Soon Ja Park, 71, of Waldorf, MD passed away on March 2, 2020 at Inova Mt. Vernon Hospital. Born in Seoul, South Korea on July 2, 1948 the daughter to the late Foo Dong Park and Yi Soon Park, she is survived by her sons, Andrew Barber and Nevin Barber; one brother; five sisters;...
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Mary Edith (Boots) Brandes, 93, of California, MD passed away on February 26, 2020 at Taylor Farm Assisted Living Facility in Bushwood, MD. She was born on June 12, 1926 in Washington,DC to the late John Francis Hardie and the late Marian Frances (Lohr) Hardie. She graduated from Washington & Lee High School in...
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Charles Edward Greenwell, Sr. “Charlie”,82 of Hollywood, MD passed away on March 6, 2020 at his home. He was born on August 5, 1937 in Solomon’s, MD and was the son of the late Emily Kate McGee Greenwell and Joseph Frederick Greenwell. Charlie was the loving husband of Elizabeth M. Greenwell, whom he married...
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After battling cancer for more than a decade, Benjamin “Ben” Zacharias Benson, age 78, passed away peacefully while in hospice care at Georgia War Veteran’s Home in Milledgeville, Georgia. He was born on February 22, 1942, in Pensacola, Florida, to Willie Isaac Benson and Hazel Turberville Benson. During childhood, he developed his love for...
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Yvonne Palmans Coykendall, 98, of California, MD passed away on March 4, 2020 at Discovery Commons at Wildewood in California, MD. She was born on June 23, 1921 in Antwerp, Belgium to the late Jacques Marie Louise Palmans and Josephine Eugene Potier. Yvonne was married to the love of her life, Lt. Colonel Frederick...
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Senator Jack Bailey announced today that he has secured additional State funding for projects in District 29 in the State Budget. A Supplemental Budget released by Governor Larry Hogan includes funding for two of Senator Bailey’s funding priorities for this session. This Supplemental Budget includes $200,000 for a study determining the possibility of establishing...
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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, Feb. 19, 2020 at 6:20 pm, while in the Early Bird Liquor store in Hollywood, the suspect concealed two bottles of alcohol in his clothing and left the store without paying for them. Anyone...
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On Thursday, March 5, 2020, the Caroline County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call about a violent domestic situation in the Caroline Pines neighborhood in Ruther Glen, Virginia. The investigation revealed that an altercation began with several residents, and during the altercation, the suspect, Ricky Alan Heinbaugh Jr., age 27, of Ruther Glen, produced...
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Former Commander Harry Metzler an Army veteran from Vietnam war era has helped hundreds of veterans through his role at the DAV Chapter 26. Recently Mr. Metzler had fallen in his bathroom, when there was no one home to help him get back on his feet. Patuxent Habitat for Humanity had heard about this...
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Governor Larry Hogan today announced that state officials have identified an additional case of novel coronavirus in the State of Maryland. The state’s sixth confirmed case is a Prince George’s County resident who contracted the virus during out-of-state travel. According to an initial investigation by the Maryland Department of Health (MDH), there appear to...
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Deon Lamont Jones, 29, was convicted of possession with intent to distribute heroin and sentenced to sixteen 16 years in prison. State’s Attorney Richard Fritz prosecuted the Defendant and would like to thank Maryland State Police Master Trooper J. Preston for his investigation of this case. Jones was found in possession of over forty...
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UPDATE 3/9/2020: Prince George’s County State’s Attorney Aisha Braveboy announced that a Prince George’s County police officer, Corporal Michael Owen, has been indicted for second degree murder, misconduct in office and related charges. “From the onset of the investigation into this incident, my office worked collaboratively with the police department, but also conducted an...
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On Sunday, March 8, 2020, at approximately 10:00 p.m., firefighters from Bay District Volunteer Fire Department responded to the J&M Service Center on Great Mills Road in Lexington Park, for the reported vehicle on fire threatening other vehicles. Firefighters arrived on the scene to find a Dodge Ram pickup truck with fire showing from...
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Earlier today, the New Jersey Department of Health notified the Maryland Department of Health (MDH) that a person confirmed to have Coronavirus Disease 2019, or COVID-19, was in Maryland from February 27-March 1, 2020, attending the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor. Those who attended or worked at the conference may be...
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The Office of The Sheriff’s Warrant and Fugitive Division reported the arrest of Joseph Kenneth Toyer on March 3, 2020, on a warrant for Second Degree Rape obtained by county police on February 14, 2020. According to the warrant on August 1, 2019, a minor victim alleged that Toyer had engaged in sexual intercourse...
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James Franklin Brooks, Sr. “Frankie”, 74 of Leonardtown, MD passed away on March 3, 2020 in Hollywood, MD. He was born on July 19, 1945 in Leonardtown, MD, and he is the loving son of the late Mary Blanche Heard . Frankie is survived by his wife Cynthia Brooks, his children James Brooks, Jr....
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Carroll Michael Milburn, Sr. “Big Mike”, 73 of Leonardtown, MD formerly from Valley Lee, MD passed away on March 2, 2020 in Leonardtown, MD. He was born on July 19, 1945 in Leonardtown, MD, and he was the loving son of the late Georgia Marie Barnes Milburn and John Raymond Milburn. Carroll is survived...
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Francis Eugene “Gene” Abell, 76, of California, MD suddenly returned to his heavenly home on March 4, 2020. Gene was born on May 7, 1943 to Harry Benedict Abell, Sr. and Mary Catherine Guy Abell. He lived his entire life on his family’s farm, close to his parents, sister, and brothers. Gene was a...
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William (Bill) Amund Johnson, 84, of Brandywine, MD passed away on March 1, 2020 at Restore Health Rehabilitation, White Plains. Bill was born in New Leipzig, North Dakota on October 7, 1935 to the late William M. Johnson and the late Mary G. Drashil Johnson. Bill joined the US Navy after college and proudly...
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Mary Frances Noone Latona, 84, passed away peacefully with her daughter at her side, Sunday, February 16, 2020 at St. Mary’s Nursing Center in Leonardtown Maryland. She was born March 26, 1935 in Pittston, Pa., daughter of Patrick Noone (d. 1976 and Winnifred Walsh Noone (d. 1984) and sister of Gerald Noone (d. 1984)...
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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, March 4, 2020 at 6:15 pm, the suspect brought a four-pack of wine to the checkout counter at HV Liquors in San Souci Plaza in California. When asked for identification, the suspect fled the...
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The St. Mary’s County Government is committed to providing timely and accurate information on the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) to citizens. Governor Hogan declared a State of Emergency March 5, 2020 as Maryland has three confirmed coronavirus cases as of press time. The County Emergency Services Department, Emergency Management Division, has elevated out Emergency Operations...
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On March 3, 2020 at about 8:30 p.m. police were called to the Walmart at 6721 Chesapeake Center Drive for a bomb threat. The caller called a WalMart customer service center and threatened to blow up the store, specifically mentioning an employee by name. As a result, approximately 200 employees and customers were evacuated...
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