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Stephanie Michelle Greenwell, 26

Stephanie Michelle Greenwell, 26, of Shady Side passed away January 2, 2019. She was born November 2, 1992 in Annapolis to Stephen Matthew and Crystal Lawrence Greenwell. Stephanie was raised in Shady Side and attended Shady Side Elementary and Southern Middle and High Schools. She worked as an intern at the Architect of the...
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Marjorie Elizabeth Williams, 80

Marjorie Elizabeth Williams, 80

Marjorie Elizabeth Williams, 80, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on December 19, 2018. Marjorie was born in Washington, DC on November 23, 1938 to Charles and Margie Thaxton. Marjorie grew up in DC, going to school at St. Peter’s Catholic School. She enjoyed exploring the city, roller skating and...
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Charles Wesley “Charley” Tarner, 63

Charles Wesley “Charley” Tarner, 63

Charles Wesley “Charley” Tarner, 63, of Churchton passed away December 23, 2018 at Prince George’s Hospital Center. He was born January 15, 1955 in Ft. Meade, MD to Carl Franklin and Miyoko (Nakagawa) Tarner. Charley was raised in Capitol Heights and has lived in Churchton for the past 27 years. He served in the...
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Allen Eugene Glenn, 65

Allen Eugene Glenn, 65

Chief Petty Officer Allen Eugene Glenn, 65, of Great Mills, MD passed away on January 3, 2019 at his home with his loving family at his side. He was born on August 20, 1953 in Lansing, MI to the late William Fred Glenn and Dorothy Marguerite Church. In 1971 Allen enlisted in the United...
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Angie Lois Costello, 75

Angie Lois Costello, 75

Angie Lois Costello, 75 of Mechanicsville, MD passed away at St, Mary’s Hospital on January 2, 2019. Angie was the daughter of the late Lemon Guilliams and the late Okie Susan Nichols Guilliams. Angie was born in Roanoke, VA on November 9, 1943. She worked at Giant Foods for 32 years until her retirement...
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Wilmer “Pop” Emanuel Quade, Sr., 88

Wilmer “Pop” Emanuel Quade, Sr., 88 of Brandywine, MD passed away in Clinton, MD on December 28, 2018. Wilmer was born in Charlotte Hall, MD on February 18, 1930 to the late John Hillary Quade and Mary Owens Quade. Wilmer enjoyed farming after he retired from the Navy Ordinance Facility as an Explosive Engineer....
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Thomas Oakley Burch, Jr., 87

Thomas Oakley Burch, Jr., 87

Thomas Oakley Burch, Jr., 87, of Charlotte Hall, MD (formerly of Great Mills, MD) passed away on December 31, 2018 at Charlotte Hall Veterans Home with his loving family at his side. He was born on July 12, 1931 in Mechanicsville, MD to the late Thomas Oakley Burch, Sr. and Frances Ruth Burch. Thomas...
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Betty Ann Ellis, 80

Betty Ann Ellis, 80, of Brandywine, MD went to Heaven, Monday, December 31, 2018.  She passed peacefully at home after fighting brain cancer for a year. Betty was the daughter of Alexander and Elizabeth Letcher.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her daughter Denise R. Kastronis. Betty is survived...
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Royce Jackson Payne, Jr., 63

Royce Jackson Payne, Jr., 63

Royce Jackson Payne, Jr., 63, of Hughesville, Maryland passed away on January 1, 2019. Born on December 4, 1955, he was the son of the late Royce Payne and the late Rossie McGuire Harris. Royce worked as a Painter his entire life and was employed with the Painters Union District Council 51 Local #...
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Alfred Thomas “Pete” Boyd Jr., 73

Alfred Thomas “Pete” Boyd Jr., 73

Alfred Thomas “Pete” Boyd Jr., 73, of Bryans Road, Maryland, passed away at his home on January 1, 2019. Born on August 26, 1945 in Washington, DC, he was the son of Mary Pauline Overby Boyd and the late Alfred Thomas Boyd Sr. Mr. Boyd served in the U. S. Army until he was...
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Herman Walter Harris, Jr., 52

Herman Walter Harris, Jr., 52

Herman Walter Harris, Jr. age, 52, of Port Tobacco, MD died on December 30, 2018 at Charles Regional Hospital. Herman was born on August 17th, 1966 at Eugene LeLane Memorial Hospital in Riverdale, Maryland. He was a resident of Charles County HARC and an active participant at Sage Point Medical Day Care. Herman previously...
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Charles Edmund Cunningham Jr., 77

Charles Edmund Cunningham Jr., 77

Charles Edmund Cunningham Jr., 77, of Waldorf, Maryland, died on December 29, 2018 at the Charles County Hospice House in Waldorf. Fondly known as Chuck or Charlie, Mr. Cunningham was born on December 26, 1941 in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania to the late Dorothy Agnes Donovan Cunningham and Charles Edmund Cunningham Sr. He served in...
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Charles County Sheriff Office Commander, Lt. Joseph Pratta, Graduates FBI National Academy

Charles County Sheriff Office Commander, Lt. Joseph Pratta, Graduates FBI National Academy

The Charles County Sheriff’s Office is pleased to announce that Lt. Joseph Pratta graduated from the FBI National Academy on December 14. Lt. Pratta was one of 250 fellow law enforcement executives who represented 50 states, 23 international countries, seven federal agencies, and five military organizations to graduate from the 274th session of the...
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Chesapeake Beach Man Arrested for Armed Robbery

Chesapeake Beach Man Arrested for Armed Robbery

On January 4, 2019 at 5:02 p.m. a citizen called 911 to report an attempted carjacking/armed robbery in the parking lot of the Walmart store in Dunkirk. As the citizen returned to her vehicle she noticed a male leaning on a silver sedan parked close to her vehicle. When she entered her car, the...
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MSP Leonardtown Barrack’s Trooper of the Month for December 2018 is Trooper First Class Jason Mulhearn

MSP Leonardtown Barrack’s Trooper of the Month for December 2018 is Trooper First Class Jason Mulhearn

Congratulations to Trooper First Class Jason Mulhearn once again who was named the Leonardtown Barrack Trooper of the Month for December 2018. Trooper First Class Mulhearn consistently demonstrates a high level of professionalism as a Trooper. He continuously applies himself and is conscientious in the performance of his duties. He is an asset and...
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Charles County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Suspicious Activity Reported in Bannister Neighborhood

Charles County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Suspicious Activity Reported in Bannister Neighborhood

On Thursday, January 3, 2019, at approximately 4:20 p.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of Bannister Circle and Bryan Court in Waldorf for the report of suspicious activity. A witness told officers he was inside his vehicle at the corner of Bannister Circle and Bryan Court when he...
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Waldorf Woman Arrested at Hooters in Waldorf After Assaulting Male Customer in Front of Police

Waldorf Woman Arrested at Hooters in Waldorf After Assaulting Male Customer in Front of Police

On Tuesday, January 1, 2019, at approximately 3:15 p.m., Deputy Pickeral of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Hooters located on Route 301 in Waldorf, for the report of a disorderly customer. Upon arrival, police made contact with a female manager, who stated the following, “she observed a female, later identified as Jessie Lynn...
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SMECO Alerts Customers to Avoid Scams

SMECO Alerts Customers to Avoid Scams

Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative (SMECO) was recently contacted by some customer-members who received phone calls from scammers threatening to disconnect their power if they don’t make a payment within 30 minutes. The caller ID even says SMECO. Tom Dennison, managing director of government and public affairs at SMECO, said, “If customers receive a phone...
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Weis Markets in St. Mary’s County to Close in a few Weeks

Weis Markets in St. Mary’s County to Close in a few Weeks

Signs throughout the Weis Markets in California informed customers they would be closing their doors for good on January, 25, 2019. The Weis Markets in Lexington Park, Callaway and  Solomons will remain open. Weis Markets Inc., which is headquartered in Sunbury, Pa., bought 38 Food Lion supermarket locations in Virginia, Maryland and Delaware in 2016...
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Civilian, Commander Net 2018 Logistics Leadership Award

Civilian, Commander Net 2018 Logistics Leadership Award

Trust, accountability and a shared vision among team members are foundational to providing capabilities to the fleet. That’s according to Integrated Product Team Lead (IPT) for Naval Aviation Spares and Requirements Financial Manager (RFM) Cmdr. Lesley Donelson, and Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) F/A-18 and EA-18G Program Office (PMA-265) Product Support Team Lead Kimberly...
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St. Mary’s College Students Record 750+ Species of Local Flora and Fauna in Citizen Science Effort

St. Mary’s College Students Record 750+ Species of Local Flora and Fauna in Citizen Science Effort

What is sharing our immediate environment?  This simple question has led Coastal Ecology students working with Seabird McKeon, visiting professor of biology, to document more than 750 species of animals, plants, and fungus on campus and in the surrounding area in the fall semester. According to McKeon, “Our ability to understand the ecology of...
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The Arc Recognizes Community Partners at Awards Banquet

The Arc Recognizes Community Partners at Awards Banquet

The Arc Southern Maryland is pleased to announce the recipients of the following 2018 awards, presented at The Arc Southern Maryland’s annual Awards Banquet on December 7th: 2018 Volunteer of the Year – Roberta Parran of Calvert County Parks and Recreation 2018 Educator of the Year – Jennifer Haley-Walker, Transition Specialist with St. Mary’s...
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Charles County to Begin Enforcing New Tow Laws on January 1, 2019

Charles County to Begin Enforcing New Tow Laws on January 1, 2019

Earlier this year, the Charles County Sheriff’s Office began the process of implementing legislation that was signed into law regarding tow services in Charles County. Beginning on January 1, 2019, the new code will be strictly enforced. House Bill 1320, which passed in March 2017 and was initiated by Sergeant Jon Burroughs of the CCSO...
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Board of Public Works Expands Myrtle Grove Wildlife Management Area

Board of Public Works Expands Myrtle Grove Wildlife Management Area

The Board of Public Works unanimously approved the Maryland Department of Natural Resources to acquire 182 acres in Charles County as an addition to Myrtle Grove Wildlife Management Area. The mostly forested property along a tributary of Mattawoman Creek seeks to expand public access and recreation opportunities for birding, hiking, hunting, trapping and other outdoor activities in...
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Calvert County Chamber of Commerce Awards $2,000 to CSM

Calvert County Chamber of Commerce Awards $2,000 to CSM

Members of the Calvert County Chamber of Commerce presented the College of Southern Maryland (CSM) Foundation with $2,000 for student scholarships during the chamber’s annual holiday Business After Hours event hosted by CSM at its Prince Frederick Campus. “We are so proud to present this check in the amount of $2,000 to the College...
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