John Wharton, longtime St. Mary’s County reporter, was recognized and lauded on Thursday by Sheriff Tim Cameron and Richard Fritz, State’s Attorney for St. Mary’s County, for his career which spanned 34 years writing for The Enterprise newspaper. Wharton is retiring on Friday, May 31, 2019. Wharton was presented with a plaque by the...
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On Friday, May 24, 2019, at approximately 8:00 p.m., Trooper R. Kaszubski from the Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack conducted a traffic stop on St. John’s Road, Hollywood. Upon contact with the occupants, a strong odor of marijuana was emitting from the vehicle. A probable cause search was conducted and a prescription bottle with...
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On Friday, May 24, 2019, at approximately 7:00 a.m., First Sergeant M. Laney from the Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack was traveling westbound on Great Mills Road when he initiated a traffic stop. The driver, identified as Kyle Ryan Summers, 31 of Great Mills, pulled a glass vial from the console and advised F/Sgt....
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Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative (SMECO) has awarded four scholarships to high school seniors for 2019 to students who live in the Cooperative’s service area. Scholarships are based on the applicants’ scholastic achievement, financial need, and school and community involvement. SMECO has awarded scholarships to 108 students in the 27 years since beginning the program...
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Chances are if you hire a local HVAC, known as heating, ventilation and air conditioning, company to service equipment in your home, you may encounter a Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) graduate. With a specialized HVAC program at the Robert D. Stethem Educational Center, students get hands-on training and access to certification exams and...
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The St. Mary’s County Department of Public Works & Transportation (DPW&T) will perform Surface Treatment / Modified Seal on various roads, located across St. Mary’s County. Surface treatment will consist of the application of a liquid asphalt emulsion, followed by a new layer of stone. Modern techniques have resulted in a full-width application of an...
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As mosquito season gets underway, the Maryland Department of Agriculture’s mosquito control program will be active in communities throughout the state conducting surveillance and control measures to manage mosquito populations. Seasonal mosquito control activities will begin on May 29 in participating counties and communities. “Mosquito-borne disease is a major public health concern, and we...
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Charles County Sheriff Troy D. Berry is proud to announce the Southern Maryland Criminal Justice Academy (SMCJA) celebrated the graduation of 7 correctional officers – 3 from Charles County – from the Corrections Entrance Level Training Program (CELTP), Session 61, at a ceremony held May 17 at the Calvert Pines Senior Center in Prince...
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The following is a sample of recent arrests, crimes and investigations handled by the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office. On May 21, 2019, Deputy Anderson conducted a traffic stop in the area of Main Street and Wilson Court in Prince Frederick. While making contact with the driver, Daniel Joel James Buckmire (21), Deputy Anderson noticed...
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Boaters and swimmers took to the water this Memorial Day weekend, and as the summer boating season kicked into gear, Coast Guard units from New Jersey to North Carolina responded to many maritime emergencies. On May 25, 26 and 27, units across the Mid-Atlantic conducted 49 search and rescue cases, saved 64 lives and...
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State prisoners released after serving time for rape or sexual assault were more than three times as likely as other released prisoners to be re-arrested for rape or sexual assault during the 9 years following their release, the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) announced today. Released sex offenders represented 5% of prisoners released in...
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On Thursday, May 30, 2019, at approximately 12:10 a.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to the area of Point Lookout Road and Thompson Orchard Lane in Lexington Park, for the reported motor vehicle accident. Crews arrived on scene to find a single vehicle in the roadway. The single female occupant/operator signed a care...
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After a few years of hardship, “Mz. Sweetz” and her fiancé of Lexington Park have seen their lives improve substantially. When “Mz. Sweetz” won $50,000 in the May 25 Powerball drawing, her newfound Lottery luck was just another step in the right direction. The couple were laughing, smiling and celebrating when they claimed the...
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The Prince George’s County Police Department is mourning the loss of an off-duty police officer killed late Tuesday night in a collision. Shortly before 11:00 pm, Officer Davon McKenzie was riding a motorcycle in the southbound lanes of I-495 at Route 202 when he was struck by another vehicle. He died of his injuries...
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The Commissioners of St. Mary’s County have approved the $253,113,474 fiscal year 2020 General Fund budget. The figure represents a 10 percent increase over fiscal 2019, including other financing sources. Funding for education, county departments and elected officials, along with public safety, accounts for nearly 82 percent of the General Fund budget. The adopted...
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Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative (SMECO) has submitted a filing with the Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) requesting authorization to install up to 60 electric vehicle charging stations throughout the cooperative’s service area over a five-year pilot period. SMECO plans to work with state, municipal, and local government entities to determine the locations for public...
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On Wednesday, May 22, 2019, at approximately 8:39 p.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to Village Liquors on Budds Creek Road in Chaptico, for the reported motor vehicle accident with injuries. Crews arrived on scene to find two vehicles in the parking lot with one vehicle unoccupied at the time of the crash....
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On Monday, May 27, 2019, at approximately 10:20 p.m., firefighters from Dunkirk, Huntingtown, Solomons, Prince Frederick, and St. Mary’s County responded to 2595 Lloyd Bowen Road in Saint Leonard, for the reported structure fire. Crews arrived on scene to find a 1-story residence with smoke and fire showing from the front of the home....
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On Saturday, May 25, 2019, at 10:45 p.m., Troopers from the Maryland State Police, Leonardtown Barrack assisted by the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office conducted a Sobriety Checkpoint on southbound Maryland Route 235 (Three Notch Road) at First Colony Boulevard, in California. The Southern Maryland chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) were also...
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Seven lucky winners of Maryland Lottery games have claimed prizes of $10,000 this month on a variety of scratch-offs. The winning scratchers were from Hyattsville, Gwynn Oak, Baltimore, Frederick, Lusby, Columbia and Martinsburg, W.Va.Two of the winning instant tickets were in The Price is Right® game, which shot to the number 1 spot on the Maryland...
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On Monday, May 27, 2019, at approximately 12:05 a.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to the area of 44871 St. Andrews Church Road and Wildewood Parkway, for the reported motor vehicle accident with injuries. Crews arrived on scene to find a single vehicle off the roadway. The single occupant/operator was transported to an...
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On Saturday, May 26, 2019, at approximately 9:50 p.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to the intersection of Three Notch Road and Oak Crest Road in California, for the reported motor vehicle accident with injuries. Crews arrived on scene to find two vehicles in the roadway involved in a T-bone style collision. A...
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On Friday, May 25, 2019, at approximately 10:55 p.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to the area of St. Andrews Church Road and Old St. Andrews Church Road in California, for the reported motor vehicle accident. Crews arrived on scene to find a single vehicle off the roadway and into a tree. One...
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On Monday, May 27, 2019, at approximately 1:40 a.m., firefighters from La Plata, Waldorf, Bel Alton, and surrounding companies responded to 6665 Crain Highway at the Kentucky Fried Chicken in La Plata, for the reported commercial building fire. Police driving by observed smoke coming from the building, and upon further investigation, heard the fire...
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On Friday, May 24, 2019, at approximately 11:20 a.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to Three Notch Road and North Sandgates Road in Mechanicsville, for the reported motor vehicle accident involving a bicyclist. Crews arrived on scene to find a single vehicle and a bicyclist in the roadway on the Northbound side of...
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