St. Mary’s News

State Police Investigating Person Shot in St. Mary’s County

State Police Investigating Person Shot in St. Mary’s County

On Sunday, March 28th, 2021, in the early morning hours, Troopers from the Leonardtown Barrack responded to the area of Pegg Road, Lexington Park, for the report of shots fired. Investigation led to the recovery of evidence of a shooting. It was later reported a victim of a shooting had responded to a local...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Located Missing 31-Year-Old Man

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Located Missing 31-Year-Old Man

UPDATE: Piper has been located. Alert: Missing Person: Daniel Piper, 31 y/o white male. Last seen: New Market, St. Mary’s County, MD on 03/29/21. The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking help in locating a missing “at risk” person: Daniel Piper, 31y/o white male. Last seen: New Market, St. Mary’s County, MD on...
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VIDEO: State Fire Marshal Investigating Abandoned House Fire in Great Mills, No Injuries Reported

VIDEO: State Fire Marshal Investigating Abandoned House Fire in Great Mills, No Injuries Reported

On Monday, March 29, 2021, at approximately 10:38 a.m., firefighters from Valley Lee, Bay District, NAS Patuxent River, Leonardtown and Hollywood responded to 20637 Flat Iron Road in Great Mills, for the reported house on fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find a two story residence fully engulfed in flames with multiples nearby...
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Maryland Receives Highest Honor in Emergency Management, Becoming One of Three Jurisdictions to Earn Honor in 2021

Maryland Receives Highest Honor in Emergency Management, Becoming One of Three Jurisdictions to Earn Honor in 2021

The State of Maryland joins Arkansas and Washoe County, NV. as the three jurisdictions to have earned the Emergency Management Accreditation Program (EMAP) distinction in 2021. “We are thrilled and extremely proud of this accomplishment,” said Russ Strickland, Executive Director of the Maryland Emergency Management Agency (MEMA). “This accreditation shows our commitment to our...
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St. Mary’s County Government Announces Operations Schedule for Good Friday and Easter Weekend

St. Mary’s County Government Announces Operations Schedule for Good Friday and Easter Weekend

All St. Mary’s County Government administrative offices will be closed Friday, April 2, 2021, in observance of Good Friday. All county government administrative offices will reopen for normal business hours Monday, April 5, 2021. The St. Andrews Landfill and six (6) Convenience Centers will be open during regular hours Friday, April 2, but will...
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Drayden African American Schoolhouse Offers Free Monthly Open House

Drayden African American Schoolhouse Offers Free Monthly Open House

The St. Mary’s County Museum Division, in partnership with the Unified Committee for Afro-American Contributions (UCAC), will be offering free Open Houses for visitors and the community at the Drayden African American Schoolhouse in Drayden, MD, one Saturday a month from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dates of Open Houses include April 10, May...
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CSM’s Business Administration Degree and Allied Health Program Earn Top Ranking in the U.S.

CSM’s Business Administration Degree and Allied Health Program Earn Top Ranking in the U.S.

College of Southern Maryland (CSM) has been awarded top ranking status for its Associate of Science in Business Administration Degree and Allied Health programs by Intelligent.com. CSM was listed among thousands of public institutions in the nation, and the comprehensive research guide is based on an assessment of 2,277 accredited colleges and universities. Each...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Searching for Missing Female – Rakeshia Janee Thomas

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Searching for Missing Female – Rakeshia Janee Thomas

Missing Person: St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is actively looking for Rakeshia Janee Thomas, an african american female last seen in the Valley Estates Drive area on 03-27-2021. No other information has been provided at this time.
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Governor Hogan Announces More Than 2.5 Million COVID-19 Vaccinations In Maryland

Governor Hogan Announces More Than 2.5 Million COVID-19 Vaccinations In Maryland

Governor Larry Hogan today announced that the State of Maryland has officially surpassed the milestone of 2.5 million COVID-19 vaccines administered. A total of 2,532,863 vaccines have been administered across the state’s distribution network. With 347,991 doses administered over the last seven days, the state’s seven-day average is a record 49,713 shots per day. According to...
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Two Injured After Single Vehicle Strikes Tree in Leonardtown

Two Injured After Single Vehicle Strikes Tree in Leonardtown

On Sunday, March 28, 2021, at approximately 4:40 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Maypole Road and R G Way in Leonardtown, for the reported motor vehicle collision with injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle off the roadway and into a tree. Two patients...
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning in Effect for Southern Maryland

Severe Thunderstorm Warning in Effect for Southern Maryland

The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Anne Arundel County, St. Mary’s County, Calvert County, Southeastern Prince George’s, and Eastern Charles County until 8:00 p.m. Severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Waldorf to near Colonial Beach, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD…60 mph...
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Employees Saves Pier and Boats with Quick Action After Boat Fire at Hollywood Marina

Employees Saves Pier and Boats with Quick Action After Boat Fire at Hollywood Marina

On March 25, 2021, at approximately 1:55 p.m., fire and rescue personnel responded to the Blackstone Marina located at 24845 Marina Way in Hollywood, for the reported boat on fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find a 20 foot center console boat fully engulfed in flames. Firefighters from Hollywood Volunteer Fire Department extinguished the...
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No Injuries Reported After Tractor-Trailer Leaves Roadway and Strikes Tree in Hollywood

No Injuries Reported After Tractor-Trailer Leaves Roadway and Strikes Tree in Hollywood

On Saturday,. March 27, 2021, at approximately 6:15 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Three Notch Road and Tom Hodges Drive in Hollywood, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving a commercial vehicle. Crews arrived on the scene to find a tractor-trailer off the roadway and into a wooded...
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One Injured After Motor Vehicle Collision in Callaway

One Injured After Motor Vehicle Collision in Callaway

On Friday, March 26, 2021, at approximately 4:20 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Piney Point Road and Take It Easy Ranch Road in Callaway, for a motor vehicle collision with injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find two vehicles off the roadway involved in a rear-end style...
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Impaired Driving Suspected After Single Vehicle Collision in St. Mary’s City, Operator Flown to Trauma Center

Impaired Driving Suspected After Single Vehicle Collision in St. Mary’s City, Operator Flown to Trauma Center

On Friday, March 26, 2021, at approximately 10:25 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of College Drive and Mattapany Road in Lexington Park, for the motor vehicle collision reported serious with one subject trapped. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle in the roadway  after striking a...
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Justice Department Takes Action Against COVID-19 Fraud

Justice Department Takes Action Against COVID-19 Fraud

The Department of Justice announced an update today on criminal and civil enforcement efforts to combat COVID-19 related fraud, including schemes targeting the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program and Unemployment Insurance (UI) programs. As of today, the Department of Justice has publicly charged 474 defendants with criminal offenses based...
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St. Mary’s County Commission for Women Honor 2021 Woman of the Year and Tomorrow’s Woman

St. Mary’s County Commission for Women Honor 2021 Woman of the Year and Tomorrow’s Woman

The St. Mary’s County Commission for Women was pleased to honor the 2021 Woman of the Year and Tomorrow’s Woman during the Virtual Women’s History Symposium – Valiant Women of the Vote. Debra Faller was named Woman of the Year for her work with Sleep in Heavenly Peace. Her motto is: No child sleeps...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Arrest Lexington Park Drug Dealer After Search Warrant

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Arrest Lexington Park Drug Dealer After Search Warrant

On March 12, 2021, detectives from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Vice Narcotics Division, with assistance from the Emergency Services Team (EST), and Vice Narcotics Support Team executed a search and seizure warrant in the 21600 block of Liberty Street in Lexington Park. On March 12, 2021, detectives from the St. Mary’s County...
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Police Investigating Death of Woman at Lexington Park Motel

Police Investigating Death of Woman at Lexington Park Motel

On Wednesday, March 24, 2021, at approximately 12:45 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the Motel 6 located at 21847 Three Notch Road in Lexington Park, for the reported subject not breathing. Crews arrived on the scene to find a female in her twenties in a motel room and pronounced the her...
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Most Wanted Escapees for St. Mary’s County

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the whereabouts of the following Subjects.
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Man Stabbed Multiple Times in Lexington Park

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Man Stabbed Multiple Times in Lexington Park

On Wednesday, March 24, 2021, at 1:50 a.m., police and emergency medical personnel responded to the area of Eric Road and Marshall Boulevard in Lexington Park, for the reported stabbing. First Responders arrived on the scene to find a 29-year-old male with multiple stab wounds to the upper body, he was reportedly conscious, alert...
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No Injuries Reported After Single Vehicle Rollover in Lexington Park

No Injuries Reported After Single Vehicle Rollover in Lexington Park

On Tuesday, March 23, 2021, at approximately 11:15 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Three Notch Road and Mattapany Road in Lexington Park, for the motor vehicle collision reported serious with one vehicle overturned. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle off the roadway and overturned...
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Cherry Hill Park Celebrates 100 Years of Camping

Cherry Hill Park Celebrates 100 Years of Camping

This year, Cherry Hill Park, a top-rated campground serving the Washington, DC, region, is celebrating 100 years of camping and 5 generations of family ownership with special offers, activities, events, gifts, and more. In 1921, Jacob & Rose Gurevich founded Cherry Hill Poultry Farm, where the family’s first campers set up tents behind the...
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Maryland Enters Phase 2A of Vaccine Distribution Plan, Hogan Announces Six More Mass Vaccination Sites In Maryland

Maryland Enters Phase 2A of Vaccine Distribution Plan, Hogan Announces Six More Mass Vaccination Sites In Maryland

UPDATE: Governor Larry Hogan today announced that the State of Maryland will open six more mass vaccination sites beginning in early April, doubling the number to 12 as the state prepares for a significant increase in vaccine supply from the federal government. “We have over 2,500 points of distribution and will grow by hundreds more...
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Historic St. Mary’s City Archaeologist Discovers Location Of 1634 St. Mary’s Fort, Maryland’s Original English Settlement, and the Fourth Oldest English Colony in North America

Historic St. Mary’s City Archaeologist Discovers Location Of 1634 St. Mary’s Fort, Maryland’s Original English Settlement, and the Fourth Oldest English Colony in North America

Historic St. Mary’s City announces that Dr. Travis Parno, Director of Research and Collections for Historic St. Mary’s City and his team have located the site of the original St. Mary’s Fort, the 1634 palisaded fort erected by the first wave of European settlers who founded Maryland. The site, which spans an area approximately...
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