The Calvert County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) celebrated the retirement of Jacqueline “Jackie” Vaughan, director of Public Safety. Jackie retired after dedicating 42 years of faithful and loyal service to the citizens of Calvert County. Jackie started her career as a police communications officer with the Maryland State Police and transferred to Calvert...
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February 3, 2023: Maryland State Police are continuing to investigate a fatal pedestrian crash that occurred Thursday evening in Prince George’s County. Shortly before 7:45 p.m. on Thursday, troopers from the Maryland State Police Forestville Barrack responded to the area of Central Avenue at Campus Way in Kettering, Maryland for a report of a...
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The Prince George’s County Police Department is actively investigating a 13-year-old student at William Wirt Middle School in the unincorporated section of Hyattsville for bringing a loaded gun onto school property. At approximately 11:40 am, a student alerted School Security that the 13-year-old was in possession of the gun while on school property. School...
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The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Alcohol Enforcement Unit recently conducted a series of alcohol compliance checks at 15 businesses in St. Mary’s County. Twelve of the 15 establishments were found to be compliant, while three businesses failed to ask an underage Sheriff’s Office employee for identification. The covert compliance checks were conducted on...
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UPDATE 2/3/2023: The injured pedestrian has been identified and family has been notified. Thank you to everyone for assisting us in this case. Maryland State Police are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a male pedestrian who was struck by a vehicle Tuesday evening in Prince George’s County. The male is described as...
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Elenita Mae Miller, 83, of Charlotte Hall, MD, and formerly of Lusby, MD, passed away on January 28, 2023 at the Charlotte Hall Veterans Home. Born May 24, 1939 in Kanawha County, WV, she was the daughter of the late Mabel Snodgrass and George Snodgrass. Elenita was a Certified Nursing Assistant. She was employed...
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George DePaul Trossbach, Sr., 92, of Scotland, MD, peacefully passed away on January 31, 2023 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Born on April 13, 1930 in Beachville, MD, he was the son of the late John Linwood and Mary Adelaide Norris Trossbach. He was the loving husband to the late Opal...
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Sandra Anne Eversberg, “Sandy”, 64, of Hollywood, MD, formerly of Mechanicsville, MD, passed away on January 27, 2023 at her home. Born on February 28, 1958 in Washington, D.C., she was the daughter of the late Mary Long and the late Thomas Long, Sr. Sandra was the loving wife of Michael Eversberg, whom she...
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On January 25th 2023, James “Jimmy” Alan Mills took his final victory lap and crossed the finish line to everlasting life surrounded by his loving family. Although he was a man of few words most of the time we’re finding it nearly impossible to describe his life in a way that does it justice....
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On January 29, 2023, Linwood Angelo Toomer, 68, of Gwynn Oak, MD passed away. Linwood was born on June 11, 1954, to Linwood and Mary Toomer in Danville, VA. After graduating from Eastern High School in 1972, he served in the United States Air Force. He then pursued bachelor’s degrees in Industrial Technology at...
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Gary Kyle Spencer, 78, of Lexington Park, Maryland, passed away on January 23, 2023 at his home in Lexington Park, MD with his wife by his side. He was born on June 30, 1944, in Grayson County, VA to the late Kyle M. Spencer and Denton Biarlah (Testerman) Spencer. He is survived by his...
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Mary Teresa Mayor, 94, of Leonardtown, MD passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 29, 2023 at MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital in Leonardtown, MD with her family at her side. She was born on September 2, 1928 in Leonardtown, MD to the late Bernard L. Goldsborough and Alice Richley Heard Goldsborough. Teresa was a lifelong...
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On January 20, 2023, Jaclyn Marie Linkous, 33, of Port Republic, MD passed away. Jaclyn was born on July 14, 1989, to Charles Wesley Linkous, Sr., and Dale Christine Pitner – Wheadon in Prince Georges County Maryland. She graduated from Calvert High School and went on to work for Chick-fil-a, Roy Rodgers, and Popeyes....
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Chesapeake Life Center is excited to announce that it is bringing back Camp Nabi, its summer overnight camp program for grieving children and teens. The weekend-long camp is for children ages 6 to 18 and will be held Aug. 4 to 6. Chesapeake Life Center Director Brian Berger said the camp program will be...
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The Housing Authority of St. Mary’s County (HASMC) announces Simone Ross, MPA as the new Executive Director for the organization. Ross comes to HASMC with more than 20 years of housing, medical, and mental health experience. “It is an honor and a privilege to serve as the second Executive Director in the history of...
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The Maryland Lottery’s twice-weekly drawings of Multi-Match are shifting to a new time: Beginning on Thursday, March 2, Multi-Match drawings will be held at approximately 7:56 p.m., the same time that the Lottery conducts the Evening Drawings of Pick 3, Pick 4, Pick 5 and Bonus Match 5. The last Multi-Match drawing in the...
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The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the identity of the person pictured in a theft investigation. On Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023, at 12:30 pm, the pictured subject removed a wallet from a customer’s purse in a shopping cart at the California Harris Teeter store. The suspect removed the cash from the wallet,...
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The Calvert County Department of Public Safety, Division of Emergency Management, reminds citizens that locations throughout the county are open for people who need a warm, dry place to take temporary refuge from the cold. County community centers and library locations are available during regular operating hours: Calvert Library (Main Branch) 850 Costley Way,...
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The Eagles — a VEX Robotics team from North Point High School — was named a tournament champion at the Jan. 21 VEX Robotics Southern Maryland Showdown competition. Lucky Duckies, a community team made up of Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) students in the Southern Maryland Robotics Club, shares the title of tournament champions...
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The Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit is investigating a fatal crash that occurred Wednesday evening in the town of Bladensburg. The deceased driver is 22-year-old Michelle Hernandez of Bladensburg. On February 1, 2023, at approximately 8:15 pm, officers responded to the 5400 block of Annapolis Road for a single-vehicle collision. The preliminary investigation revealed...
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Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) is hosting its annual winter chess tournament in person at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 25, at Henry E. Lackey High School. The tournament is open to chess players in Grades kindergarten-12 with spectators allowed to view the event. Players must register in advance to participate. The registration form...
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“YOUR DREAM MAY HAVE SEEMED IMPOSSIBLE, BUT YOU MET AND EXCEEDED THE STANDARDS” Fifty-seven new nurses received their nursing pins during a Nursing Recognition Ceremony Jan. 12 as part of the College of Southern Maryland (CSM) 2023 Winter Commencement. The graduates chose the Nelson Mandela quote “it always seems impossible until it is done”...
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The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Washington Area Vehicle Enforcement Team arrested three juveniles for stealing a Kia. The suspects are two 14-year-old males and one 15-year-old male who all live in Bowie. On January 31, 2023, at approximately 10:45 pm, WAVE detectives stopped the stolen Kia in the 2800 block of Curtis Drive...
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On February 1, 2023, at 12:34 p.m., Charles County Emergency Medical Services responded to a home in Waldorf for the report of an overdose. Responders discovered a 14-year-old complaining of feeling ill after eating edibles that may have contained THC while at Benjamin Stoddert Middle School. A subsequent investigation revealed the student, along with...
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On Tuesday, Jan. 31, Associate County Attorney Danielle Mitchell provided a legislative update for the 2023 Maryland General Assembly Session. Updates included that a draft for LR1963 has been forwarded to the Charles County Sheriff’s Office for review; the Revenue Authority proposal and the bill to add a citizen member to the Tri-County Council for Southern...
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