live in St. Mary’s County to a Community Baby Shower. The event will take place on Saturday, May 3, 2025, from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. at the Spring Ridge Middle School-Based Health Center at 19856 Three Notch Rd, Lexington Park, MD...
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The St. Mary’s County Commission on the Environment (COE) is excited to announce the annual Earth Day Celebration will be held on Saturday, April 26, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Summerseat Farm in Mechanicsville, MD. This family-friendly event will take place rain or shine. Attendees will have the opportunity to meet...
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The Friends of the St. Clement’s Island & Piney Point Museums, organizers of the beloved Potomac Jazz & Seafood Festival, are thrilled to announce that sponsorship opportunities are now available for the landmark 25th anniversary celebration. This milestone event, scheduled for July 10-13, 2025, promises to be the most spectacular festival yet, attracting many...
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The Office of the Comptroller launched its new website, Marylandcomptroller.gov. The new modernized website showcases a user-friendly interface with improved navigation and connects to the agency’s new customer service portal, MyCOMConnect. “Our new website and our new customer relationship management portal are critical tools that will make our arm of government work better for...
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On Tuesday, March 25, 2025, at approximately 9:24 p.m., police responded to the 21400 block of Exquisite Court in Lexington Park, for the reported domestic involving a knife. Multiple 911 callers reported a domestic disturbance involving a knife with the suspect attempting to kill the dog. According to court records from the District Court...
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A Lexington Park man was arrested earlier this week and now faces felony and misdemeanor charges following a disturbing incident in which a pitbull was allegedly stabbed repeatedly during a domestic altercation. According to court records from the District Court for St. Mary’s County, Corey A. McDowney, 46, of Lexington Park, has been formally...
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UPDATE 3/26/2025: The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the whereabouts of Britny Lee Blankenship, 35, of Lexington Park, for escape. On March 22, 2025, Deputies responded to the 21000 block of Liberty Street in Lexington Park for the report of tampering on Blankenship’s ankle monitor. The monitoring device was found to have...
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UPDATE 3/26/2025: On Tuesday, March 25, 2025, at approximately 5:13 p.m., Troopers from Maryland State Police La Plata Barrack along with deputies from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to United States Route 301 (Crain Hwy) at Holly Lane for a report of a serious motor vehicle collision. Due to the circumstances, the Maryland...
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A Hollywood woman is facing multiple traffic charges following a late-night incident along Three Notch Road in St. Mary’s County. According to court documents filed on March 25, 2025, Kaylee Alyssa Burnett, 26, of Hollywood, was cited by the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office after being stopped near the intersection of Three Notch Road...
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A Lexington Park woman is facing charges in two ongoing criminal cases following separate incidents involving alleged domestic altercations and a protective order violation, according to court documents filed in St. Mary’s County District Court. Nijah Ziniah Briscoe, 23, of Lexington Park, is charged with second-degree assault for an incident that occurred on February...
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Comcast announced it has connected the first residents in Leonardtown, Maryland to Xfinity and Comcast Business services. These are the first of 5,800 homes and businesses that Comcast is connecting in the Leonardtown area. Read the full announcement, including details on the suite of services that will be available by clicking here. This expansion...
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The Calvert Marine Museum (CMM) is thrilled to announce the next installment of the Waterside Music Series, featuring country superstar BRANTLEY GILBERT with special guest JACKSON DEAN on Thursday, June 19, 2025. This highly anticipated show is part of Gilbert’s The Tattoos Tour and will take place at the Motto Mortgage Preferred and RE/MAX...
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UPDATE 3/25/2025: St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Deputies responded to a report of a disturbance at Little Flower School in Great Mills at approximately 7:45 a.m. on March 25. A 911 caller reported that a male suspect had assaulted a staff member at the school before fleeing the area on a bicycle. Responding deputies...
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A months-long investigation into a March 2024 shooting on Ronald Drive has led to the arrest and charging of three individuals, all connected to a complex series of events involving gunfire, surveillance footage, and alleged retaliation. The incident began in the early hours of March 2, 2024, when deputies from the St. Mary’s County...
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St. Mary’s County Government’s Museum Division, in coordination with the Southern Maryland 250th Committee, Southern Maryland National Heritage Area, and numerous Southern Maryland civic organizations, is proud to present Rebels & Redcoats: A Southern Maryland Revolutionary War Family Event, on Saturday, April 5, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Piney Point Lighthouse...
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On Sunday, March 23, 2025, at 8:32 a.m., firefighters from Bay District, Leonardtown, and Hollywood were dispatched to the Salem State Forest located at 22343 Indian Bridge Road in California, for the reported large woods fire. The 911 call came from couple who drove to the State Forest for their morning walk, a short...
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Julia Nicole Gallodoro, 29, of Lusby, is facing an array of criminal charges across Calvert and St. Mary’s counties following a high-speed pursuit on March 18, 2025, and multiple prior arrests earlier this year for assault-related incidents. According to the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office, Gallodoro was arrested after leading deputies on a high-speed chase...
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Shannon Nicole Smallwood, 36, of Waldorf, is facing multiple criminal charges in Charles County following two separate incidents involving theft, with one case escalating into a physical assault on a store employee. According to court documents and police reports, Shannon Nicole Smallwood, 36, of Waldorf, was first charged in connection with a March 17,...
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A deputy with the Charles County Sheriff’s Office has been suspended following his arrest for allegedly assaulting a relative at a Mechanicsville residence, according to court documents filed in St. Mary’s County District Court. Deputy David William Moats, 26, of Mechanicsville, was arrested on March 20, 2025, and charged with second-degree assault, a misdemeanor...
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Detectives from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office are currently investigating a series of motor vehicle break-ins that are occurring throughout the Huntingtown area. The suspect is a black male, approximately 5 feet 8 inches tall, weighing 165 pounds, wearing common clothing and gloves. The break-ins are occurring between the hours of 10 PM and...
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Maryland Environmental Trust has approved 20 grants totaling $238,751 to be awarded for environmental education, community cleanup, tree planting, and beautification projects through the Keep Maryland Beautiful program. Presented annually since 1986, the grant program is managed by the Maryland Environmental Trust – a unit of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) – and administered...
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The Charles County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) Traffic Operations Unit is conducting an impaired driver checkpoint on March 21, 2025. Special patrols and enforcement focused on impaired and aggressive driving are conducted year round with the goal of educating drivers and deterring these dangerous behaviors. The CCSO is reminding motorists to always designate a sober...
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UPDATE 3/21/2025: Although Taylor was originally charged with 10 counts of various felonies and misdemeanors, a federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Jerod Adam Taylor, age 39, of Lexington Park, Maryland, for being a felon in possession of a firearm. The indictment was returned on February 27, 2025. The defendant had an...
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Former Governor Larry Hogan released the following statement. “Today is a sad and unfortunate day for Maryland that was entirely avoidable. The tax hikes proposed would cripple Maryland’s economy and already struggling Marylanders. They are the exact opposite of the approach we took for eight years to cut taxes and create a record surplus....
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On Thursday, March 20, 2025, at approximately 4:02 p.m., firefighters from Charles and Prince George’s County responded to the 2300 block of Progress Court in Waldorf, for the reported house on fire. Multiple 911 callers reported their neighbors house was on fire with smoke coming from the roof. Crews arrived on the scene to...
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