UPDATE 11/7/2019: Lexington Park Brothers, Deamonte Lacey, 20 and Gavin Jones, 17, both pleaded guilty to the charges of possessing a handgun while underage and were each sentenced to six months in jail. On Thursday, October 31, 2019, St. Mary’s District Court Judge Robyn Riddle sentenced both to three years but suspended the sentences...
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On Thursday, November 21, 2019, at 7:00 p.m., in the Visitor Center Auditorium of Historic St. Mary’s City, dendrochronologist Michael Worthington will give a free, public lecture titled “Tree Ring Dating and Historic Structures: A Look at the Science of Dendrochronology.” The science of dendrochronology, or tree-ring dating, has long been used to provide...
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Join the students and staff of the Dr. James A. Forrest Career and Technology Center for their annual Breakfast with Santa on Saturday, December 14, 2019, 8:00 to 11:00 a.m., at the school site across from the St. Mary’s County Fairgrounds in Leonardtown. Santa will make his grand entrance at 8:30 a.m. Enjoy a...
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Attorney General William Barr, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Kevin McAleenan, Acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire, FBI Director Christopher Wray, U.S. Cyber Command Commander and NSA Director Gen. Paul Nakasone, and CISA Director Christopher Krebs released the following joint statement: “Today, dozens of states and local jurisdictions...
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On Maryland Emancipation Day, November 1, 2019, the St. Mary’s County Museum Division, in partnership with the Equal Justice Initiative, the National Memorial for Peace & Justice in Montgomery, Alabama, the Maryland Lynching Memorial Project, the Town of Leonardtown, the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office, Unified Committee on Afro-American Contributions (UCAC), St. Mary’s County...
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The following information was provided by the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office. On October 3, 2019, detectives from the Vice Narcotics Division executed a search warrant in the 26800 block of Point Lookout Road in Mechanicsville. Timothy Jerome Baker, age 53 of Great Mills, was located at the address in possession of a homemade...
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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 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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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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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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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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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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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 (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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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 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 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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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