The Commissioners of St. Mary’s County held their regular business meeting in the Chesapeake Building Tuesday, May 3, 2022, with the invocation and pledge, followed by approval of the consent agenda. The Commissioners presented Proclamations in recognition of National Drug Court Month, National Nurses Week, National Skilled Nursing Care Week and Small Business Month....
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Homicide Unit detectives charged a suspect in connection with a fatal stabbing that occurred last Friday in Oxon Hill. The suspect is 25 year-old Norman Bethea, Jr. of Washington, DC. He is charged with fatally stabbing 28-year-old Steven Artkale Davis of Oxon Hill. On April 29, 2022, at approximately 2:45 pm, patrol officers responded...
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On Tuesday, May 3, 2022, at 2:45 p.m., school staff at Matthew Henson Middle School found cookies that possibly contained marijuana and a store-bought bag of “marijuana candy” inside a student’s lunchbox. The bag and cookies were recovered by a school resource officer and will be forwarded to the Maryland State Police Crime Lab...
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On Monday, May 2, 2022, at 12:56 p.m., officers from Southern District responded to Maryland Route 665 (Aris T. Allen Boulevard) just after Route 2 (Solomons Island Road) for a single-vehicle crash involving a commercial dump truck. Preliminary investigation suggests the 2013 Peterbilt dump truck was traveling eastbound on Route 665 when for unknown...
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On Tuesday, April 26, 2022, police responded to the 49000 block of Harry James Road for the report of a domestic disturbance in progress. Deputies arrived on the scene and made contact with a 15-year-old female victim and a 17-year-old male victim who stated their parents assaulted them. The suspects (the victims Mother and...
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Earlier today, members of the La Plata Police Department Honor Guard participated in the 28th annual Blue Mass at Saint Patrick Catholic Church in Washington, D.C. The mass honored fallen law enforcement officers and fire safety officials and those who are currently serving. Federal, state and local first responders in police agencies from around...
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On Sunday, May 1, 2022, at approximately 2:13 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the Budds Creek Motocross Park located at 27963 Budds Creek Road in Mechanicsville, for the reported one not breathing after a crash. Crews arrived on the scene to find the adult male victim was unconscious and not breathing...
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On April 27, 2022, at 3:12 a.m. deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Vape Planet located at 21632 Great Mills Road in Lexington Park, for the burglar alarm activation. Deputies arrived on scene and discovered the glass door to the business shattered, and various items stolen from the business....
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Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative (SMECO) worked with the school systems of Calvert, Charles, and St. Mary’s counties to select and honor 23 educators with Outstanding Teacher awards for leadership in the fields of mathematics, science, technology, and engineering. Receiving awards this year were nine math teachers, eight science teachers, and six STEM (science, technology,...
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Give the mothers and grandmothers in your life a unique treat by bringing them to Historic Sotterley for a guided tours. On Sunday, May 8th, all guided and self-guided tours will be half-priced for moms! While on site, you can also visit the exhibits, stroll the gorgeous Colonial Revival Garden and grounds, browse and...
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The first of its kind in Maryland, the St. Mary’s County Metropolitan Commission, St. Mary’s County Health Department and the St. Mary’s College of Maryland partnered on an innovative pilot project to comprehensively monitor the presence of COVID-19 in local wastewater. It began with an idea and a conference call back on April 27,...
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On Saturday, April 30, 2022, at approximately 10:48 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Budds Creek Road and Nellies Way in Clements, for the motor vehicle collision reported serious with one possibly trapped. Crews arrived on the scene to find two vehicles involved with the operator of one vehicle...
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NAS Patuxent River will close Cedar Point Beach and a portion of Cedar Point Road between Cartier Road and Utgoff Road (near Atlantic Test Ranges) from 11:00 a.m., to 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 3, 2022 for equipment transport operations. Personnel are directed to use alternate routes during these times. There will be no thoroughfare...
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Governor Larry Hogan announced that more than $200 million in financing tools and new programs will be made available to create new affordable housing opportunities in the state. The Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) will administer the funds to produce more than 6,000 additional units statewide amid rising construction costs and...
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The Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP), administered by the Calvert County Department of Community Resources, is closed to new applications. Due to limited funding, Calvert County Government closed ERAP to new applications to process pending applications. All remaining funds will be used to make payments to approved high-priority ERAP applicants who have demonstrated evidence...
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Governor Larry Hogan announced the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP/Bureau), an agency of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, is moving forward with locating its new facility in Prince George’s County. The 104-acre site, located at the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC), has been officially transferred to the Department of...
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It is with great sadness that the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office announces the passing of K-9 Taz. K-9 Taz served the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office from the Fall of 2013 until his untimely passing on April 30, 2022. K-9 Taz was assigned to M/DFC Burggraff and was a valued member of Patrol Squad 3....
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The Maryland State Police Aviation Command (MSPAC) is excited to announce the changes to the Department’s tattoo policy, as well as recent raises, service credit for time at other State agencies and the roll out of our new whole blood program. These changes will be discussed as the MSPAC hosts a virtual open house...
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The Nanjemoy Volunteer Fire Department extends our deepest condolences to the family and friends of Walter Frank Willett, know by many as “Popeye”. Walter was a charter member for our department. May he Rest In Peace. Walter F. Willett, 97, went home to be with the Lord on April 25, 2022. He was born...
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Deborah Jean Langley, “Debbie”, 69, of Great Mills, MD, passed away on April 27, 2022 in Washington, D.C. Born on June 13, 1952 in Leonardtown, MD, she was the daughter of Charles Langley of Great Mills, MD and the late Betty Langley. Debbie was a lifelong St. Mary’s County, MD resident and is survived...
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Richard Thomas “Dick” Holden, 93 died on April 22nd, 2022, at his home in St. Georges Park. He was the son of the late Basil and Gertrude Holden of St. Georges Island. Mr. Holden was preceded in death by his wife Catherine Adele Holden. He is survived by his brother Robert Holden and sons:...
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John Francis Carroll, Sr., 93 of Lexington Park, MD, passed away peacefully at his home, surrounded by his family on April 20, 2022. He was one of ten of children, born on February 22, 1929, to the late Douglas and Grace Tolson Carroll. He was affectionately known as “Francis” and also known as “Pop...
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George “Earl” Newton, 71, of Mechanicsville, MD, passed away on April 18, 2022 at his home. Born on May 14, 1950 in Leonardtown, MD, he was the son of the late Dorothy Newton and Leo Newton. Earl was the loving husband of Sarah Johns-Newton, whom he married on November 10, 1995 in Immaculate Conception...
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Ronald “Ron” Edward Tinsley, Sr., 75, of Mechanicsville, MD, formerly of St. George’s Island, MD, passed away peacefully to his eternal life on April 18, 2022 while surrounded by family. Born on June 10, 1946, he was the son of the late Orlando Edward Tinsely and the late Mary Agatha Tinsley. Ron is survived...
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Rosalinda Wepf McWilliams, age 86, entered into rest on Saturday, April 16, 2022. Mrs. McWilliams was born in Bronx, NY, on May 19, 1935. She graduated from Bergenfield High School, Bergenfield, NJ, in 1935, and College of Notre Dame of Maryland in 1957. She was the wife of the late Dr. Thomas G. McWilliams,...
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