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Governor Moore Announces Expanded Access to More Affordable Prescription Drugs Through Innovative Partnership with SIRUM and Good Pill Pharmacy

Governor Moore Announces Expanded Access to More Affordable Prescription Drugs Through Innovative Partnership with SIRUM and Good Pill Pharmacy

Governor Wes Moore announced a new partnership with SIRUM—the nation’s largest redistributor of surplus medications—to make prescription drugs more affordable for Marylanders. Through its partner non-profit, home delivery pharmacy Good Pill, SIRUM is opening its operations across the state, improving medication access for hundreds of thousands of Marylanders in need. “Our duty to be...
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Indian Head Elementary School Set to Open New School-Based Health Center This Fall

Indian Head Elementary School Set to Open New School-Based Health Center This Fall

Indian Head Elementary School held a groundbreaking ceremony Feb. 27 to commemorate the start of the construction process of the new school-based health center on the school’s campus for students and residents in Indian Head. With the nearest urgent care center in La Plata, the center, in partnership with the Charles County Department of...
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Two Students Injured After Six Are Involved in Physical Altercation at Henry E. Lackey High School

Two Students Injured After Six Are Involved in Physical Altercation at Henry E. Lackey High School

On Thursday, March 13, 2025, at 8:19 a.m., school administrators and a school resource officer at Henry E. Lackey High School were inside a school hallway during class transition when a fight erupted between two students, with other students joining in. The school resource officer and administrators separated the six involved students and deescalated...
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La Plata Police Department Lieutenant Jason Posey Celebrates 20-Years of Dedicated Service

La Plata Police Department Lieutenant Jason Posey Celebrates 20-Years of Dedicated Service

Over the past two decades, Lt. Jason Posey has served the citizens, business owners, and visitors of La Plata with professionalism and dignity. Aside from his many duties within the agency, Jason also serves as the leader of the agency’s Public Safety Cadet Program. Over the years he has mentored and helped shape the...
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Firefighters Quickly Extinguish Large Woods, Shed Fire in Avenue

Firefighters Quickly Extinguish Large Woods, Shed Fire in Avenue

On Thursday, March 13, 2025, at approximately 5:55 p.m., firefighters from Seventh District, Leonardtown, Mechanicsville, Hollywood, Bay District and Charles County responded to the 38000 block of Sugar Hole Road in Avenue, for the reported structure fire. Crews arrived on the scene within 2 minutes of dispatch to find a 10 x 10 shed fully...
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New STEM Center Opens at Piccowaxen Middle School

New STEM Center Opens at Piccowaxen Middle School

Piccowaxen Middle School was recently named a grant recipient for a new STEM education center. The grant is through the University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS), which partnered with the Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation to develop 10 STEM centers in Maryland schools through a three-year, $500,000 grant. Piccowaxen is one of 10 Maryland schools...
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MIL Corporation Gives Back to the Community with $15,000 Sponsorship to Leadership Southern Maryland

MIL Corporation Gives Back to the Community with $15,000 Sponsorship to Leadership Southern Maryland

Leadership Southern Maryland (LSM) is pleased to announce the renewal of its partnership with The MIL Corporation. MIL has presented LSM with a $15,000 sponsorship designating the company as a Platinum sponsor of the nonprofit community leadership development organization. Based in Lexington Park, Md., The MIL Corporation provides innovative cyber, engineering, financial, and information...
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Police in Charles County Arrest Hyattsville Man After High-Speed Chase in Stolen Car, Firearm and Drugs Seized

Police in Charles County Arrest Hyattsville Man After High-Speed Chase in Stolen Car, Firearm and Drugs Seized

John Thomas White, III, 20, of Hyattsville, remains in custody after leading Charles County Sheriff’s deputies on a high-speed chase in a stolen vehicle, ultimately resulting in his arrest and the discovery of a loaded firearm, drugs, and cash. According to court documents, White, was arrested on March 11, 2025, at approximately 10:41 p.m....
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Rita’s Italian Ice Celebrates First Day of Spring with Free Italian Ice Giveaway and New SKITTLES® Italian Ice Flavor

Rita’s Italian Ice Celebrates First Day of Spring with Free Italian Ice Giveaway and New SKITTLES® Italian Ice Flavor

Rita’s Italian Ice & Frozen Custard, the iconic frozen treats destination is continuing its beloved annual tradition, inviting guests to celebrate the first day of spring with a FREE Rita’s Italian Ice giveaway on Thursday, March 20, 2025. Rita’s 575+ locations are expected to give away approximately 1 million cups of their signature Italian...
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Second Charles County Community Engagement Meetings Announced for Input for Future Sports and Wellness Complex

Second Charles County Community Engagement Meetings Announced for Input for Future Sports and Wellness Complex

Charles County Government is pleased to announce the second opportunity for residents to provide input for the Future Sports and Wellness Complex at St. Charles Towne Center. Charles County Department of Recreation, Parks and Tourism will hold a virtual meeting on Monday, March 24, 2025, from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Residents can watch...
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Detectives Continue to Investigate Missing Person Case: Robert “Bubba” Norris

Detectives Continue to Investigate Missing Person Case: Robert “Bubba” Norris

Charles County Sheriff’s detectives are continuing to investigate a missing person case. On March 1, Robert “Bubba” Norris, age 61, of White Plains, MD, left his residence to go to a friend’s house in Prince George’s County. He was driving his white Ford F-150 pickup truck and stopped at two other homes in Prince...
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Police Continue to Investigate and Seek Leads Into 2008 Cold Case Murder of Austin Brown

Police Continue to Investigate and Seek Leads Into 2008 Cold Case Murder of Austin Brown

Seventeen years ago, on March 11, 2008 at approximately 6:00 a.m., officers with the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to Austin Brown’s residence at 4450 Livingston Road for a death investigation. They located the victim inside and determined that he had been shot several hours prior to being discovered. His case remains unsolved. Your...
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Firefighters Throughout Southern Maryland Responding to Large Woods Fire in Calvert County

Firefighters Throughout Southern Maryland Responding to Large Woods Fire in Calvert County

On Wednesday, March 12, 2025, at approximately 4:53 p.m., firefighters responded to the area of 1715 Weems Road in Port Republic, for the reported brush fire. While responding to the scene firefighters reported a very large column of smoke showing and requested a Brush Fire Task Force to be dispatched. The same time, dispatchers...
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Maryland State Police To Increase Patrols Over St. Patrick’s Day Weekend, 2025

Maryland State Police To Increase Patrols Over St. Patrick’s Day Weekend, 2025

Maryland State Police are urging motorists to avoid aggressive, distracted and impaired driving throughout St. Patrick’s Day weekend. Maryland State Troopers from all 23 barracks, including the State Police Impaired Driving Reduction Effort (SPIDRE) team, will focus on aggressive, distracted and impaired driving while conducting increased saturation patrols along roadways where impaired driving related...
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Tree Cutter Fatally Electrocuted After Accidentally Striking Power Line in Waldorf

Tree Cutter Fatally Electrocuted After Accidentally Striking Power Line in Waldorf

On Wednesday, March 12, 2025, at approximately 11:32 a.m., police, firefighters, emergency medical services and SMECO responded to the area of 11954 Motley Place in Waldorf, for the reported electrocution and fire involving powerlines. 911 callers reported a tree cutter was cutting a tree when the victim accidentally struck a powerline, causing the victim...
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Attorney General Brown Secures Early Court Decision Stopping Trump Administration’s Unlawful Termination of K-12 Teacher Preparation Pipeline Grants

Attorney General Brown Secures Early Court Decision Stopping Trump Administration’s Unlawful Termination of K-12 Teacher Preparation Pipeline Grants

Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today secured a decision by the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts temporarily blocking the Trump administration’s unlawful termination of K-12 teacher preparation pipeline grants while the states seek a preliminary injunction. Attorney General Brown joined a coalition of eight attorneys general in filing a lawsuit challenging...
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Waldorf Woman Realizes Her Hope for a Visit to Lottery Winner’s Circle

Waldorf Woman Realizes Her Hope for a Visit to Lottery Winner’s Circle

Avid player takes home $50,000 Mega Bucks prize A Charles County Lottery fan, who kept seeing people follow her suggestion to play the Lottery and then win prizes began asking herself, “When am I going to win?” Well, her days of pondering that question are over! She won $50,000 on a Mega Bucks scratch-off....
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Police Investigating Reported Shooting in Waldorf, Victim Transported with Non-Life-Threatening Injuries

Police Investigating Reported Shooting in Waldorf, Victim Transported with Non-Life-Threatening Injuries

On Tuesday, March 11, 2025, at approximately 10:14 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the 300 block of Thompkins Lane in Waldorf, for the reported gunshot victim. Dispatchers advised that the 911 callers were Spanish speaking only, with an interpreter being used to give the information. The caller reported one victim...
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73-Year-Old Port Tobacco Man Charged with Theft of Government Property, Passport Fraud and False Statements

73-Year-Old Port Tobacco Man Charged with Theft of Government Property, Passport Fraud and False Statements

A federal grand jury has indicted Jorge Echeverri, 73, of Port Tobacco, Maryland, charging him with theft of government property, false statements, passport fraud, social security misuse, and false statement of citizenship. Kelly O. Hayes, U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland, announced the indictment with Michael S. McCarthy, Special Agent in Charge, Homeland...
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Leadership Southern Maryland Accepting Applications for Executive Program

Leadership Southern Maryland Accepting Applications for Executive Program

Leadership Southern Maryland (LSM) is accepting applications for its Executive Program Class of 2026, which will run from September 2025 through May 2026. The program is open to mid- and upper-level executives living or working in Calvert, Charles, and St. Mary’s counties, who have demonstrated commitment to community engagement. The LSM Executive Program is...
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Sports Wagering Contributes $6.3 Million to the State During February 2025

Sports Wagering Contributes $6.3 Million to the State During February 2025

Maryland’s sports wagering market completed its ninth-best month in February 2025, generating $6,350,174 in contributions to the state. Through the first eight months of FY2025 (July 2024 through February 2025), sports wagering has contributed $61,171,291 to the state compared to $37,051,266 for the same period in FY2024. The total of nearly $61.2 million in...
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UPDATE: Maryland International Raceway Not Sold, Despite IHRA’s Initial Statement

UPDATE: Maryland International Raceway Not Sold, Despite IHRA’s Initial Statement

UPDATE 3/11/2025: Our original article was based on IHRA’s official press release, which we expected to be accurate given IHRA’s status as a major sanctioning body in motorsports. However, Maryland International Raceway (MIR) has now issued a statement clarifying that the track has not been sold to IHRA, despite IHRA’s previous announcement on March...
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CSM Cheers on 54 Employees for 705 Years of Service at 37th Service Recognition Ceremony

CSM Cheers on 54 Employees for 705 Years of Service at 37th Service Recognition Ceremony

Fifty-four College of Southern Maryland (CSM) employees were recognized and celebrated by peers cheering and waving poms Feb. 28 at the 37th annual CSM Employee Service Recognition Ceremony in La Plata. The high-spirited event kicked off with pep rally enthusiasm as the honorees ran into the room as if they were headed into a...
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One Flown to Trauma Center with Serious Injuries After Vehicle Strikes Tree in Charlotte Hall

One Flown to Trauma Center with Serious Injuries After Vehicle Strikes Tree in Charlotte Hall

On Sunday, March 9, 2025, at approximately 7:00 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of Trinity Church Road and Ryceville Road in Charlotte Hall, for the reported motor vehicle collision with one unconscious. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle off the roadway with two patients...
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8-Year-Old Transported to Children’s Center After ATV Crash in Bryans Road

8-Year-Old Transported to Children’s Center After ATV Crash in Bryans Road

On Sunday, March 9, 2025, at approximately 6:48 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the 5400 block of Sir Douglas Drive in Bryans Road, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving a motorcycle. Shortly after dispatch, responding units were advised the 911 caller reported a child had serious bleeding with a...
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