St. Mary’s News

Public Encouraged to Attend the 44th Veterans Day Parade on Monday, November 11, 2019, in Leonardtown

Public Encouraged to Attend the 44th Veterans Day Parade on Monday, November 11, 2019, in Leonardtown

The public is invited to salute America’s Veterans at the in Leonardtown. The parade, sponsored by the Commissioners of St. Mary’s County and Commissioners of Leonardtown, steps off Monday, Nov. 11, 2019, at 9:45 a.m. from St. Mary’s Ryken High School and moves along Fenwick Street. Immediately following the parade, citizens are invited to...
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The Mechanicsville Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad Santa Claus Schedule for December 1, to December 20, 2019

The Mechanicsville Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad Santa Claus Schedule for December 1, to December 20, 2019

The Mechanicsville Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad will be bringing Santa Claus into your Neighborhood through the dates of December 1 to December 20. Santa will be riding on a big red firetruck sleigh! An Ambulance will occasionally lead, playing Christmas songs on their PA system. Santa Runs will begin between 5:30 p.m.,...
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State Fire Marshal Investigating Semi-Trailer Fires in Charlotte Hall

State Fire Marshal Investigating Semi-Trailer Fires in Charlotte Hall

On Sunday, November 3, 2019, at approximately 5:50 a.m., firefighters from Mechanicsville responded to the Burger King in Charlotte Hall, for the reported outside fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find two semi-trailers fully engulfed in flames to the rear of the building, and requested an upgraded assignment. Firefighters from Mechanicsville and Hughesville...
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Sheriff’s Office Looking For Witnesses of Motor Vehicle Accident in Lexington Park That Sent Pedestrian to Trauma Center

Sheriff’s Office Looking For Witnesses of Motor Vehicle Accident in Lexington Park That Sent Pedestrian to Trauma Center

UPDATE 11/5/2019: On October 31, 2019, at approximately 10:58 p.m. deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 22000 block of Three Notch Road in Lexington Park, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving a pedestrian. The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Collision Reconstruction Unit responded to the scene and continued...
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VIDEO: Sheriff’s Office in St. Mary’s County Investigating Shooting in Lexington Park

VIDEO: Sheriff’s Office in St. Mary’s County Investigating Shooting in Lexington Park

On Saturday, October 26, 2019, at approximately 4:40 a.m. deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 46500 block of Creeping Primrose Lane in Lexington Park, for the reported shooting complaint. Preliminary investigation determined a light- colored vehicle with several occupants entered the neighborhood, and another vehicle arrived shortly after the...
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Police Make Three Arrests After SWAT Team Hits Drug House in Lexington Park

Police Make Three Arrests After SWAT Team Hits Drug House in Lexington Park

On Wednesday, October 30, 2019, SWAT teams and St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Detectives executed a search warrant on a trailer on Ellenbee Court, in Lexington Park. Sharon Artiago Mackall, 41, of Great Mills, was found to be in possession of heroin and arrested. Mackall was released a few hours later after posting...
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One Arrested After Halloween Assault in Lexington Park

One Arrested After Halloween Assault in Lexington Park

On Thursday, October 31, 2019, at approximately 2:30 p.m., police and emergency medical personnel responded to the area of Midway Drive and Saratoga Drive in Lexington Park, for the reported assault with a knife. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single victim with lacerations who refused all medical care. All emergency medical...
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University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center Awarded $26,000 Grant for Transportation Initiative

University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center Awarded $26,000 Grant for Transportation Initiative

University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center (UM CRMC) was recently awarded a $26,000 grant from the Rural Maryland Council. UM Charles Regional is earmarking the funds for a pilot program called, “Transportation to Wellness Project” that provides eligible patients with free transportation home from the hospital or to post-hospitalization medical appointments. The goals...
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The Department of Aging and Human Services Holding Veterans Resource Day on Friday, November 8, 2019

The Department of Aging and Human Services Holding Veterans Resource Day on Friday, November 8, 2019

Join the Department of Aging & Human Services for the fourth annual Veterans Resource Day Friday, November 8, 2019, at the University System of Maryland at Southern Maryland, located at 44219 Airport Road in California, MD, from 9:00 a.m., to 2:30 p.m. This year’s Veterans Resource Day will include a question and answer session...
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The Department of Emergency Services Urges Residents to Stay Prepared, and Sign up to Receive CodeRED Weather Warnings

The Department of Emergency Services wants St. Mary’s County residents to be prepared and informed. In advance of inclement weather, residents are urged to sign up to receive email warnings, updates and special notices including road closures, severe weather updates, Recreation and Park Notices and CodeRED Weather Warnings. The St. Mary’s County Government CodeRED...
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Daylight Saving Time Ends Sunday, November 3, 2019, Reminder to Check Alarms and Smoke Detectors

Daylight Saving Time Ends Sunday, November 3, 2019, Reminder to Check Alarms and Smoke Detectors

Daylight Saving Time ends Sunday, November 3, 2019 at 2:00 a.m., residents are reminded to turn clocks backward by one hour to 1 a.m. Eastern Standard Time. The Department of Emergency Services reminds everyone that the annual time change is the perfect opportunity to change batteries in smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors. The...
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Two Injured After Head-on Motor Vehicle Accident in California

Two Injured After Head-on Motor Vehicle Accident in California

On Friday, November 1, 2019, at approximately 3:10 p.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to the area of Wildewood Parkway and Wildewood Boulevard in California, for the reported head-on motor vehicle accident. An ambulance from the Hollywood Volunteer Rescue Squad was responding to a medical call when they came across a head-on motor...
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Single Vehicle Into a Tree in Hollywood Sends Operator to Area Trauma Center

Single Vehicle Into a Tree in Hollywood Sends Operator to Area Trauma Center

On Friday, November 1, 2019, at approximately 11:30 a.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to Triton Metals on Airport View Drive and Commerce Avenue in Hollywood, for the reported motor vehicle accident with injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle off the roadway and into a tree, with the...
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Police Investigating Armed Robbery on Halloween in Lexington Park, Victim Sent to Hospital

Police Investigating Armed Robbery on Halloween in Lexington Park, Victim Sent to Hospital

On Thursday, October 31, 2019, at approximately 5:00 p.m., police and emergency medical personnel responded to Liberty Street and Pacific Drive in Lexington Park, for the reported injuries after an assault. Crews arrived on the scene to find a female reporting she was robbed at gunpoint while walking in the area of the St....
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One Injured After Head-on Collision in California

One Injured After Head-on Collision in California

On Wednesday, October 30, 2019, at approximately 7:50 p.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to the area of Old Rolling Road and Settlers Lane in California, for the reported motor vehicle accident with injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find two vehicles in the roadway. One patient was transported to an area...
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Thomas Johnson Bridge Inspection Scheduled for November 3, to November 7

Thomas Johnson Bridge Inspection Scheduled for November 3, to November 7

Starting Sunday night, November 3, 2019, the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) will begin its inspection of the Governor Thomas Johnson Bridge. The inspection will take place Sunday, November 3, through Thursday, November 7, from 9:00 p.m., to 5:00 a.m., the following morning. During the inspection, crews will close one...
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Commissioners to Receive Bids for Purchase of the Mary McLeod Bethune Educational Center in Bushwood

Commissioners to Receive Bids for Purchase of the Mary McLeod Bethune Educational Center in Bushwood

Commissioners of St. Mary’s County will receive bids for the purchase of the Mary McLeod Bethune Educational Center, located in the Seventh (7th) Election District with a physical address of 22975 Colton Point Road, Bushwood, MD 20618, for a period of 45 days, beginning on October 30, 2019 and ending on December 16, 2019...
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Death Investigation Underway in Mechanicsville

Death Investigation Underway in Mechanicsville

On Thursday, October 31, 2019, at approximately 8:45 a.m., police, fire and emergency medical services personnel responded to Old Horse Landing Road in Mechanicsville, for the reported CPR in progress. Crews arrived on the scene to confirm a 32-year old male was deceased in the residence. Units from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office...
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One Injured After Single Vehicle Rollover in Great Mills

One Injured After Single Vehicle Rollover in Great Mills

On Tuesday, October 29, 2019, at approximately 11:30 p.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to the area of Pegg Road and Lexington Drive in Great Mills, for the reported motor vehicle accident with injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle overturned in the roadway, with all occupants out of...
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One Injured After Single Vehicle Crash in Mechanicsville

One Injured After Single Vehicle Crash in Mechanicsville

On Tuesday, October 29, 2019, at approximately 11:30 p.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to the area of Old Village Road and Reeves Road in Mechanicsville, for the reported motor vehicle accident with injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle off the roadway with the single occupant out of...
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St. Clement’s Island Museum and Piney Point Lighthouse Museum to Join Sites Nationwide in “Bells of Peace” Bell-Tolling in Remembrance of World War I Armistice

St. Clement’s Island Museum and Piney Point Lighthouse Museum to Join Sites Nationwide in “Bells of Peace” Bell-Tolling in Remembrance of World War I Armistice

The bells at St. Clement’s Island Museum and Piney Point Lighthouse Museum, historic sites overseen by the St. Mary’s County Museum Division, will toll November 11, 2019 at 11 a.m. to honor the 116,516 Americans, including the 27 St. Mary’s County natives, who died in World War I. The program, BELLS OF PEACE: A...
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St. Mary’s County Government Operations for Veterans Day

St. Mary’s County Government Operations for Veterans Day

All St. Mary’s County Government administrative offices will be closed Monday, November 11, 2019, in observance of the Veterans Day Holiday. Offices will reopen for normal business hours Tuesday, November 12, 2019. The St. Andrews Landfill, the six Convenience Centers and St. Mary’s Transit System (STS) will be open for normal business hours on...
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UPDATE: House in Coltons Point Destroyed After Fire, Cause of Fire Still Under Investigation

UPDATE: House in Coltons Point Destroyed After Fire, Cause of Fire Still Under Investigation

UPDATE 10/28/19: On Friday, October 25, 2019, at approximately 10:55 a.m., firefighters from Seventh District and surrounding departments responded to 20428 Riverview Drive in Coltons Point, for the reported house on fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find fire showing from all sides from a two story single family dwelling. The fire was discovered...
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One Flown to Trauma Center After Motor Vehicle Accident Involving ATV in Clements

One Flown to Trauma Center After Motor Vehicle Accident Involving ATV in Clements

On Saturday, October 26, 2019, at approximately 7:35 p.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to the area of Budds Creek Road and Horseshoe Road in Clements, for the reported motor vehicle accident. Crews arrived on the scene to find one vehicle and an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) in the roadway. One patient was flown...
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One Transported to Hospital After Large Tree Falls onto House in Mechanicsville

One Transported to Hospital After Large Tree Falls onto House in Mechanicsville

On Saturday, October 26, 2019, at approximately 7:50 p.m., fire and rescue personnel responded to the 39000 Block of New Market Turner Road in Mechanicsville, for the reported tree onto a house with one subject trapped. Crews from Mechanicsville and Charles County arrived on the scene to find a large tree onto a one-story...
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