The Southern Maryland Blue Crabs announced on Thursday afternoon that all four coaches from the 2021 coaching staff will be returning for the 2022 season. Blue Crabs General Manager Courtney Knichel will bring back Manager Stan Cliburn to accompany the team’s Pitching Coach, Daryl Thompson, Bench Coach, Joe Walsh, and Hitting Coach, Ray Ortega....
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Remarkably, when feces fossilize, they are known as coprolites. The term coprolite comes from the Greek words kopros (meaning dung) and lithos (meaning stone). To celebrate the importance of coprolites in the fossil record and in the study of prehistoric life, the Department of Paleontology at the Calvert Marine Museum (CMM) is initiating the...
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Governor Larry Hogan today announced that his Fiscal Year 2023 budget will include historic investments in public health, including record funding for the state’s local health departments. The budget will also expand support for 50,000 low-income children and 27,000 seniors in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), while providing additional resources for food banks...
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Commissioners of St. Mary’s County will hold a Public Hearing Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022, at 9:30 a.m. in the Chesapeake Building located at 41770 Baldridge Street in Leonardtown, to consider public input on a proposed ordinance to amend St. Mary’s County Comprehensive Land Use Map and the Comprehensive...
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Wayne Guy, longtime Process Server, retired from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office at the end of 2021 after more than 24 years of service with the agency. Before joining the Office of the Sheriff, Mr. Guy already served 25 years with the Maryland state government, many of those years with the Department of...
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On Friday afternoon, Jan. 14, 2022, the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Alcohol Enforcement Unit conducted a series of covert compliance checks at local businesses, using an underage individual. The underage individual entered the businesses without identification and attempted to purchase alcoholic beverages. During this covert compliance check operation, the Alcohol Enforcement Unit visited...
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Maryland Public Television’s (MPT) popular original series Maryland Farm & Harvest, now in its ninth season, will feature farms and locations in Calvert and St. Mary’s counties and Baltimore City during a new episode airing at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, January 18. Viewers can watch on MPT-HD and online at mpt.org/livestream. The weekly series...
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The Homicide Unit identified and arrested a suspect in connection with the fatal shooting in Temple Hills on Christmas Eve. The suspect is 25-year-old Markell Lewis of Clinton. He’s charged with the murder of 30-year-old Danny Kelly Jr. of Clinton. On December 24, 2021, at approximately 4:40 pm, patrol officers were called to the 4400 block of St. Barnabas Road....
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Howard (‘Bud’ to family and friends) passed away on January 12, 2022 in Leonardtown, MD. He was born on August 3, 1943 in Florida, and grew up in a Navy family that traveled up and down the east coast from Maine to Florida and into Tennessee. He and his brother Ken attended nine different...
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Lillie Sexton, 88, of Valley Lee, MD, formerly of Coeburn, VA, passed away on January 10, 2022 at her home. Born on September 11, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Callie Phillips and the late Jack Gibson. Lille was the loving wife of the late Eugene Sexton, whom she married on November...
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Lois Belle (Moore) Smith, born in Williamsport, PA, November 25, 1930 passed away January 8, 2022 in Solomons, MD. She was preceded in death by her husband Russell H. Smith; parents Albert H. Moore and Melintha J. (Brown) Moore; siblings Albert H. Moore Jr., Doris E. Watson, and Shirley M. Weaver. She is survived...
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William Edson Fowler, “Bill”, 56, of Hollywood, MD, formerly of Brewster, NY, passed away on January 7, 2022 in Leonardtown, MD. Born on March 3, 1965, he was the son of Margaret Fowler and the late Charles Fowler. William was the loving boyfriend and partner of Karen Stauffer. He was preceded in death by...
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Charles Bernard Farrell, Jr., 83, of LaPlata, MD, passed away on January 7, 2022 at his home. Born on June 26, 1938 in Leonardtown, MD, he was the son of the late Carrie Frances Farrell and the late Charles Bernard Farrell. Charles was the loving husband of the late June Farrell, who preceded him...
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Dorothy Elizabeth Wathen Clarke, 87, of Hollywood, MD passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her loving children on Monday, January 10, 2022. She was born on January 14, 1934 to the late Mary Louise Abell Bowles and Joseph Ethelbert Abell, Sr. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Joseph (Joe)...
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Aaron Christopher Mattingly, 48, of Callaway, MD passed away January 4, 2022. He was born September 26, 1973 in Leonardtown, MD, to the late Aubrey F. Mattingly and Victoria “Vicky” Mattingly of Leonardtown, MD. Aaron was a lifelong resident of St. Mary’s County. He attended elementary school at Father Andrew White and graduated from...
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Catherine Eulalia Lawrence Ludwig, 98, of Leonardtown, MD, passed away at St. Mary’s Nursing Center on January 8, 2022. She was born in Avenue, MD on July 19, 1923 to the late Clyde Alexander Lawrence and Kathleen Adele Buckler Lawrence. Catherine, also known as Kitty, was a 1940 graduate of St. Mary’s Academy. She...
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Janet Marie Bean, 61, of Hollywood, MD passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 5, 2022 at MedStar Washington Hospital Center in Washington, DC. She was born on March 25, 1960 in Cheverly, MD to the late James Martin Buckler and Erma Jane (Raley) Buckler. Marie was a wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend. She...
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Branden Lane Welday, known by many as “Big Country,” 34 of Great Mills, MD passed away peacefully on January 5, 2022 at John Hopkins Hospital with his loving family at his side. He was born on November 23, 1987 in Leonardtown, MD to Lloyd James Welday of Texas and Cecilia Barnes Graham of Great...
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William Henry “Bill” Frawley, III, 77, of Anderson, SC, passed away peacefully on January 13, 2022 at Complete Care at LaPlata Center, LaPlata, MD. He was born on December 2, 1944 in Eau Clare, WI to the Honorable William H. Frawley, Jr Bankruptcy Court Judge and Margaret Sullivan. Bill was born and raised in...
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Elizabeth Louise Pugh, 80 of Great Mills, MD passed away peacefully on January 7, 2022, at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born on January 17, 1941, in Valley Lee, MD to the late William Calvert and Grace Elizabeth Knott Bean. In addition to her beloved husband, John Edward Pugh, Elizabeth...
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Joseph “Harold” Thomas, Sr. 91, of Loveville, MD., was called to eternal rest on January 7, 2022, at Medstar St. Mary’s Hospital. Born September 13, 1930 in Chaptico MD, he was the son of the late Mary Elizabeth (Thomas) Harris and M. Hawkins. Harold was educated in the St. Mary’s County public school system....
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James Robert “Jimmy” Montgomery, 29, of Hollywood, MD passed away on January 7, 2022 at home with his loving family by his side. He was born on April 8, 1992 in Leonardtown, MD to Kevin James Montgomery and Donna Jean Browning Montgomery of Mechanicsville, MD. Born and raised in St. Mary’s County, as a...
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Susan Irene Joyner Hefner, 86 of Chaptico, MD passed away peacefully on January 6, 2022 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born on April 18, 1935 in Black Mountain, NC to the late Francis Edison Joyner and Margaret Louise Odom Joyner. Sue “Momma” was the family Matriarch! As a homemaker...
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Steven Joseph Rosas, 49, passed away on January 2nd, 2021. Born in Corpus Christi, TX, Steve served a total of 20 years of uniformed service, both in the Army and the Navy from 1992 to 2012. He had a passion for fishing, hunting, golfing, and especially watching the Dallas Cowboys football games in his...
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William Spencer Hill, 50, of Mechanicsville, MD tragically passed away on January 9, 2022. He was born on October 18, 1971, in Leonardtown, MD to the late Kathryn Cecilia Knott-Hill and William Franklin Hill of Mechanicsville, MD. William is a lifelong resident of St. Mary’s County and a graduate of Chopticon High School. He...
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