Winter brings an increase in the number of house fires every year, and that includes fires caused by dryers. There have been 20 dryer fires over the past ten days in Prince George’s County alone. Facts about home clothes dryer fires 2,900 home clothes dryer fires are reported each year and cause an estimated...
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On Tuesday, November 27, 2018, Deputy Matthew Kelly, from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to J.P. Ryon Elementary School, in Waldorf, for the report of a sexual assault of a minor. Once at the school, the officer and an employee from the Department of Social Services spoke to an 8-year-old female student who...
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On Tuesday, November 27, 2018, deputies from the the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Heritage Memorial Cemetery, on Popular Hill Road, in Waldorf, for the report of gun shots. Officers arrived on scene and found a U-Haul Truck leaving the cemetery occupied multiple times. Several marked uniformed patrol officers made loud verbal...
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The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the identity of the person pictured. On November 7, 2018, the suspect used a stolen credit card to make purchases at the Giant store, located on Crain Highway in Waldorf, Maryland. The credit card utilized had been stolen earlier on November 7, 2018, from a locker at World Gym,...
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All St. Mary’s County Government administrative offices will be closed Monday, December 24 and Tuesday, December 25 for the Christmas holiday. Offices will reopen Wednesday, December 26. Offices will also be closed Monday, December 31 and Tuesday, January 1, 2019 for the New Year’s holiday. Offices reopen Wednesday, January 2. The St. Andrews Landfill,...
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Are you the lucky holder of a $1 Million Mega Millions ticket? If so, the Maryland Lottery is looking for you before the winning ticket expires on Christmas Day, Dec. 25. No one has stepped forward yet to claim the prize from the June 26 drawing. The winning numbers were 17, 25, 29, 39 and 60;...
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On Friday, December 7 at approximately 6:00 a.m., a Charles County Sheriff’s school resource officer was notified of a social media post containing a threat to North Point High School later that day. Officers were able to quickly identify the person who posted the message and made contact with him and a parent. The...
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The Bay District Volunteer Fire Department is proud to announce that we have received notification of our Public Protection Classification (PPC®) (ISO classification) changed from a Class 3 to a Class 2. Insurance Services Office (ISO), has a system for determining the price of fire insurance in a community through a 1 to 10...
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The Calvert Marine Museum Patuxent Small Craft Guild maintains the historic boats in the museum’s collection, and preserves the art and skills of wooden boat building. These volunteers build and raffle a canoe each year to benefit ongoing activities of the Guild. The Guild is pleased to announce Brian and Leslie Holloway of Huntingtown,...
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Gladys Marie Estep, 80 of Leonardtown, MD, “aka” Snookie, was born on March 13, 1938 to the late Joseph and Elizabeth Winters of Mechanicsville, MD. God our Father saw it fit to call Gladys home from her labor to her reward on Tuesday, December 4, 2018. Gladys was surrounded by her loving children and...
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On Wednesday, December 5, 2018, Howard Patrick Douglas, Jr., aka Patrick, 41 of Lexington Park, MD, entered into eternal rest at St. Mary’s Hospital following an extended illness. Patrick, the son of Howard Douglas and Catherine Coates-Douglas, was born on December 15, 1976 in Calvert County, MD. He received his education in the St....
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Vergie Mary Dyson, 95, of Park Hall, MD, known to many as “Sista”, a devoted wife, loving mother, daughter, grandmother, sister and friend, passed away peacefully at MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital on Saturday, December 8, 2018. Vergie was born on September 21, 1923 in Park Hall, MD to Dallas and Rosetta (Hill) Barnes of...
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The heavenly choirs of angels welcomed an exuberant, new voice on December 5, 2018, when Patricia Ashe “Pat” McEntee passed from this life at St. Mary’s Hospital in Leonardtown. Pat was born in Memphis, Tennessee, but as a young child moved with her family to Hyattsville, Maryland. She graduated from McKinley Tech High School...
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Rick Bell, 55, of California, MD passed away on Saturday, December 8, 2018 at MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital in Leonardtown, MD after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Charleston, WV and was the youngest son of the late Paul R. and Dolores J. Bell. Rick graduated with a BS in Engineering...
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Mary Beatrice Nelson, 97, of LaPlata, MD passed away on December 8, 2018 at Sagepoint Nursing Home. Mary was born on March 1, 1921 to the late Joseph Edward Burch and the late Betty Elizabeth Tippett Burch. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husbands, William Monroe Morgan and...
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Herbert F. Gisriel was a loving son to Harry J. Gisriel, Sr. and Edith B. Gisriel; Little brother to H. Joseph Gisriel, Jr., and Dorothy Hughes; Dedicated and Loving Father and role model to H. David Gisriel, Douglas C. Gisriel, Kimberley D. Browne, and Lori M. Bauman; and his fourteen grandchildren, Sherri, Crystal, Derek,...
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Deputy State Fire Marshals are conducting an origin and cause investigation of late night fire that occurred on December 9, 2018, in a one story commercial building. The property is South Winds Motel, located at 6365 Crain Highway in La Plata. The owner of the property is Timothy Hart. The 911 call was received...
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UPDATE 12/10/2018: On Saturday, December 8, 2018 at approximately 3:35 pm, Troopers from the Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack responded to the parking lot of the Weis in Lexington Park, for the report of an assault. Upon arrival, it was revealed the victim, Zachary M. Sawyer (28) suffered two stab wounds to his back after...
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His wife’s need to restock her supply of pain reliever put a Glen Burnie man in the right place at the right time to scoop up both her medicine and a $50,000-winning Holiday Cash scratch-off. His journey to good fortune began when the pair were shopping and his wife mentioned running out of her pain reliever....
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The Maryland Department of Natural Resources announced the results of a public opinion survey, done in cooperation with the University of Delaware and Responsive Management on white-tailed deer. The telephone survey covered a range of topics and will be used to support revision of the department’s deer management plan. The survey, taken by more than 2,200 individuals representing...
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The Department of Recreation, Parks, and Tourism recently launched a live streaming eagle cam at the Port Tobacco River Park (7685 Chapel Point Rd, Port Tobacco). This is in partnership with Wild Streaming, the Southern Maryland Audubon Society, and Port Tobacco River Conservancy. According to the Audubon Society this is the first live streaming...
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Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative (SMECO) employees held two fund-raising events and recently donated $55,650 to the hospice organizations in Southern Maryland. SMECO employees raised the money through the SMECO 75 Bike Ride held in June and the SMECO Annual Charity Golf Outing in October. The events are supported by a group of employee volunteers, vendors, and the...
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The Friends of the Chesapeake Beach Railway Museum would like to publicly thank Life Scout Vincent Ascosi, Troop 91, for recently refurbishing and repainting six benches for the Chesapeake Beach Railway Museum. This was his required public service project needed to reach his goal of earning Eagle Scout rank. Generous donations for the project...
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The Friends of St. Clement’s Island and Piney Point Museums, the non-profit organization supporting historic sites overseen by the St. Mary’s County Museum Division, is offering special holiday packages for the 20th annual Potomac Jazz and Seafood Festival. The event, the organization’s largest fundraiser, is slated to take place in July 2019. Festival visitors will...
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