Passed away on Tuesday, February 20, 2018. Wife of the late, Henry Holmes. Mother of Phyllis (Gregory) Lee and Joseph (Tammy) Holmes, Sr.; grandmother of Valerie Lee, Thomas and Chelsea Whitehurst, Joseph, Jr., Jaylan, and Justin Holmes, and the late Reverend Deborah “Chinaza” Lee; sister of Gregory Vaughn. Also survived by a host of...
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Two loyal Maryland Lottery scratch-off players who are good friends happily split a $50,000 prize discovered on a Cash Explosion instant ticket they bought together. The 83-year-old Calvert County resident and his friend from Prince George’s County stopped at Town Center Amoco in Dunkirk on the day they found their lucky scratch-off. The duo usually buys...
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2/25/201/: Official Press Release from th St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office: On February 24, 2018, at 5:57 AM, deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 23000 block of Budds Creek Road, in Clements, for the report of a vehicle into a residence. Upon arrival it was discovered a tractor trailer...
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On Saturday, February 17, 2018, at approximately 1:00 a.m., the victim – a 16-year-old girl from the state of California visiting relatives in Waldorf – was walking on Melrose Court in Waldorf. As she was using her phone, she noticed a dark colored vehicle, possibly a Jeep, pass by her several times. Soon, the...
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Fifth-grade students who submitted Arbor Day posters to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources had their work judged today by a panel of forestry experts and a special guest judge, Maryland First Lady Yumi Hogan, who is an accomplished artist and adjunct professor at Maryland Institute College of Art. The posters were created using varied artistic...
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All 313 Maryland judges would get a $20,000 pay raise — $5,000 for each of the next four years, the House Appropriations Committee is recommending. The committee cut $15,000 from the raises proposed by the Judicial Compensation Commission. The committee action would bring the salaries of 173 circuit court judges up to $174,433 and the...
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The mailing addresses for the County Government Building and the Department of Emergency Services will be updated starting on March 1, 2018. All mail sent on or after this date should be addressed to: Charles County Government 200 Baltimore Street La Plata, MD 20646 Charles County Department of Emergency Services 10425 Audie Lane La...
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The Tri-County Animal Shelter is pleased to announce the following March monthly promotions and reminders: Paws to Read (Thursday, March 1 to Saturday, March 31) Come give the shelter pups some extra love and enrichment by reading to them. Bring your favorite book or read one of ours. You can visit the animals Mondays...
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This week we have Three Wednesday’s Pets, they are: Dallas, Mollie and Ruby. Mollie and Ruby are a Bonded Pair. Mollie and Ruby Featured Pet: Mollie and Ruby Bonded Pair Rescue Group: Humane Society of Calvert County Breed: Hound Mix Sex: Female Size: Medium Vetted: Spayed and Up-to-date with routine shots Adoption Fee: Contact group...
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On Tuesday, February 20, 2018 at approximately 4:00 a.m., deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded Mary Helen Way, in Leonardtown, for the report of shots fired. Upon arrival police located a Buick Lacrosse, abandoned in the ditch. The vehicle was unoccupied and still running. The front and rear registration plates were...
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Governor Larry Hogan today announced the Board of Public Works’ approval of a new Text to 9-1-1 technology for Maryland, helping to update 1960s-era emergency systems with life-saving technology. This new Internet-based infrastructure allows citizens to send a Short Message Service (SMS) text message to 9-1-1. The Federal Communications Commission estimates that more than...
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The Prince George’s County Police Department is mourning the loss of Corporal Mujahid Ramzziddin of our Special Operations Division’s Harbor Unit who was shot and killed while coming to the aid of a neighbor. We are still in early stages of the investigation. Preliminarily, we understand, Corporal Ramzziddin stepped in to help a neighbor...
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On Tuesday, February 20, 2018, 2018, at approximately 2:00 p.m., Trooper First Class Jeans from the Maryland State Police La Plata Barrack was conducting stationary speed enforcement on southbound Maryland Route 5 north of Forest Park, in Waldorf. TFC Jeans observed a silver Hyundai which appeared to be traveling above the posted 55 mph...
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On Thursday February 15, 2018, at approximately 2:50 p.m., two male Leonardtown High School students were on the afternoon bus ride home and were overheard by witnesses discussing the recent shooting in Parkland Florida at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. The two students made statements that they would bring guns to school and had...
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Katherine (Kitty) Lee Kemp of Asheville, NC left us to be with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ early Saturday morning. Kitty (88) passed from natural causes after suffering a hip injury due to a fall and subsequent surgery in December. Predeceased by her parents, S. Worthington Kemp Sr. and Catherine Lee Kemp of...
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Evelyn Doris Clements Brooks, 94, formerly of Waldorf MD, passed away on February 15, 2018 in Leonardtown, MD. Born April 5, 1923, in La Plata, she was the daughter of the late Christine E. and William N. Clements. She was the great-granddaughter of Dr. Samuel A. and Sarah Frances Mudd. She was a 1940...
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Donald George Wines Sr passed away on February 11, 2018. Son of Ernest (deceased) and Mildred (deceased), brother to Ernest Lee, Warren, Joan (deceased) and Eleanor (deceased). Loving husband to Carole Louise Wines, Brother in-law to Cathleen DiGennaro and husband Vince and Chad Collins. Father to Donald G Wines Jr (deceased), Ronald W Wines...
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Blanche E. Simmons was born on January 2, 1923 and lived a long full life of 95 years. She has 10 children, 30 grandchildren, 72 great-grandchildren, and 26 great great-grandchildren. She is survived by her Son Charles (Ruby) Lynch, Daughter Laura (Vincent) Windsor, Daughter Sharon Francis, Son, Robert (Debbie) Dent, Daughter Frances (Ralph) Sandall,...
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Barbara Jean “Bobbie” Johnson, 81, of Upper Marlboro passed away February 16th, 2018 at Future Care. “Bobbie” retired from the Prince George’s County Courthouse as a legal secretary in 2001. She is remembered as a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and soon to be great-grandmother who always put a smile on everyone’s faces. Hobbies that...
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Paul Ernest Bowen, Jr., 68, of Prince Frederick, Maryland passed away on February 19, 2018 at his home. He was born on April 25, 1949 in Prince Frederick, MD to the late June Ashby Bowen and Paul E. Bowen Sr. Paul graduated from Calvert High School and went on to work at B.G. and...
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Margie Mae Schoo, 88, of Chesapeake Beach passed away February 16, 2018. She was born April 19, 1929 in Princeton, WV. Margie and her husband Earl Frederick Schoo, Jr. “Capt’n Earl” were longtime owners and operators of Capt’n Earl’s Crabhouse in Annapolis. Margie was preceded in death by her husband Earl on November 20,...
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Ronald Hedrich Lockwood, 74, of White Plains, Maryland, died on February 17, 2018 at the Charles Regional Medical Center in La Plata. Born on August 27, 1943 in Springfield, Ohio, he was the son of the late Margaret Hedrich Lockwood and Harmon P. Lockwood. Mr. Lockwood served in the U. S. Air Force until...
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James “Jimmy” Lambert Young, age 68 of La Plata, Maryland, died February 19, 2018 at the University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center in La Plata, Maryland. Jimmy was a Communications Specialist with Electronic Consulting Service (ECS) for 45 plus years and was a Veteran of the U.S. Army, having served from 1969-1971. He...
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