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Calvert County Board of Commissioners Meeting Summary – July 9, 2024

Calvert County Board of Commissioners Meeting Summary – July 9, 2024

The Calvert County Board of Commissioners met on July 9, 2024, to address various community and administrative matters. The agenda included public service announcements, proclamations for “Buy Local Week” and “Parks and Recreation Month,” and several board appointments. Updates to the Board of Appeals’ rules and a Port Security Grant Program were discussed. Opening...
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Police Investigating Counterfeit Money Given at Mechanicsville VFD Queen of Hearts Fundraiser

Police Investigating Counterfeit Money Given at Mechanicsville VFD Queen of Hearts Fundraiser

By Assistant Secretary/Treasurer Karen Montgomery: The Mechanicsville Volunteer Fire Department released the following information on July 26, 2024. “Just to let everyone know, we received a counterfeit $100 dollar bill sometime between last Thursday (7/18) and this Thursday (7/25) during the sale of Queen of Hearts tickets for MVFD. The counterfeit money has been...
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Seventh District Volunteer Fire Department Hosting Their 75th Anniversary Open House Event This Saturday!

Seventh District Volunteer Fire Department Hosting Their 75th Anniversary Open House Event This Saturday!

Seventh District Volunteer Fire Department 75th Anniversary Open House and Block Party on Saturday, July 27th, 2024, doors open at 2:00 p.m., live music and events to 9:00 p.m. As part of the events honoring our 75 years of service to the community, we wanted to open our doors and invite you in for...
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Police Seeking Wanted Washington D.C. Man After First Degree Assault and Attempted Stabbing

Police Seeking Wanted Washington D.C. Man After First Degree Assault and Attempted Stabbing

On July 21, 2024, at 12:40 p.m., officers responded to the 2300 block of Alava Court in Waldorf for the report of an assault in progress. When officers arrived, the suspect, Gary Courtney Stewart, age 50, of S.E. Washington, D.C., had already fled the area. A preliminary investigation showed Stewart punched the victim in...
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CSM Travel Study Students Put Education into Action to Aid Horseshoe Crab Conservation Efforts

CSM Travel Study Students Put Education into Action to Aid Horseshoe Crab Conservation Efforts

“The fact that their lineage is so ancient, and their biology differs so dramatically from humans makes them seem almost alien.” It’s a cycle that has existed each spring for millions of years: as dusk falls along the Delaware Bay, thousands of horseshoe crabs come ashore to lay their eggs, which then become food...
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Charles County Government Announces Purchase of Sears Building to Turn into Sports and Wellness Complex

Charles County Government Announces Purchase of Sears Building to Turn into Sports and Wellness Complex

On Wednesday, July 24, The Charles County Board of Commissioners was joined by the Charles County Department of Recreation, Parks and Tourism and the Charles County Economic Development Department to celebrate the county’s purchase of the former Sears Building at the St. Charles Towne Center. The building will be converted into a sports and...
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Big Lots Announces Lexington Park and Two Other Maryland Stores to Close Following $205 Million Quarterly Loss

Big Lots Announces Lexington Park and Two Other Maryland Stores to Close Following $205 Million Quarterly Loss

Big Lots, the discount retail chain, is set to close several stores nationwide, including three in Maryland, after reporting substantial financial losses for the first quarter of 2024. The company attributed the closures to a significant downturn in sales and potential credit issues. The following Maryland stores are slated for closure: Laurel: 3331 Corridor...
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Natural Resources Police, Special Olympics Maryland Host Safety Training Event

Natural Resources Police, Special Olympics Maryland Host Safety Training Event

The Maryland Natural Resources Police (NRP) teamed up with Special Olympics Maryland to teach survival techniques for an active shooter scenario to Special Olympics athletes at a Maryland Police and Correctional Training Commissions program in Sykesville on July 17. NRP’s training division presented its Civilian Response to Active Shooter Events (CRASE) course as part...
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Bonus Match 5 Player in Prince George’s County Wins $576,900

Bonus Match 5 Player in Prince George’s County Wins $576,900

Purchase of the same combination 25 times drains game’s prize pool on July 21 Purchasing the same Bonus Match 5 number 25 times for the July 21 drawing made it so a retiree from Prince George’s County can finally say: No more house payments! The player, who is a Bonus Match 5 regular and...
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Light Calvert Purple Initiative, Glow Vigil, and Memorial Sculpture Unveiling Planned for International Overdose Awareness Day

Light Calvert Purple Initiative, Glow Vigil, and Memorial Sculpture Unveiling Planned for International Overdose Awareness Day

On August 31, 2024, from 7:30 to 9:00 p.m., the community will come together at the Mark R. Frazer Sunrise Garden in North Beach, Maryland, to commemorate International Overdose Awareness Day. This special evening, sponsored by the Twin Beach Opioid Abuse Awareness Coalition (TBOAAC), will feature a Glow Vigil and the unveiling of the...
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St. Mary’s County Commissioner Meeting Rollup – July 23, 2024

St. Mary’s County Commissioner Meeting Rollup – July 23, 2024

The Commissioners of St. Mary’s County (CSMC) began their business meeting with an invocation and the pledge, followed by approval of the consent agenda. The CSMC then presented proclamations in recognition of St. Mary’s Little League 8-10 Softball, 8-10 Baseball, Juniors Softball, Juniors Baseball, and Majors Softball All-Star teams for qualifying for the state...
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Indian Head Man Sentenced to 5 Years for Sexual Abuse of Minor

Indian Head Man Sentenced to 5 Years for Sexual Abuse of Minor

Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Wednesday, July 17, 2024, Charles County Circuit Court Judge Makeba Gibbs sentenced Daevian Davon Christian Hurd, 23, of Indian Head, to 5 years in prison for the Sexual Abuse of a Minor. On July 31, 2023, Hurd entered a guilty plea to the above-mentioned...
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Noise Advisory – NAS PAX RIVER Sets Noise Advisory for FCLP flights July 25-August 1, 2024

Noise Advisory – NAS PAX RIVER Sets Noise Advisory for FCLP flights July 25-August 1, 2024

Communities surrounding NAS Patuxent River are advised that noise-generating testing events are scheduled to take place July 25-August 1, 2024 from 2 p.m.-11 p.m.. Pilots at NAS Pax River will be conducting Field Carrier Landing Practices (FCLPs). FCLPs are simulated carrier landings conducted to prepare the pilot to land safely on an aircraft carrier....
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Record $21.5 Million in Maryland Waterway Improvement Fund Awards go to Public Boating Access, Navigable Waterways, and Safety

Record $21.5 Million in Maryland Waterway Improvement Fund Awards go to Public Boating Access, Navigable Waterways, and Safety

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources will provide $21.5 million in Waterway Improvement Fund allocations to communities and projects throughout Maryland in Fiscal Year 2025, which began July 1. The funds will support new and improved public boating access facilities, dredging of navigable public waterways; emergency vessels and equipment for local first responders; and other important...
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Calvert County Woman Sentenced to 30 Months for Fraud Schemes Including Passport Fraud, Wire Fraud, and Bankruptcy Fraud

Calvert County Woman Sentenced to 30 Months for Fraud Schemes Including Passport Fraud, Wire Fraud, and Bankruptcy Fraud

U.S. District Judge Theodore D. Chuang sentenced Charmaine Miesha Brown, age 45, of Lusby, Maryland, to 30 months in federal prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release for conspiracies to commit passport fraud and wire fraud, as well as bankruptcy fraud, and making a false statement in bankruptcy proceeding.  Brown was also ordered...
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No Injuries Reported After ATV Crash in Callaway

No Injuries Reported After ATV Crash in Callaway

On Wednesday, July 24, 2024, at approximately 6:25 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the 21000 block of Montgomery Lane in Callaway, for a motor vehicle collision involving an ATV. 911 callers reported a 16-year-old male was unconscious after an ATV crash in the driveway. Maryland State Police Helicopter Trooper 7 was...
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Virginia Couple Arrested at Tiki Bar on Solomons Island After Fight with Security

Virginia Couple Arrested at Tiki Bar on Solomons Island After Fight with Security

According to court documents, in the early hours of July 21, 2024, Calvert County Sheriff’s deputies arrested two individuals outside the Tiki Bar located on Solomons Island following a disturbance that escalated into a confrontation with law enforcement officers. Deputy First Class McCourt reported that at approximately 12:08 AM, while on patrol in the...
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Preserving Harrier History: Retired AV-8B II+ Finds New Home at North Carolina Air Museum

Preserving Harrier History: Retired AV-8B II+ Finds New Home at North Carolina Air Museum

NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, MD: A retired and demilitarized AV-8B Harrier II+ was inducted into the Hickory Aviation Museum in the “First in Flight” state of North Carolina on July 15, 2024. This aircraft, BUNO 164560, entered service in 1994 and flew with Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 231, 542, and 223, logging...
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Nursing Professors Kathy Parsons and Lisa Gonzalez Excel with Nurse Support Program; Recognized for Leadership

Nursing Professors Kathy Parsons and Lisa Gonzalez Excel with Nurse Support Program; Recognized for Leadership

Ensuring that our region has top-quality nurses starts with ensuring that they’re taught by the best possible professors. College of Southern Maryland (CSM) nursing faculty are continually working to remain at the forefront of nursing education, and CSM nursing educators have recently been recognized by Maryland’s Nurse Support Program II (NSP II) for their...
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Calvert County Public Safety Honored with National Certificate for Excellence in Education

Calvert County Public Safety Honored with National Certificate for Excellence in Education

The Calvert County Department of Public Safety, Emergency Communications Division, has been awarded the prestigious Partner in Education Recognition (PIER) certificate by the National Emergency Number Association (NENA). This honor underscores the department’s dedication to enhancing public safety and community education regarding 911 services. The NENA PIER certificate signifies that the Public Safety Answering Point...
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Theft of Boots at Tractor Supply Co. in Hollywood Leads to Charges

Theft of Boots at Tractor Supply Co. in Hollywood Leads to Charges

On Monday, June 17, 2024, an incident of theft was reported at the Tractor Supply Co. located on Mervell Dean Road, in Hollywood. Authorities responded on the scene at 11:50 AM, and spoke with an employee who told police a male individual attempted to steal a pair of boots from the store. The suspect...
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House Struck by Bullet in California Leads to Reckless Endangerment Charges

House Struck by Bullet in California Leads to Reckless Endangerment Charges

On July 10, 2024, at 7:28 p.m., Deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of reckless endangerment involving a firearm on McAuliffe Street in California, MD. Upon arrival, officers spoke with an adult male victim who explained that he was in his living room with his daughter when he...
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New Contract Award to Help Train Fleet to Counter Electronic Warfare

New Contract Award to Help Train Fleet to Counter Electronic Warfare

NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, MD: The U.S. Navy awarded the Phoenix Air Group Inc. a $165 million contract June 28 for Contracted Air Services (CAS) flight hours to simulate a variety of airborne electronic warfare (EW) threats to train, test and evaluate shipboard personnel and aircraft squadron weapon systems operators and aircrew....
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New Member Sought for St. Mary’s County Planning Commission

New Member Sought for St. Mary’s County Planning Commission

The Commissioners of St. Mary’s County (CSMC) are seeking applications from residents who are interested in serving as a volunteer member of the St. Mary’s County Planning Commission. The Planning Commission is charged with reviewing certain development applications and plans for consistency with the St. Mary’s County Comprehensive Plan and various provisions of the...
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No Injuries Reported After Vehicle Leaves Roadway and Strikes Multiple Vehicles in California

No Injuries Reported After Vehicle Leaves Roadway and Strikes Multiple Vehicles in California

On Sunday, July 21, 2024, at approximately 3:22 p.m., police responded to the area of the La Quinta Inn located at 22769 Three Notch Road in California, for the reported motor vehicle collision with no injuries. Police arrived on the scene to find a GMC Yukon off the roadway and into multiple unoccupied parked...
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