With greatest sympathy, we announce the death of our beloved mother Ursula Lillian Padgett. She was born and raised in Washington, DC. This is where she met her husband at the age of 13 (George Bradley Padgett, Jr.) They played football together with other children in the community. While in high school she was...
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Chris exemplified the best of humanity in her love of family, passion for education, and humble curiosity. Madeline Christie “Chris” Teater, née Swanson, 73, of Solomons, Maryland, passed away on January 23, 2024, surrounded by family. Chris was born in Washington, D.C., in 1950 to Robert Swanson and Margot Peters Swanson and was the oldest of their...
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It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Linda Darlene Haig, 76, of Mechanicsville, MD, she peacefully passed away on January 26, 2024. But, it is also with great joy that we celebrate the beautiful life she lived. She was born on September 1, 1947, to Virgil Ray Jackson and Ona...
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Nita Jean Feierabend, 88, of Waldorf, MD, peacefully passed away on January 24, 2024, surrounded by loved ones. Nita was born on December 7, 1935, to Tom and Minnie Chrestman in Brownfield, TX. After Nita graduated from Wellman-Union ISD in 1954, she pursued a business degree at Texas Tech University’s Rawls College of Business...
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Dennis O’Michael Stultz, 54, of Charlotte Hall, MD, peacefully passed away on January 21, 2024, surrounded by loved ones. Dennis was born on May 4, 1969, to Roger and Shirley Stultz in Prince George’s County, MD. After graduation, he worked in the electronics field. He then began work in IT for the Federal Government...
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Marianne Lisa Dailey, 74, of Newburg, MD, passed away on January 23, 2024, surrounded by loved ones. Lisa was born on September 26, 1949, to Curtis and Pauline Royal in Washington, DC. In 1981, she met the love of her life, Eugene Dailey, and they were married on November 21, 1987. In her free...
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William “Dick” Harold Pulliam, 86, of Lexington Park, MD, passed away January 28, 2024, at Asbury Nursing Home. He passed away peacefully with his family at his bedside. He was born August 26, 1937, to Harry Clay Pulliam and Katie Evelyn (Dudley) Pulliam. Born and lived in Marshall Hall area of Charles County. Moved...
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UPDATE: As of 2:26 p.m., all St. Mary’s County First Responders have been placed in service. No smoke or fire reported and units from NAS Patuxent River Company 13 remain on scene to investigate further. On Wednesday, January 31, 2024, at approximately 2:10 p.m., firefighters from NAS Patuxent River, Bay District, and Hollywood responded...
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Bernard “Bernie” Eugene Hutching, 66 of Leonardtown, MD passed away on January 19, 2024 at MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital. Born October 20, 1957 in Leonardtown, MD he is the son of Rose Vinson and the late Erman Hutching. He is survived by his siblings; Billie Maciunas, of FL, and Linda Orr of MI; and...
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Kathy “Lynne” Winemiller, 54, of LaPlata, MD, peacefully passed away on January 22, 2024, surrounded by loved ones. Lynne was born on April 11, 1969, to John (Jerry) and Eileen Patten in Shadyside Maryland. After graduating from Southern High School in 1988, she worked in the federal government for over 30 years. She later became a...
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Jessica Lynn Morgan, 41, of Lexington Park, Maryland, passed away January 19, 2024 in Leonardtown, Maryland with her family by her side. A lifelong resident of St. Mary’s County, she was born July 30, 1982 in Leonardtown, Maryland, and was the daughter of Camillus Bryon Morgan and Jennifer Lynn Miller. Jessica was a loving...
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The family of The family of Deborah Marie Dean is sad to announce her death on January 25th, 2024. Debi was 64 years “young,” as she would say, and passed away surrounded by loved ones at home. Debi was born on July 25th, 1959, to Kenneth and Maria Dean, and she grew up...
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The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration is enhancing safety at the MD 506 (Sixes Road) / MD 508 (Adelina Road) intersection in Calvert County. Crews will work on site Thursday, February 1 between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., weather permitting. Safety enhancements include: Refreshing the existing rumble strips along westbound MD 506...
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Sharing news on our very own BRAVE, Sebastian Roldán-Ramos! Sebastian is a charismatic 11th grader pursuing a career to become a pilot. While excelling academically, he is also a scholar athlete as a member of the Chopticon Soccer team. As many know, Sebastian was diagnosed with Leukemia in 2020 and was declared “cancer free”...
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State’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling announced today that a St. Mary’s County jury convicted Charles Ray Reid, IV, 35, of Callaway, Maryland of charges stemming from a domestic violence incident that occurred on May 26, 2023. Following a two-day jury trial, Reid was found guilty of all charges: Fourth degree burglary; Second degree assault; Second...
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The Calvert – St. Mary’s Metropolitan Planning Organization (C-SMMPO), the designated policy board that administers the transportation planning process in designated areas of Calvert and St. Mary’s County, is updating the Long-Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) and Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). The LRTP establishes transportation objectives and investment priorities for the next 25 years, focusing...
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The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit is actively investigating a fatal hit-and-run involving a pedestrian that occurred in Capitol Heights. The deceased pedestrian is 27-year-old Ayanna Myrick of Upper Marlboro. On January 29, 2024, at approximately 3:20 am, officers with the Seat Pleasant Police Department were called to the...
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U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis today sentenced MS-13 member Kevin Alexander Castillo Calderon, a/k/a “Fantasma,” “Ghost,” “Eterno,” and “Josue Argueta Gonzalez,” age 25, of Adelphi, Maryland, to 26 years in federal prison, followed by X years of supervised release, for a racketeering conspiracy, including a murder, connected to his participation in La Mara Salvatrucha,...
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Public comment period open Feb. 2 through Feb. 23; public forum set for Feb. 15 The Calvert County Department of Planning & Zoning invites county residents to participate in the Calvert County Zoning Ordinance update process. Citizens are invited to participate through public comment, a public forum and observing work sessions and meetings to...
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On Saturday, January 27, 2024, Deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to a residence on Sue Drive in Lexington Park for the report of an assault and robbery. According to the victim, the incident occurred at approximately 4:50 p.m., in the rear of the St. Mary’s Square shopping center near the...
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One Iranian and two Canadian nationals have been charged with conspiracy to use interstate commerce in the commission of a murder-for-hire plot. According to court documents, from December 2020 through March 2021, Naji Sharifi Zindashti, 49, Damion Patrick John Ryan, 43, and Adam Richard Pearson, 29, conspired with each other in a plot to...
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On Monday, January 29, 2024, John Furner, President and CEO, Walmart U.S., announced an expansion of these investments to include an annual stock grant of up to $20,000. Making Walmart the best place to shop means we need to make it the best place to work. To accomplish that, we are on a journey...
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UPDATE 1/29/2024: James Walter Harley, Jr., convicted of First-Degree premeditated murder in Calvert County in 2018, has lost his bid to have his sentence reduced. Circuit Court Judge Mark S. Chandlee denied Harley’s motion for reconsideration of sentence on January 26, 2024, stating that he has “serious concerns for the safety and well-being of...
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The Prince George’s County Police Department is proud to announce the graduation of 36 recruits from the Prince George’s County Police Department’s Police Training Academy on Friday. Of the 36 graduates, 25 will join us here at the Prince George’s County Police Department. The remaining 11 will join the ranks of multiple partner law...
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On Monday, January 29, 2024, at 7:55 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of St. Andrew’s Church Road and Blacksmith Shop Road in Leonardtown, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving a pedestrian. Crews arrived on the scene to find an adult male was struck by a vehicle, he was...
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