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One Injured After Vehicle Strikes Pole, Causing Fire and Power Outage in Park Hall

One Injured After Vehicle Strikes Pole, Causing Fire and Power Outage in Park Hall

On Thursday, November 27, 2025, at approximately 12:11 a.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of Point Lookout Road and Janeen Lane in Park Hall, for the reported motor vehicle collision with unknown injuries. 911 callers reported a single vehicle off the roadway and into a pole with live wires...
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Maryland Transit Administration Announces Delivery of Final Light Rail Vehicle for Purple Line Project

Maryland Transit Administration Announces Delivery of Final Light Rail Vehicle for Purple Line Project

The Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Transit Administration announces a major milestone in the advancement of the Purple Line project – the arrival of the 28th and final light rail vehicle (LRV) to the state of Maryland. Arriving ahead of schedule, the vehicle delivery marks a significant step in the overall progress of the...
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All Aboard the Holiday Fun Express! Join Santa & Mrs. Claus for a Festive Storytime at the USCT Interpretive Center

All Aboard the Holiday Fun Express! Join Santa & Mrs. Claus for a Festive Storytime at the USCT Interpretive Center

Experience the magic of the season with our Museum Division! Families are invited to don their coziest Christmas jammies or festive holiday outfits and head to the U.S. Colored Troops (USCT) Interpretive Center on Sunday, December 14, 2025, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., for a joyful holiday Open House you won’t want to...
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Testing of Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant Sirens on December 1st, 2025

Testing of Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant Sirens on December 1st, 2025

There will be a full-cycle test of the alert and notification sirens throughout St. Mary’s, Calvert, and Dorchester counties on Monday, December 1, 2025, at noon. This includes a three-minute activation of all sirens within the 10-mile area around Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant. All citizens should be aware of this scheduled testing and...
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Nominations Sought for 2025 Sustainability Awards

Nominations Sought for 2025 Sustainability Awards

The St. Mary’s County Commission on the Environment (CoE) is seeking nominations for the 2025 Sustainability Awards, which recognize St. Mary’s County organizations and residents for outstanding efforts to improve our local environment. Community members are encouraged to submit nominations for students or schools, restaurants, businesses, non-profits, farms or agricultural organizations, and even individuals...
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Free Uber Rides and Safe Rides Return as SAO Launches 5th Annual Drive Sober Initiative

Free Uber Rides and Safe Rides Return as SAO Launches 5th Annual Drive Sober Initiative

The State’s Attorney’s Office for Charles County (SAO) is proud to launch its fifth annual “Drive Sober” initiative, renewing its commitment to raising awareness about the serious dangers of impaired driving and helping community members make safe, responsible choices. The campaign will run throughout the holiday season — November 24, 2025, through January 1,...
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20-Year-Old Killed After Being Struck by Vehicle in Prince George’s County

20-Year-Old Killed After Being Struck by Vehicle in Prince George’s County

The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit is investigating a fatal pedestrian collision that occurred on Saturday evening. The deceased pedestrian is 20-year-old Zahria Jackson of Fort Washington. On November 22, 2025, at approximately 8:05 pm, officers responded to the 6900 block of Oxon Hill Road for a collision involving...
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Classical Pianist Brian Ganz Plays A Free Chopin Full-Length Piano Recital at SMCM, December 11, 2025

Classical Pianist Brian Ganz Plays A Free Chopin Full-Length Piano Recital at SMCM, December 11, 2025

St. Mary’s College of MD Musician-in-Residence Brian Ganz will perform his only full-length piano recital of the semester at the college on Thursday, December 11 at 7pm. The free program, which will take place in the main auditorium of the Dodge Performing Arts Center on the college campus, will feature works of Fryderyk Chopin....
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Father and Son Arrested; Father Caught Operating Stolen Bobcat Then Blames Son for Everything

Father and Son Arrested; Father Caught Operating Stolen Bobcat Then Blames Son for Everything

Thomas Newton Ferrall IV, 47, of Hollywood, is facing felony theft charges in Charles County after allegedly failing to return $74,250 worth of construction equipment rented from a La Plata business. Although the equipment was eventually recovered, the case has drawn public scrutiny—not just for the theft itself, but for what happened after. According...
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Police Investigating Single Vehicle Crash in Bryantown That Killed 22-Year-Old Port Tobacco Man

Police Investigating Single Vehicle Crash in Bryantown That Killed 22-Year-Old Port Tobacco Man

UPDATE 11/24/2025: On November 22, at 7:30 p.m., officers responded to the area of Olivers Shop Road and Edelen Drive in Bryantown for the report of a single motor vehicle crash in which a red Honda Accord left the roadway and struck a tree. Upon arrival, officers discovered the driver of the vehicle outside...
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Waldorf Man Charged With First-Degree Murder in Death of 4-Month-Old Victim

Waldorf Man Charged With First-Degree Murder in Death of 4-Month-Old Victim

Jordan Nathaniel Savoy, 28, of Waldorf, has been charged with multiple offenses, including first-degree murder, following the death of a 4-month-old female victim, according to court documents filed by the Charles County Sheriff’s Office. According to the documents, officers and medical personnel responded to a home on Barksdale Avenue in Waldorf on November 23,...
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Your Voice Matters! Additional Comment Form Open for “St. Mary’s 2050”

Your Voice Matters! Additional Comment Form Open for “St. Mary’s 2050”

St. Mary’s County Government’s Department of Land Use & Growth Management (LUGM) is pleased to announce the opening of the St. Mary’s 2050: Charting Our Tomorrow Additional Comment Form, which offers another opportunity for community members to share their input and shape the update of the St. Mary’s County Comprehensive Plan. The St. Mary’s...
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Waldorf Winner Strikes Again With $50,000 Lottery Scratch-Off Prize

Waldorf Winner Strikes Again With $50,000 Lottery Scratch-Off Prize

A crab cake dinner and some investments in the family business were on the horizon for a Waldorf man Nov. 20 after he claimed a $50,000 prize on the $50 Maryland Lottery scratch-off game $5,000,000 Fortune. Well, those things and more Lottery playing as well. “I love playing,” he said after making the claim...
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Historic Sotterley Welcomes New Executive Director, Scott Gray

Historic Sotterley Welcomes New Executive Director, Scott Gray

  The Board of Trustees of Historic Sotterley is pleased to announce the selection and installation of Mr. Scott Gray as Executive Director. He assumes the position from Ms. Nancy Easterling, who announced her retirement in May. Mr. Gray will be responsible for the overall operation of Sotterley’s museum, historic buildings, and ninety acres...
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CH-53K King Stallion: 10 Years Since First Flight

CH-53K King Stallion: 10 Years Since First Flight

Published November 17th, 2025, article delayed due to Government shutdown NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER: October 27, 2015 the CH-53K King Stallion took to the skies for its first flight. Today, more than 10 years later, there are 20 CH-53Ks executing missions with four different Navy and Marine Corps squadrons. The CH-53K, which...
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Maryland Canada Goose Hunting Seasons Resume December 19th, 2025 for 2025-26

Maryland Canada Goose Hunting Seasons Resume December 19th, 2025 for 2025-26

Maryland’s Atlantic Population (Migratory) Canada goose hunting season opens Friday, Dec. 19. The season contains two segments, Dec. 19 through Jan. 3, 2026, and again from Jan. 14 through Jan. 31, 2026. Late southern and late western resident goose hunting split seasons run from late November into March 2026. “A Maryland Canada goose hunt...
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The College of Southern Maryland Earns Multiple Awards for Outstanding Marketing and Public Relations

The College of Southern Maryland Earns Multiple Awards for Outstanding Marketing and Public Relations

The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) was recognized by the National Council for Marketing and Public Relations (NCMPR) earning six awards for excellence in design and marketing. In November the CSM Creative Services team attended the NCMPR District 1 conference in Pittsburgh, and took home six District 1 Medallion Awards: GOLD – Career Pathways...
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Ward Farm Recreation and Nature Park Construction to Begin

Ward Farm Recreation and Nature Park Construction to Begin

The Calvert County Department of Parks & Recreation announces that site preparation, including staking out work areas, bringing supplies to the site and setting up temporary facilities, begins this week at Ward Farm Recreation and Nature Park. Construction is scheduled to begin in late November 2025 on a new multipurpose community building and restroom...
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Calvert County Community Survey Results Announced

Calvert County Community Survey Results Announced

Calvert County Government announces the results of the latest community survey, reflecting the opinions and insights of 861 residents. The results provide residents’ perspectives and opinions, which will assist Calvert County leaders make decisions and provide services that align with community needs. The survey, conducted from July through September, showed 71% of respondents said...
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Children’s Aid, Inc. Holds Online Holiday Auction for Calvert County Nonprofit’s

Children’s Aid, Inc. Holds Online Holiday Auction for Calvert County Nonprofit’s

Children’s Aid, Inc., a nonprofit organization helping Calvert County families since 2009, is holding its online Mini Holiday Auction from November 23 to December 3, 2025. The fundraiser features over 40 auction items, including ballet, symphony, and theatre tickets, singing and dance lessons, wine and beer tastings, hotel getaways, restaurant and retail gift certificates,...
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Prince George’s County Police Regrets to Announce Passing of Sergeant Benjamin Habershon #2654

Prince George’s County Police Regrets to Announce Passing of Sergeant Benjamin Habershon #2654

The Prince George’s County Police family is deeply saddened to announce the passing of Sergeant Benjamin Habershon #2654. He passed away on November 4, 2025. Sergeant Habershon was a cherished member of the agency who served for 24 years. He first joined the Prince George’s County Police Department in February of 2001 with Session...
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Board of Public Works Approves $3.3 Million for Recreation and Land Conservation in 8 Maryland Counties

Board of Public Works Approves $3.3 Million for Recreation and Land Conservation in 8 Maryland Counties

The Board of Public Works approved nearly $3.7 million in grants from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources to local governments and land trusts for recreation and land conservation in Baltimore City and Baltimore, Frederick, Howard, Montgomery, St. Mary’s, Washington, Wicomico, and Worcester counties. About $700,000 in Program Open Space – Local funding was approved for...
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Governor Moore and AstraZeneca Announce $2 Billion Investment to Expand Manufacturing in Maryland, Supporting 2,600 Jobs

Governor Moore and AstraZeneca Announce $2 Billion Investment to Expand Manufacturing in Maryland, Supporting 2,600 Jobs

Governor Wes Moore and AstraZeneca today announced plans to invest $2 billion to expand AstraZeneca’s manufacturing footprint in Maryland, representing the largest private capital investment in the state in the last decade. The investment includes a significant expansion of AstraZeneca’s flagship biologics manufacturing facility in Frederick and construction of a new state-of-the-art clinical manufacturing...
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Mechanicsville Man Sentenced After Guilty Plea in $25,000 Construction Equipment Theft

Mechanicsville Man Sentenced After Guilty Plea in $25,000 Construction Equipment Theft

Kraig Eriksen, 41, of Mechanicsville, has been convicted of felony theft after admitting to taking a construction vehicle valued at $25,000 from a business, according to court documents. Eriksen pleaded guilty on October 9, 2025, to one count of theft between $25,000 and under $100,000, a felony under Maryland Criminal Law 7-104. He was...
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Early Morning House Fire in Calvert County Under Investigation

Early Morning House Fire in Calvert County Under Investigation

On Saturday, November 22, 2025, at approximately 5:12 a.m., firefighters from Prince Frederick, Solomons, St. Leonard, Huntingtown, Hollywood, Bay District and Charles County departments responded to the 2300 block of Delight Court in Saint Leonard, for the reported house on fire after an explosion. The 911 caller reported a propane tank exploded with the...
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