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Atlantic Tractor of Mechanicsville Open for Business

Atlantic Tractor of Mechanicsville Open for Business

Atlantic Tractor of Mechanicsville will provide agricultural, homeowner and compact construction equipment solutions from John Deere, Frontier and Honda to the southern Maryland area. “We are ecstatic to now be the official John Deere dealer in this area,” Atlantic Tractor CEO, Mel Goldsmith stated. ”For years now, Atlantic Tractor has been serving many of...
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Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Hosting Week Long Crisis Intervention Training

Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Hosting Week Long Crisis Intervention Training

The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office is hosting a week long Crisis Intervention Team training. Police and corrections officers from Calvert, Charles, and St. Mary’s County along with troopers from the Maryland State Police are all in attendance. Calvert’s Cpl. DeFelice, Capt. Payne and Sheriff Evans are on hand to start the week as Sheriff...
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Maryland State Police: Reinstatement of Legal Time Authorizations for Licenses, Permits, Registrations and Authorizations

Maryland State Police: Reinstatement of Legal Time Authorizations for Licenses, Permits, Registrations and Authorizations

On March 12, 2020, Governor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr. issued an Executive Order suspending the legal time authorizations of certain State issued licenses, permits, registrations and authorizations due to the proclaimed state-of-emergency and catastrophic health emergency pandemic related to COVID-19. This Executive Order applied to all licenses, permits and registrations issued or required by...
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Charles County Public Schools to Host High School Graduation Ceremonies Outdoors at Regency Furniture Stadium

Charles County Public Schools to Host High School Graduation Ceremonies Outdoors at Regency Furniture Stadium

Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) will celebrate the Class of 2021 during in-person graduation ceremonies at Regency Furniture Stadium this spring. Set for May 28 through June 3, CCPS has partnered with Regency Furniture Stadium and the Charles County Government to provide the nearly 2,100 graduating seniors with the ability to celebrate in person....
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Senator Reilly Introduces Bill to Allow Virtual Public School in Maryland

Senator Reilly Introduces Bill to Allow Virtual Public School in Maryland

Senator Edward R. Reilly (R-Anne Arundel) has introduced Primary and Secondary Education – Virtual Schools – Alterations (S.B. 941), a bill that would provide Maryland families with the opportunity to choose a tuition-free, full-time online public school option for their children. “COVID-19 has disrupted all of our lives in innumerable ways over the past...
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St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Remembers Jaelynn Three Years Later

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Remembers Jaelynn Three Years Later

Sheriff Tim Cameron and the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office marked the third anniversary of the tragic shootings at Great Mills High School on March 20, 2018, which took the life of 16-year-old student Jaelynn Willey. Joined by the Willey family, the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Chaplain Corps held a prayer service at...
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Garage Fire in Leonardtown Under Investigation, No Injuries Reported

Garage Fire in Leonardtown Under Investigation, No Injuries Reported

On Sunday, March 21, 2021, at approximately 4:35 p.m., firefighters from Valley Lee, Bay District, Leonardtown, NAS Patuxent River, and Hollywood responded to 20190 Tower Hill Road in Leonardtown, for the reported structure on fire. Crews arrived on the scene to find an approximate 30 x 30 garage fully engulfed in flames with extensions...
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Police in Charles County Arrest Virginia Man Wanted for Shooting Victim Multiple Times in January

Police in Charles County Arrest Virginia Man Wanted for Shooting Victim Multiple Times in January

On Saturday, January 23, 2021, at approximately 9:25 p.m., Officers from the Prince Williams County Police Department responded to the Babylon Woodbridge Sports Bar / Hookah Lounge located at 3081 Golansky Boulevard in Woodbridge, VA., for the report of shots fired. Officers arrived on the scene to find a 27-year-old male suffering from multiple...
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Wanted Convicted Felon From Calvert County Arrested on Multiple Gun Charges in Leonardtown

Wanted Convicted Felon From Calvert County Arrested on Multiple Gun Charges in Leonardtown

On March 17, 2021, detectives from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Vice Narcotics Division received information an armed and wanted individual, Ambrose Matthew Kyler, 44 of Prince Frederick, was a passenger in a vehicle that was in the area of Sheriff’s Office Headquarters in Leonardtown. The vehicle was located and approached by detectives,...
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Calvert County Government Offices in Process of Relocating

Calvert County Government Offices in Process of Relocating

Calvert County Government offices housed in the County Services Plaza will relocate in preparation for the future construction of new county administration office buildings. The move is expected to take place now through April 2, 2021. County government services and operations will continue, though minor interruptions may occur. Calvert County Government buildings remain closed...
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Charles County Public Schools Reopening on Monday, March 22, 2021: Police Urge Citizens to Slow Down and Stay Alert!

Charles County Public Schools Reopening on Monday, March 22, 2021: Police Urge Citizens to Slow Down and Stay Alert!

The Charles County Sheriff’s Office reminds our citizens that the Phase 2 of reopening for Charles County Public Schools begins on Monday, March 22, 2021! Please slow down and stay alert. Watch for stopped school buses, as well as children and crossing guards. Let’s make sure the rest of the school year is safe...
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Lexington Park Woman Arrested After Committing Home Invasion and Leading Police on Low Speed Chase

Lexington Park Woman Arrested After Committing Home Invasion and Leading Police on Low Speed Chase

On Sunday, March 14, 2021, at approximately 7:00 p.m., Deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 46300 block of Columbus Drive in Lexington Park, for the report of a disturbance. The victim and a witness advised that Krista Renee Barnes, 43 of Lexington Park, knocked on the door of an...
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Anne Arundel County Officer Fatally Shoots Armed Man Reported to be Suicidal in Pasadena

Anne Arundel County Officer Fatally Shoots Armed Man Reported to be Suicidal in Pasadena

On Thursday, March 18, 2021, at approximately 11:03 a.m. a 911 call was received from a member of a medical rehabilitation facility who stated they were on the phone with an individual who had made suicidal statements. Dispatchers obtained the address of the suicidal person and immediately dispatched officers to the residence located in...
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April Events at the Calvert Marine Museum

April Events at the Calvert Marine Museum

Enjoy museum events and activities in a variety of ways during the month of April. Guests will find some of their favorite annual events beginning to return, as well as programming for students on Spring Break! There’s something for everyone this month at the Calvert Marine Museum. Following the guidance of the CDC and...
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Governor Hogan Announces Vaccine Eligibility Timeline for All Marylanders, and Primary Care, Hospital Equity, and Mobile Clinic Initiatives

Governor Hogan Announces Vaccine Eligibility Timeline for All Marylanders, and Primary Care, Hospital Equity, and Mobile Clinic Initiatives

Governor Larry Hogan today announced that, based on the state’s accelerating vaccination rate and an anticipated increase in supply from the federal government, the State of Maryland will enter Phase 2 of its vaccine distribution plan early next week. The governor also announced a series of unique initiatives to ensure vaccine equity and expand...
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Lusby Couple Arrested on Heroin Charges After Traffic Stop in Dunkirk

Lusby Couple Arrested on Heroin Charges After Traffic Stop in Dunkirk

On Thursday, March 18, 2021, Trooper White of the Maryland State Police Prince Frederick Barrack conducted a traffic stop at Rt. 4 and Drury Lane in Dunkirk. During the traffic stop a K-9 scan was conducted of the vehicle which revealed CDS and CDS paraphernalia. Both the driver, Nichole Ward, 31, of Lusby and...
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Prince Frederick Woman Arrested for Assault, Disorderly Conduct, and Public Intoxication

Prince Frederick Woman Arrested for Assault, Disorderly Conduct, and Public Intoxication

On Monday, March 15, 2021, Trooper White of the Maryland State Police Prince Frederick Barrack responded to the 3100 block of Dares Beach Road in Prince Frederick for a report of a woman running in traffic. Tpr. White located the female, who was identified as Jordan Miller, a 20-year-old female who resides in Prince...
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Registration Now Open for Future Caps Learn to Play Program

Registration Now Open for Future Caps Learn to Play Program

Registration for the Washington Capitals Future Caps Learn to Play (LTP) program presented by World Wide Technology (WWT) is now open at WashCaps.com/LearnToPlay. Open to first-time participants, the LTP initiative provides free head-to-toe equipment to children ages five to nine, age appropriate on-ice instruction, and certified coaching in a fun and safe atmosphere. Equipment...
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Maryland State Police: What to Expect During a Traffic Stop

Maryland State Police: What to Expect During a Traffic Stop

Being stopped for a traffic violation can be a stressful time for both you and the police officer. Maryland State Troopers are trained to maintain professionalism and courtesy during every traffic stop. WHAT TO EXPECT FROM US DURING A TRAFFIC STOP • A Greeting with the name of the Trooper and the reason why...
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UPDATE: Police Say Speed is a Factor in Serious Motor Vehicle Collision in California

UPDATE: Police Say Speed is a Factor in Serious Motor Vehicle Collision in California

UPDATE 3/17/2021 @ 10:00 A.M.: On Tuesday, March 16, 2021 at approximately 8:30 pm, St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Deputies were dispatched to a serious motor vehicle collision in the area of Three Notch Road and Oak Crest Drive in California. Deputies arrived on the scene of a rear-end collision involving three vehicles, with...
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Woodrow Wilson White 3rd “Bing”, 38

Woodrow Wilson White 3rd “Bing”, 38

Woodrow Wilson White 3rd “Bing” of King George, VA, age 38, passed away at Prince George’s Hospital Center with his family members by his side. Bing struggled with polycystic kidney disease since he was a teenager. Bing was born May 4, 1982 to the late Woodrow White, Jr. “Bingo” and Deborah White, of Clinton,...
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Sara Marie Tippett, 20

Sara Marie Tippett, 20

Sara Marie Tippett, 20, Mechanicsville, MD, died on March 5, 2021, from injuries sustained in a three car accident in California, MD. Sara was born February 19, 2001, in La Plata, MD, and was a lifelong resident of St. Mary’s County. She loved her two children with all she had. Sara loved spending time...
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Aynisa M. Guardia

Aynisa M. Guardia

On February 27, 2021, Aynisa M. Guardia, loving daughter, sister and beautiful soul passed away at the age of 24. Aynisa M. Guardia was born September 29, 1996 in Bitburg, Germany. Growing up as a military child Aynisa traveled the world with her family from Europe, Asia, to Central America. She loved the many...
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Grace Wennemar, 87

Grace Wennemar, 87

Grace Wennemar, 87, passed away on March 14, 2021 in Waldorf, MD. Grace was born on April 3, 1933 in Lound, England to the late Bertie George and Violet May Durrant. She was predeceased by her son, Stephen Storey; husband, Ray Wennemar; brothers, Ernie and David; and sister, Ruth. She is survived by her...
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Barbara Ann Wallace

Barbara Ann Wallace

Barbara Ann Wallace passed away unexpectedly on March 7, 2021 in Prince Frederick, Maryland at the age of 61. Barbara is survived by her sisters, Carol Erickson and Bonnie Schenck; her brother, Timothy Wallace; her daughter, Jessica Kidwell; and her granddaughter, Alyssa Nunez. She is preceded in death by her parents, Donald Kenneth Wallace...
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