On Monday, July 23, 2018, at approximately 1:55 a.m., Firefighters from Howard County, responded to the 7000 block of Woodscape Drive, in Clarksville, for the reported lightning strike against a house with visible smoke Crews arrived on scene to find smoke showing. All three occupants inside the residence escaped without injury. Firefighters were requested...
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On Sunday, July 22, 2018, at approximately 1:30 a.m., Deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office and Troopers from the Maryland State Police responded to the area of Canopy Liquors on Great Mills Road in Lexington Park for the reported armed robbery of two citizens. The suspects are reportedly two black males wearing...
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On Saturday, July 21, 2018, at approximately 7:50 a.m., police fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Three Notch Road and Hollywood Road, for the reported serious motor vehicle accident with a subject trapped. Crews arrived on scene to find a single vehicle off the roadway and into a pole, with the...
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On Friday, July 20, 2018, at approximately 9:10 p.m., firefighters from Bay District, Leonardtown, Hollywood, Valley Lee, Ridge, Seventh District, and Solomons responded to Beauvue Court and Medleys Neck Road, in Leonardtown for the reported structure fire. Units arrived on scene to find a two-story detached garage fully involved with extensions to a one-story...
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During the week of July 23, to July 27, 2018, automated speed enforcement cameras will be activated in the following school zones: Middletown Rd. at Westlake High School Leonardtown Rd. at Grace Christian Academy Berry Rd. at Jenifer Elementary School Marshall Corner Rd. at McDonough High School Cameras are activated Monday through Friday, all...
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On Saturday, July 21, 2018, at approximately 1:45 a.m., police fire and rescue personnel responded to Point Lookout Road and Aster Drive, in Callaway, for the reported motor vehicle accident involving a single vehicle reported to be overturned with the occupant trapped. Crews arrived on scene to find a single vehicle off the roadway,...
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On Friday, July 20, 2018, at approximately 8:55 p.m., police and fire personnel responded to the Food Lion, at Merchants Lane, in Leonardtown, for the reported vehicle fire. Crews arrived on scene to find an SUV engulfed in flames, firefighters extinguished the fire in approximately 10 minutes. The Maryland State Fire Marshal responded to...
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On Friday, July 20, 2018, at approximately 4:55 a.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 4400 block of Chicamuxen Road in Marbury for the report of a female waving down vehicles in the area of a store. Officers arrived and located the female. Investigation revealed that she had been walking...
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Lotti Bell has returned to the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office as its new Fiscal Manager. Bell started in her new position on July 13, 2018 after working for several years in the St. Mary’s County Government Finance Office. As the Fiscal Manager for the Sheriff’s Office, Bell’s duties include the budgeting and administration...
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On Thursday, July 5, 2018, at approximately 10:45 p.m., Deputy Sidorowicz of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to 25580 Three Notch Road, in Hollywood, for the report of a traffic complaint. A witness observed a silver 2004 Nissan Xterra traveling North on Three Notch Road, in the area of Old Three Notch...
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It is widely recognized that St. Mary’s County agriculture provides high-quality, locally-grown and produced foods for citizens of the State of Maryland and around the world. Local farms link the past to the present and are important to the county’s economy, environment and quality of life for future generations. In tribute to the importance...
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The Leonardtown Rotary Club recognized Kevin Thompson for his meritorious Service Above Self. Service Above Self is the principal motto of Rotary, because it best conveys the philosophy of unselfish volunteer service. Kevin Thompson’s actions on the day of the shooting at Great Mills High School typify this motto. On March 20, a gunman...
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On Wednesday, July 18, 2018, at approximately 3:25 a.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to the CVS located at 6260 Crain Highway in La Plata for the report of an armed robbery in progress involving three suspects, one who was armed with a gun. Officers arrived within minutes and were able...
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Gladys Pryor departed this earthly life on Friday, July 13, 2018. Family and friends will unite on Monday, July 23, 2018 from 11:00 am until time of service 12 noon at Briscoe-Tonic Funeral Home, 2294 Old Washington Rd., Waldorf, MD. Interment immediately following at Historyland Memorial Park, King George, VA.
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Albert E. Butler Jr., affectionately known as “Hop Sing”, was born to the late Albert E. and Veronica Matilda Gough Butler on September 17, 1928, in Philadelphia, PA. Albert was called to eternal rest on Friday, July 13, 2018. He received his early education at Cardinal Gibbons School. He married Mary Catherine Clayton (Hickson)....
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Elsie Marshall went home to be with the Lord on Monday, July 16, 2018. Family and friends will unite on Tuesday, July 24, 2018 from 10:00 am until time of service 11:00 am at Briscoe-Tonic Funeral Home, 2294 Old Washington Rd., Waldorf, MD. Interment is private.
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Gary Michael Lockhart, 74, of Lexington Park, MD passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Friday, July 13, 2018 due to complications from Parkinson’s Disease. Born December 1, 1943 in Pensacola, Florida, he was the son of the late Glenn H. Lockhart and Earleen Otts Lockhart. As a child in a Navy family,...
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Lawrence Solomon Copsey, 86 of Mechanicsville, MD passed away on July 13, 2018 at St. Mary’s Nursing Center in Leonardtown, MD. Lawrence was born in Mechanicsville, MD to the late Solomon Copsey and Carrie Mae Tippett. Lawrence was a lifetime farmer and Life Insurance Salesman for over 30 years. Lawrence loved to play his...
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Ronald Linzell Scruggs, Sr. of Lexington Park, MD passed away on July 10, 2018. Lynn was born on December 12, 1962 in Leonardtown, MD to Ronald Leslie Scruggs and Arlene Victoria Butler. Lynn was raised in Cleveland, OH and in Lexington Park, MD where he received his education in the St. Mary’s County Public...
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UPDATE 7/19/2018 @ 11:50 p.m.: On July 18, 2018 at approximately 7:20 p.m., Trooper First Class Manning of the Leonardtown Barrack, was operating Maryland State Police unmarked Ford Explorer unit T-5. TFC Manning had initiated a traffic stop on the northbound shoulder of Three Notch Road, in the area of Ricky Drive, in Hollywood....
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On Saturday, July 14 2018, at approximately 3:30 p.m., Volunteer Firefighters from Mechanicsville, Leonardtown, Hollywood, Seventh District and surrounding companies responded to 39535 Jacobs Lane, in Mechanicsville for the reported garage fire. Units arrived on scene to find a vehicle that had been extinguished in-front of a detached garage with no extensions to the...
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Smoke-free housing is not a new concept for HUD. Over the last decade or so, HUD has encouraged both public housing authorities and multifamily housing owners to establish smoke-free communities and has even issued a 63-page toolkit to aid in the process. So what is different now? With its Final Rule published last month,...
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