Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Thursday, December 19, 2019, a Charles County jury convicted Melvin Edward Johnson, 63, of Indian Head, of Home Invasion, First-Degree Assault, Attempted First-Degree Arson, Second-Degree Assault, Reckless Endangerment and related charges. On July 1, 2018, officers responded to a residence in the 3300 block...
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Sergeant Anthony Oglesby was killed in a single-vehicle crash on December 18, 2019, when his patrol car left the roadway and crashed into a tree. The tree fell onto the patrol car and caught fire. Sergeant Oglesby died at the scene. Sergeant Oglesby is the 40th law enforcement officer to be killed in a...
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On December 9, 2019 deputies of the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division began an investigation into a reported CDS violation involving a teacher soliciting a student for prescribed medication. The investigation revealed that the teacher, Elizabeth Day, solicited a 16-year-old student to purchase two (2) ADHD pills for $20.00. Day is a...
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NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) Maryland and its local affiliate, NAMI Southern Maryland, are hosting Voices of Experience: Living Well with Mental Illness for the first time ever in Southern Maryland on January 14, 2020. This free program features trained speakers who share their personal journeys with mental illness and recovery. There will...
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For the second year in a row, Governor Hogan has led a successful bipartisan effort to protect federal funding for Chesapeake Bay restoration. The U.S. Senate today gave final approval to a government funding bill that includes $85 million for Chesapeake Bay cleanup efforts, a 16% increase over last year. In Maryland, the Hogan...
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Communities surrounding the naval air station are advised that noise-generating testing events are scheduled to take place December 30, 2019, and January 3 to January 5, 2020 between the hours of 7:15 a.m., to 7:00 p.m. Pilots at NAS PAX will be conducting Field Carrier Landing Practices (FCLPs). FCLPs are simulated carrier landings conducted...
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All St. Mary’s County owned, and leased buildings, properties, and vehicles will adopt a tobacco free policy effective January 1, 2020. This policy includes smoking, vaping and any and all other nicotine products. A two-phase tobacco free resolution adopted by the Commissioners of St. Mary’s County banned the use of tobacco products at parks...
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Thursday, January 2 & January 9 – Sea Squirts – 10:15 a.m., to 10:45 a.m., FREE drop-in program for children 18 months to 3 years old and their caregivers. This month’s theme is Wacky Weather. Space is limited. Thursday, January 9 – Maryland in the Age of Sail Lecture Series: European Expansionism, 1095-1500 –...
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On Friday, December 20, 2019, at approximately 6:10 p.m., firefighters from Bay District, Hollywood, and NAS Patuxent River responded to the Giant, located at 45101 First Colony Boulevard in California, for the reported commercial structure fire. Units arrived on the scene to report a one-story commercial building with fire showing and in under 5...
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The St. Mary’s County Treasurer’s Office reminds residents the due date for the second semiannual real estate tax payment* is quickly approaching. Payments must be made by Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2019, and may be remitted by one of our convenient options: Online at stmarysmd.com/treasurer/Taxes/merchant.asp using your name or tax account number to locate account...
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On December Saturday, 21, 2019 at approximately 7:45 a.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 8900 block of Jacksonstown Road in Nanjemoy for the report of a male lying on the side of the road. Officers arrived and found Guy Kevin Hayes, 31, of Nanjemoy; he was pronounced deceased on...
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On Friday, December 20, 2019, at approximately 6:15 a.m., fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Allens Fresh Run on Allens Fresh Road and Route 234 in Charles County, for the reported open water rescue. Dispatchers received a 911 call from a male reporting his boat capsized sending all three occupants and...
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Chris Gheysens, the CEO of Wawa says they are investigating a data breach that has potentially affected all of their locations. Dear Wawa Customers, At Wawa, the people who come through our doors every day are not just customers, you are our friends and neighbors, and nothing is more important than honoring and protecting...
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Jerrold Eugene “Gene” Edwards, Jr. 76 of Port Republic, MD, formerly of Olivet, MD, passed away on December 17, 2019 in Prince Frederick, MD. He was born on April 21, 1943 in Portsmouth, VA to the late Thelma and Jerrold E. Edwards, Sr. He was the loving husband to Donna Marie Edwards whom he...
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Governor Larry Hogan today announced $1.4 million to assist Maryland’s homelessness prevention efforts through the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development’s Community Development Block Grant program (CDBG). “We have made significant progress to reduce homelessness in Maryland by enhancing the way we administer essential resources to those in need, and by partnering with...
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Just in time for your last-minute holiday gift exchange, the Friends of St. Clement’s Island & Piney Point Museums 2019 collectible ornaments are now available at the St. Clement’s Island and Piney Point Lighthouse Museum stores. These special edition ornaments are a tradition that started in 2018 with a Friends of the Museum ornament...
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Nancy P. Haydon, age 81, died at home in Indian Head, Maryland on December 12, 2019. Nancy was born May 19, 1938, the daughter of Joseph Brown Pearson and Helen Minnie Dusenberry. She attended Wakefield High School in Arlington, Virginia. She retired in 1993 after 37 years of service at Naval Sea Systems Command....
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Before we had commercially available sliced bread, before Henry Ford released the Model A and before penicillin was discovered, Joe and Mary Shaeffer brought the ever spunky and unstoppable Patricia Dorothy (Shaeffer) Payne into this beautiful world. She was known as Pat or Patsy by those who knew her, known as Mom, Nanny or...
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John Ridgely Cameron, Sr., 80, of Piney Point, MD, passed away on December 9, 2019 at MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital, with his loving family at his side. Born on November 19, 1939, he was the son of the late George Edgerton Cameron and Josephine Ridgley Cameron. On June 23, 1962, John married his high...
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Rosemary Eileen Gray, 84 of California, MD passed away on December 10, 2019 at Hospice House of St. Mary’s with her family at her side. She was born on July 19, 1935 in Rocky Grove, PA to the late Calvin A. Mouck and Mary Ewing Mouck. In August 1958 Rosemary married her beloved husband,...
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Peggy M. Jones, 74, of Great Mills, MD passed away peacefully on December 15, 2019 surrounded by her loving family. Peggy was born on May 16, 1945 in Kensington, Maryland to the late Audrey (Turner) Mallick. Peggy met her best friend and life partner, Carl Dean (Buddy) Jones over 57 years ago. He was...
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Catherine Rosalie Somerville, 84, of Lexington Park, MD passed away on December 16, 2019 at Chesapeake Shores in Great Mills, MD. She was born on September 10, 1935 in Maddox, MD to the late Benjamin Nelson and Rosalie Short Nelson. Catherine was a lifelong resident of St. Mary’s County. She was employed for her...
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Mary Josephine Farrell, 79, of Brandywine, MD passed away on December 17, 2019. Born on December 30, 1939 in Leonardtown, MD she was the daughter of the late Martin G. Gray and the late Josephine Quade Gray. She married her beloved husband, Marvin on May 28th, 1960 and together they raised 4 children. They...
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Stephanie C. Raynor, age 71, of Great Mills, MD passed away on December 14, 2019, at MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital in Leonardtown, MD with her daughter Sandra by her side. She was born February 12, 1948 in Columbus, Oh on February 12, 1948 to the late Charles Warth and Starr Cutler Warth. On September...
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Peacefully on Sunday, December 15, 2019 Pacha A. Butler departed this earthly life in Landover, MD. Family and friends will unite on Monday, December 30, 2019 from 10:00am until time of service 11:00am at Mt. Paran Baptist Church 6413 Old Alexandria Ferry Road Clinton, MD 20735. Interment will follow service at National Harmony Cemetery,...
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