On Thursday, October 17, 2019, at approximately 3:00 p.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to the CVS on Great Mills Road in Lexington Park, for the motor vehicle accident involving a bus. Crews arrived on the scene to find two vehicles in the parking lot of the CVS in a rear-end style collision....
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On Sunday, October 20, 2019, at approximately 12:50 p.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to the area of All Faith Church Road and New Market Turner Road in Mechanicsville, for the motor vehicle accident reported serious with one vehicle overturned, and one possibly trapped. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single...
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UPDATE 10/21/2019: A 40-year-old man was killed on Sunday in a single motor-vehicle collision in Leonardtown. On Oct. 20, 2019 at approximately 5:39 pm, St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office patrol units were dispatched to a single motor-vehicle collision with CPR in progress at 42297 St. Andrew’s Church Road in Leonardtown. Due to injuries sustained,...
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A new state program launched in September has helped over 9,000 eligible Marylanders reduce their outstanding uninsured auto fines, eliminating a significant hurdle to registering and insuring their vehicles. FineFix is a partnership between the Uninsured Division of Maryland Auto Insurance and the Maryland Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Administration (MDOT MVA). This program...
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On Saturday, October 19, 2019, at approximately 2:25 p.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to the area of Point Lookout Road and St. Andrews Church Road in Leonardtown, for the motor vehicle accident reported serious with one trapped. Crews arrived on the scene to find two vehicles in the roadway in a head-on...
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On Friday, October 18, 2019, at approximately 12:50 a.m., police from Calvert and St. Mary’s Counties responded to the Thomas Johnson Bridge, for the reported possible suicidal subject. Police responded after worried friends and family members called 911 after receiving information a woman might attempt to jump from the bridge. Officers found her vehicle...
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St. Clement’s Island Museum Holiday Open House – 38370 Point Breeze Road, Colton’s Point, MD 20626., on Sunday, December 1, 2019, from 12:00 p.m., to 4:00 p.m. Info: Facebook.com/SCIMuseum or 301-769-2222 Enjoy children’s activities, music and more family fun at the opening of the holiday exhibit inside the museum. Get a jump on your holiday...
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Communities surrounding the NAS Patuxent River airfield are advised that low altitude fixed wing testing events are scheduled October 17 and October 18, 2019 from 8:00 a.m., to 11:00 a.m. As with all operations, NAS Patuxent River takes precautions to lessen the impact of testing activities on the community. For more information call the...
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Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative (SMECO) president and CEO Austin J. Slater, Jr., submitted his retirement letter to the Board of Directors at the monthly board meeting held Tuesday, October 15, 2019. In his letter, Slater recounted his tenure as CEO for the past 17 years as rewarding. “I have proudly worked for our cooperative...
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On Wednesday, October 16, 2019, at approximately 10:50 p.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to Three Notch Road and Maple Road in California, for the reported motor vehicle accident with injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle into a traffic control device pole, with both occupants out of the...
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On Friday, October 18, 2019, from 4:00 p.m., to 9:00 p.m., the Firehouse Subs in California, Maryland will be donating 20% of all sales to benefit the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Donations will be collected and given to the Out of the Darkness Southern Maryland Walk in memorial to Captain Joe Bean. The...
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On Tuesday, October 15, 2019, at approximately 10:40 p.m., firefighters from Bay District responded to the area of Pegg Road and West Westbury Boulevard in Lexington Park, for the reported vehicle fire. Corporal Reppel of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office was the first unit on the scene and utilized a fire extinguisher to...
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On Sunday, October 13, 2019, at approximately 5:40 a.m., 42 firefighters from Charles and St Mary’s County, and King George, Virginia responded to 9419 Fendall Lane in Newburg, for the reported structure fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find nothing evident from a two story split foyer residence. Upon further investigation, firefighters found...
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The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the whereabouts of Jason Michael Weber, 38 of Mechanicsville. Weber is wanted on a retake warrant for escape from the St. Mary’s County Detention and Rehabilitation Center in Leonardtown. Weber was temporarily released from custody for medical treatment at MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital in Leonardtown when...
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On Saturday, October 12, 2019, at approximately 10:00 a.m., fire and rescue personnel from Calvert and St. Mary’s County responded to 865 Crystal Rock Road in Lusby, for the reported plane crash. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single engine, two seat aircraft off the runway and into the woods. Firefighters reported the...
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On Friday, October 11, 2019, at approximately 3:45 p.m., police fire and rescue personnel responded to Greens Crossing Court and Kayak Court in Great Mills, for the reported motor vehicle accident involving a pedestrian. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle and a child in the roadway. The child was flown by...
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Dr. J. Scott Smith, Superintendent of Schools, will be hosting Monthly Town Hall Meetings during the 2019-2020 school year. These conversational meetings will focus on topics that are important to the school system and community, meetings will be held at the Dr. James A. Forrest Career and Technology Center, 24005 Point Lookout Road, Leonardtown,...
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On Saturday, October 12, 2019, at approximately 3:35 p.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to the 48000 block of Castaway Circle and Windward Circle in Lexington Park, for the reported shooting. Crews arrived on the scene to find a 40-year-old male with a single gunshot wound to the upper body, police advised the...
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On Tuesday, October 8, 2019, at approximately 10:00 p.m., firefighters from Ridge, NAS Webster Field, and Bay District responded to 47455 Old State House Road in St. Mary’s City, for the reported commercial gas-leak. College Public Safety reported an odor of gas coming from the basement and believed it was coming the boiler, and...
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On Friday, October 11, 2019, at approximately 1:00 p.m., firefighters from the Seventh District Volunteer Fire Department responded to the Seventh District Volunteer Fire Department parking lot, for the reported commercial vehicle fire. Firefighters were on the scene at a fire prevention demonstration at the Dynard Elementary School they were alerted for the commercial...
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On Friday, October 11, 2019, at approximately 9:15 p.m., police fire and rescue personnel responded to the Green Door Tavern in Park Hall, for the reported motor vehicle accident involving a structure with one person trapped. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle halfway into the building, with the single occupant...
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On Thursday, October 10, 2019, at approximately 5:30 p.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to the area of Three Notch Road and First Colony Boulevard in California, for the reported motor vehicle accident with injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find three vehicles in the Southbound lanes in a rear-end style collision....
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The St. Mary’s County Metropolitan Commission is reporting a sanitary sewer overflow that occurred on October 11, 2019 at 16668 Point Lookout Road. The sanitary sewer leak occurred as a result of a tidal surge and flooding on St. George Island. The total volume of the overflow is estimated to be about 1,500 gallons....
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On Thursday, October 10, 2019, at approximately 6:30 p.m., firefighters and police responded to the area of Three Notch Road and St. Johns Road in Hollywood, for the reported vehicle fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find a Dodge Charger fully engulfed in flames, with the single occupant out of the vehicle. 6...
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Please join us on October 12th for Race 4 Heroes. After the race we will hand out awards, but like last year, we will honor some local children and give them gifts as well as a local veteran who will be receiving our largest gift ever!!! This gives attendees a chance to witness the...
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