The St. Mary’s County Volunteer Rescue Squads, in partnership with the St. Mary’s County Department of Emergency Services, volunteer fire departments, St. Mary’s Sheriff’s Office, Maryland State Police and St. Mary’s County Public Schools, will participate in a scenario-based training exercise at Margaret Brent Middle School. The event will occur on Saturday, October 13, from 8 a.m. until...
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Charles County Sheriff Troy D. Berry is pleased to announce the graduation of two school resource officers from the 34th Maryland D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) Officer Training class recently held at the Public Safety Education and Training Center in Sykesville. PFC Brock Virts and PFC James Plunkett were among 30 officers from across...
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Only 1 in 5 parents regularly practice fire escape plans at home, and only half of parents report that their children know what to do in the event of a fire. Yet, home fires are the biggest disaster threat facing American families today, with 9 in 10 structure fires occurring in the home and more than...
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Calvert Library announced today that it has been selected to create a project for the Smithsonian’s Stories from Main Street: Youth Engagement Skill-building Program (Stories: YES). The program is a collaboration between youth, the library and other community resources to develop local stories around the theme of the Smithsonian Museum on Main Street exhibition “Water/Ways,” which...
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A Bowie man who plays Powerball every now and then walked into Maryland Lottery headquarters as its newest millionaire on Monday. The sporadic pattern that governs his Lottery purchases didn’t stop him from winning the game’s second-tier prize in the Sept. 29 drawing. Lottery luck brought him a whole lot of cash. “I was...
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During the month of October, St. Mary’s County’s three welcome signs will be glow in pink and purple light in recognition of two important events. From October 1 – 15, all welcome signs will be bathed in pink light in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. From October 16 – 31, the signs will be...
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Construction to build a new dock for the Maryland Dove began on Tuesday, October 2, 2018. Due to safety concerns, the ramp leading to the waterfront, the waterfront area, and the Maryland Dove will be closed to the public until further notice. The ship will be open at a temporary location in St. Mary’s City and will only...
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The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office has identified a suspect in a rash of stolen Halloween decorations in the California area over the weekend. While the suspect has not been arrested at this time, numerous theft charges are pending through deputy application. Once charges are issued, the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office will notify...
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The St. Mary’s County Department of Recreation & Parks announces the 23rd Annual Scott Verbic Memorial Golf Tournament. This year’s event takes place Friday, October 12, at the Wicomico Shores Golf Course in Mechanicsville. The event is held in remembrance of Scott Verbic who was a Recreation Advisory Board Member, volunteer coach and advocate for...
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From the roof of his childhood home in El Paso, Texas, gazing up at a blanket of stars from a telescope, John “Danny” Olivas could see what felt like forever. Years later, when he became a NASA astronaut, Olivas would look out at the same stars from the flight deck of the International Space...
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Governor Larry Hogan announced the launch of “Safe Schools Maryland,” a tip line and mobile app designed to streamline reporting of possible threats to students school facilities. The governor made the announcement at the Maryland Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) with student leaders, education officials, law enforcement leaders and others in attendance. “Incidents of targeted...
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During the week of October 8, to October 12, 2018, automated speed enforcement cameras will be activated in the following school zones: Smallwood Drive at Wade Elementary School Indian Head Highway at Smallwood Middle School Poplar Hill Road at Malcolm Elementary School Middletown Road at Westlake High School Cameras are activated Monday through Friday,...
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Leadership Southern Maryland (LSM) has announced its Heritage Award for Leadership will be presented to Commissioner Tom Jarboe on October 28 at LSM’s 10th Anniversary & Class of 2019 Welcome Celebration to be held at Middleton Hall in Waldorf. Leadership Southern Maryland created the Annual Heritage Award Reception in 2012 in celebration of the...
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Anglers, boaters and hunters who purchase their licenses or registrations from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources have a new way to give back to natural resources they enjoy and love. In partnership with the Chesapeake Bay Trust, the department announced today a new voluntary option in the online checkout for the Maryland Outdoor Recreation and Clean Water Fund....
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Chesapeake Bay Events announced that the Chesapeake Bay Blues Festival will be not be held in 2019, but will return in 2020. Don Hooker, promoter, said “A variety of factors were involved in this decision. Primarily, we felt that we need to take a year off to evaluate the changing conditions in the outdoor...
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The Maryland Environmental Trust, a unit of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, is now accepting applications for the Keep Maryland Beautiful grants program. The five grants being offered help volunteer and nonprofit groups, communities and land trusts support environmental education projects, litter removal, citizen stewardship and solve natural resource issues in urban and rural areas. The deadline...
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William Frasher of Hughesville is one of the luckiest Keno players in the state right now! He claimed a $25,000 prize just 10 days after cashing in an $80,060 winning ticket. The young professional was attending a working lunch with his boss at a family friend’s restaurant when they decided to play a couple of rounds of Keno....
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Maryland Lottery and Gaming today announced that September 2018 gaming revenues for the state’s six casinos totaled $143,780,258, an increase of $9,244,525 (6.9%) compared to the September 2017 total of $134,535,733. Contributions to the State of Maryland from September 2018 casino gaming revenue totaled $59,532,953, including $44,633,988 for the Education Trust Fund. Casino gaming...
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Two St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Deputies graduated the DARE instructor course on Sept. 28, 2018. Cpl. Jaime Davis and DFC Matt Lawrence, who serve as School Resource Officers for Leonardtown Middle School, Margaret Brent Middle School, Esperanza Middle School and Spring Ridge Middle School, completed the two-week long course held in Sykesville at...
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Governor Larry Hogan today announced that Laurie E. Culkin, an attorney and advocate on behalf of human trafficking victims, has been named as Maryland’s first Anti-Human Trafficking Director. This position, which will be housed within the Governor’s Office of Crime Control and Prevention, will be responsible for coordinating supportive services for victims, as well...
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Calvert Marine Museum Curator of Paleontology, Dr. Stephen J. Godfrey, has edited a multi-authored volume published today. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology no. 100, “The Geology and Vertebrate Paleontology of Calvert Cliffs, Maryland, USA,” is online at https://opensi.si.edu/index.php/smithsonian/catalog/book/107. This website has links to access and download the PDF file at no cost. Calvert Cliffs, along the Western shore of...
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The St. Mary’s County Sheriffs Office is attempting to locate Darius Paul Chew, a 15-year-old male. Darius was last seen in Lexington Park. Please contact the Sheriff’s Office at 301-475-8008 with any information
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The St. Mary’s County League of Women Voters and the NAACP held a Candidates Forum at the Lexington Park Library on October 2, 2018. The candidates running for sheriff in St. Mary’s County are incumbent Tim Cameron, a Republican; and Ted Belleavoine, the Democratic challenger.
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We would like to welcome Lieutenant Krystle Rossignol to her new assignment as Barrack Commander of the Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack. Lt. Rossignol began her career in law enforcement in 2003, as a Correctional Officer for the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office. In October 2004, Lt. Rossignol applied for and was selected to...
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Scores of laws passed during this year’s General Assembly session go into effect Monday. Some key new laws Oct. 1 include measures to: Ban spoofing phone calls Stop the distribution of electronic cigarettes to minors Create a new extreme risk protective order (red flag) that will take guns away from alleged abusers Shrink the period...
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