UPDATE 10/1/2018 @ 11:30 a.m.: On September 29, 2018, at approximately 10:50 p.m., deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 45000 block of Sunflower Street in Great Mills, for the report of an individual who had been shot. Contact was made with the victim, an 18 year old male, who...
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St. Mary’s County is set to receive $4.1 million from two separate state and federal grant programs for the construction of the next phase of the Three Notch Trail. The Hogan administration has announced $17,276,154 in grants to support improvements to bicycle and pedestrian safety and connectivity across the state. St. Mary’s County was...
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On October 27, 2018, the Historic St. Mary’s City Foundation will host an evening of food, drink, and dancing at the Haunted 1676 State House. Tickets are $125 per person and include an open bar and heavy hors d’oeuvres, as well as a photo booth to commemorate your evening fun. Festivities will feature music...
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As a result of a joint investigation that began in early 2017, the Howard County and Anne Arundel County Police Departments are announcing 13 indictments in a drug ring that was operating in both counties. The two agencies, with additional assistance from the Laurel Police Department, conducted a lengthy investigation into a high-level cocaine...
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On Saturday, September 29, 2018, at approximately 10:10 a.m., police fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of St. Johns Road, and Sandy Bottom Road in Hollywood, for the reported serious motor vehicle accident with one trapped. Crews arrived on scene to find a single vehicle off the roadway and into a tree,...
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The Calvert County Department of Public Works, Solid Waste Division, will host a free paper shredding event for county residents Saturday, Sep. 29. The event will be held at Appeal Landfill located at 401 Sweetwater Road, Lusby from 8 a.m. to noon, rain or shine. The shred event helps prevent identity theft by destroying...
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The St. Mary’s County School Health Council will meet on the following dates during the 2018-2019 school year: Thursday, September 27, 2018 Tuesday, November 27, 2018 Tuesday, February 26, 2019 Thursday, May 2, 2019 The St. Mary’s County School Health Council acts in an advisory capacity to the Board of Education of St. Mary’s...
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Administrative teams of six Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) recently received public safety radios to directly communicate with first responders if a life-threatening emergency arises at a school. The digital portable radios — Motorola XTS 5000 models — directly connect schools with Charles County’s Department of Emergency Services, prompting a faster response by first responders, said Jason Stoddard,...
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Troy David Mehl, 44, of Valley Lee, MD passed away suddenly on Wednesday, September 26, 2018. He was born on November 29, 1973 in Midland, MI to Rickey Alan Mehl of Wolverine, MI and Peggy Grace Bohnhoff Nosek of Great Mills, MD. Troy is a 1993 graduate of Great Mills High School. He enlisted...
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Governor Larry Hogan today announced the appointments of Pamela Knoop Alban, Elizabeth Sheree Morris, and Robert Jeffrey Thompson to fill three vacancies on the Anne Arundel County Circuit Court. The seats became vacant following the recent retirements of Judge Paul F. Harris, Jr., Judge Paul Goetzke, and Judge Michele Jaklitsch. The governor made the...
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Robert “Bob” Fulton Sealey, 92, of Fort Myers FL, passed away 9/21/2018. Bob was born March 22, 1926 in Sebring, FL to the late James Edward and Lossie (Wynn) Sealey. Bob, a World War II Navy veteran joined the military in 1942 and later stationed in Solomons, MD where he met and married his...
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Mary Susan Hollingsworth, 60, passed away on September 25, 2018 in Takoma Park, MD. Mary was born in 1958 to John and Helen Hollingsworth in Washington, DC. She was predeceased by both of her parents and her sister Nancy Kelly. She is survived by her daughter Amanda N. Ratcliffe of Lusby, MD. Mary is...
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James Cecil Barber, 82 of Mechanicsville, MD passed away at his residence in Mechanicsville, MD on September 26, 2018. James was born to the late Ninion Pinkney Barber, Jr. and Gladys Jane Anderson on March 26, 1936 in Leonardtown, MD. James worked as an electrician for Amtrak. Prior to that, James was a tractor...
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The Dominion Energy Cove Point LNG terminal has begun a scheduled maintenance and inspection outage. The outage is scheduled to last about three weeks. One of the initial actions is to depressurize systems and equipment used to produce liquefied natural gas, in preparation for servicing them. Inert nitrogen gas is used to purge the...
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On Friday, September 28, 2018, at approximately 7:20 a.m., police fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of St. Andrews Church Road, and Point Lookout Road, in Leonardtown for the reported motor vehicle accident. Crews arrived on scene to find a Dodge Ram pick-up truck off the roadway, with the single occupant, out...
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Christopher Thompson has been hired to serve as a division manager in the St. Mary’s County Department of Emergency Services; he will be filling the Chief of Communications position. His duties and responsibilities will be supervising the 911 Communications Center personnel. Chris comes to us from the Charles County Department of Emergency Services after...
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A trip to the local Giant grocery to pick up a prescription for a roommate put a $100,000 surprise into the hands of a Lusby man. He selected a WILLY WONKA GOLDEN TICKET™ scratch-off that carried the game’s top prize. The 59-year-old project manager visited Giant #343 and bought the $10 game from a...
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The Maryland Department of Natural Resources announced the 2018-2019 public oyster harvest season will open Oct. 1 and run through March 31, 2019. Opening month is reserved for divers and watermen using patent and shaft tongs, as well as recreational oystering. During the season, recreational oyster harvesting is open to any Maryland resident and does not...
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The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the identity of the person pictured. On Monday, Sept. 17, 2018 at 4:12 p.m., the suspect placed a green Smith & Wesson BB gun from the Ace Hardware Store in Charlote Hall under his shirt and exited without paying for it. Anyone with information about the...
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Maryland State Police are investigating a multi-vehicle crash in which one person died and four others were injured Friday morning in Anne Arundel County. At about 1:30 a.m., troopers from the Glen Burnie Barrack responded on a report of a three-vehicle crash on southbound I-97 at Quarterfield Road. According to a preliminary investigation, a...
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On Thursday, September 27, 2018 at approximately 1:40 p.m., police fire and rescue personnel responded to Willows Road, and Point Lookout Road in Park Hall, for the reported serious motor vehicle with a subject trapped. Crews arrived on scene to find two vehicles involved in a motor vehicle collision with the female occupant of...
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Margaret Richardson Wernecke, 85, of Leonardtown, MD, passed away peacefully with her family beside her on September 21, 2018. She is survived by her son Ray and his wife, Helen; son David and his wife, Amy; grandchildren Kate, John, Sam, and Jake; and great grandson, Ace. Family was number one for Marge. Born on...
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Margaret Mary Herbert, 88, of Hughesville, MD passed away at University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center, in LaPlata, MD, on Saturday, September 22, 2018. Margaret was born on November 17, 1929, to the late Charles Henry McPherson and Emily Ruth Summers McPherson, in Aquasco, MD. In addition to her parents, Margaret was predeceased...
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Alicia Anne Suarez Barosio, 34, of Great Mills, MD died peacefully on September 20, 2018 at Hospice House of St. Mary’s in Callaway, MD surrounded by her loving family. She was born on January 10, 1984 in Millington, TN to Royce A. Suarez and Connie J. Harvey. Alicia was a devoted loving mother. She...
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Patricia Kronk Buckley, 76, of Leonardtown, MD passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born on February 22, 1942 in Waynesburg, PA to the late Kenneth K. Kronk and Pauline Block Kronk. On June 3, 1961, she married James Merle Walters (divorced) of Rices Landing, PA. Together they...
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