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Charles County Sheriff’s Office Unveils New Domestic Violence Awareness Vehicle

Charles County Sheriff’s Office Unveils New Domestic Violence Awareness Vehicle

Charles County Sheriff Troy D. Berry and the men and women of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office are pleased to unveil the new Domestic Violence Awareness vehicle. The SUV will be used by members of the Domestic Violence Unit to raise awareness about the prevalence of domestic violence and help make the connection as...
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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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Maryland Department of Natural Resources Certifies Two New Maryland Clean Marinas

Maryland Department of Natural Resources Certifies Two New Maryland Clean Marinas

Two facilities recently passed inspection by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources’ voluntary Clean Marina program, earning the Maryland Clean Marina Award. Solomons Landing Marina and Kent Narrows Boatel met the award criteria, bringing the total number of Clean Marinas and Clean Marina Partners to 147. This is roughly a quarter of the marinas...
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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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Drone Safety Event to be Held at St. Mary’s County Regional Airport on Wednesday, November 6, 2019

Drone Safety Event to be Held at St. Mary’s County Regional Airport on Wednesday, November 6, 2019

The Federal Aviation Administration has designated Nov. 4-10, 2019 National Drone Safety Awareness Week. To recognize this week, there will be an evening of presentations and demos highlighting drone safety at the University of Maryland’s (UMD) Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Test Site located at the St. Mary’s County Regional Airport, 44181 Airport Road in...
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Man Transported to Trauma Center After Falling from Deer Stand in Bushwood

Man Transported to Trauma Center After Falling from Deer Stand in Bushwood

On Friday, October 25, 2019, at approximately 6:45 p.m., fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Colton Point Road and Full Pull Lane in Bushwood, for the reported injuries after a long fall. The caller stated a 49-year-old male fell approximately 12 feet from a deer stand. Firefighters from Seventh District removed...
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Halloween Donation to the Sheriff’s Office

Halloween Donation to the Sheriff’s Office

Liam Shilling, came to the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office to bring some Halloween spirit and goodies to share with our personnel. Liam saved his money to buy Halloween candy, soft drinks and decorations, which he helped put up in the training room at headquarters. In his generosity, Liam has chosen to personally adopt...
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Man Transported to Trauma Center After Being Run Over by Bulldozer in Lexington Park

Man Transported to Trauma Center After Being Run Over by Bulldozer in Lexington Park

On Friday, October 25, 2019, at approximately 11:20 a.m., fire and rescue personnel responded to the 19000 block of Leopard Lane in Lexington Park, for the reported traumatic injuries. Dispatchers advised the caller reported a 30-year-old male at a construction site had both legs ran over by a bulldozer. The patient was not trapped...
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Leonardtown to Commemorate 75th Anniversary of D-Day, Monday, November 11, 2019

Leonardtown to Commemorate 75th Anniversary of D-Day, Monday, November 11, 2019

The Commissioners of St. Mary’s County and the Commissioners of Leonardtown invite the public to a commemorative Wreath Laying Ceremony in the square in Leonardtown Monday, November 11, 2019, immediately following the annual Veterans Day Parade. This ceremony will commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the Allied invasion of Normandy during World War II with...
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MDOT Meets with Southern Maryland Officials as Part of Annual Statewide Tour to Discuss Transportation Priorities

MDOT Meets with Southern Maryland Officials as Part of Annual Statewide Tour to Discuss Transportation Priorities

Deputy Transportation Secretary R. Earl Lewis Jr. met with St. Mary’s County officials today to discuss the Draft FY 2020-2025 Consolidated Transportation Program (CTP), which details the Maryland Department of Transportation’s (MDOT) draft six-year capital budget. Today’s meeting was part of MDOT’s tour of 23 Maryland counties and Baltimore City to update officials and...
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White Oak Parkway in California to Close for Nearly Two Weeks Starting Tuesday, November 12, 2019, to Repair Drainage Pipe

White Oak Parkway in California to Close for Nearly Two Weeks Starting Tuesday, November 12, 2019, to Repair Drainage Pipe

White Oak Parkway located approximately halfway between Wildewood Boulevard and Wildewood Parkway in California, will close on or about Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019, for replacement of a drainage pipe. For the duration of the project, only access to the residential entrances will be permitted, through traffic will be prohibited. Changeable message signs and detour...
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Department of Emergency Services Provides Free Animal Leashes to St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office

Department of Emergency Services Provides Free Animal Leashes to St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office

On Saturday, October 19, 2019, Steve Walker, Director of Emergency Services, presented 75 animal leashes to St. Mary’s County Sheriff Tim Cameron in support of safe animal rescue. The leases were purchased through an anonymous donation made by a St. Mary’s County resident to “Show Your Soft Side,” an organization that works in collaboration...
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A Dream is Finally Realized New business at Cecil’s Old Mill Celebrates Opening and Fulfillment of a Vision.

A Dream is Finally Realized New business at Cecil’s Old Mill Celebrates Opening and Fulfillment of a Vision.

Cecil’s Historic District has been a source of economic growth in St. Mary’s County for 200 years. That history continues with grand opening of Herring Creek Furniture at Cecil’s Old Mill. Once the main source for much of the lumber used to build homes and local business in 19th & early 20th centuries, Cecil’s...
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No Injuries Reported After Motor Vehicle Accident in Lexington Park

No Injuries Reported After Motor Vehicle Accident in Lexington Park

On Wednesday, October 23, 2019, at approximately 6:05 p.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to the area of Point Lookout Road and Great Mills Road in Lexington Park, for the reported motor vehicle accident with injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find two vehicles in the roadway. Two patients were evaluated on...
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First State Fire Marshal K-9 Certified with Maryland State Police Retires at Nine Years-Old

First State Fire Marshal K-9 Certified with Maryland State Police Retires at Nine Years-Old

After six years of dedicated service to The Office of the State Fire Marshal, explosive detection K-9, Blitz, will retire from the Maryland State Police. Blitz, a nine-year-old German Shepherd, was the first State Fire Marshal K-9 to be certified by the Maryland State Police in June of 2013. With his partner, Deputy State...
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Patuxent Naval Air Station Conducting Fixed Wing Night Time Testing Starting November 5, 2019

Patuxent Naval Air Station Conducting Fixed Wing Night Time Testing Starting November 5, 2019

Communities surrounding the NAS Patuxent River airfield are advised that up to six fixed wing nighttime testing events are scheduled to take place between November 5, through December 2, 2019 from 9:00 p.m., to 7:00 a.m. As with all operations, NAS Patuxent River takes precautions to lessen the impact of testing activities on the...
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VIDEO: Police in St. Mary’s County Investigating Serious Motor Vehicle Accident on Three Notch Road

VIDEO: Police in St. Mary’s County Investigating Serious Motor Vehicle Accident on Three Notch Road

On Tuesday, October 22, 2019, at approximately 8:50 p.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to Three Notch Road and Pegg Road in Lexington Park, for the motor vehicle accident reported serious with one person trapped. Crews arrived on the scene to find two vehicles in the roadway in a head-on style collision, with...
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Friendship Man Steals Fire Truck From Calvert County and Takes it on a Joyride

Friendship Man Steals Fire Truck From Calvert County and Takes it on a Joyride

On October 19, 2019,  a deputy from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Park and Ride located at Lower Pindell Road and Southern Maryland Boulevard for a vehicle theft from Calvert that had not been reported yet and was found in Anne Arundel. The vehicle was a 2005 Pierce Fire Truck, belonging...
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Minor Injuries Reported After STS Bus is Rear-Ended on Great Mills Road

Minor Injuries Reported After STS Bus is Rear-Ended on Great Mills Road

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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No Injuries Reported After Single Vehicle Rollover in Mechanicsville

No Injuries Reported After Single Vehicle Rollover in Mechanicsville

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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Pedestrian Seriously Injured After Being Struck in Waldorf

Pedestrian Seriously Injured After Being Struck in Waldorf

On Friday, october 18, 2019, at approximately 6:25 p.m., police fire, and rescue personnel responded to the area of Leonardtown Road and Post Office Road in Waldorf, for the reported motor vehicle accident involving a pedestrian. Crews arrived on the scene and reported one subject laying in the roadway with agonal breathing, and a...
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Maryland Auto FineFix Program Enrollment Open Until December 31, 2019

Maryland Auto FineFix Program Enrollment Open Until December 31, 2019

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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Mechanicsville Volunteers Mourn the Loss of Past Vice President Bernard “Bernie” Clyde Raley, Sr

Mechanicsville Volunteers Mourn the Loss of Past Vice President Bernard “Bernie” Clyde Raley, Sr

Bernard “Bernie” Clyde Raley, Sr. of Mechanicsvillle, Maryland passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on Saturday, October 12, 2019 after a battle with cancer that he fought ever so quietly and with great courage. Born August 3, 1955, he was the son of the late John Barker (Jack) Raley and Mary Bernadine...
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Holiday Event List for St. Clement’s Island Museum and Piney Point Lighthouse Museum

Holiday Event List for St. Clement’s Island Museum and Piney Point Lighthouse Museum

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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Noise Advisory – Low Altitude Fixed Wing Testing Events Friday, October 18, 2019

Noise Advisory – Low Altitude Fixed Wing Testing Events Friday, October 18, 2019

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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