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St. Mary’s College receives River Champion Award

St. Mary’s College receives River Champion Award

On Sunday, June 4, on behalf of St. Mary’s College of Maryland, President Tuajuanda C. Jordan was given the River Champion Award by the St. Mary’s River Watershed Association during its annual “A River Affair” celebration. The celebration took place on the State House lawn overlooking the St. Mary’s River. This is the seventh...
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CAMP D.A.R.E. Registration Deadline Extended to Friday, June 9.

CAMP D.A.R.E. Registration Deadline Extended to Friday, June 9.

Now, more than ever, it is important to educate children about the harmful effects of drugs, alcohol, and violence. To assist parents and teachers in this effort, the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is once again offering CAMP D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education), a FREE week-long workshop for upcoming 5th and 6th-grade students. Through...
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29 students participate in 2017 Master of Arts in Teaching Commencement Ceremony at St. Mary’s College of Maryland

29 students participate in 2017 Master of Arts in Teaching Commencement Ceremony at St. Mary’s College of Maryland

St. Mary’s College of Maryland, the state’s public honors college, graduated 29 students with Master of Arts in Teaching degrees on Friday, June 2, in the Auerbach Auditorium of St. Mary’s Hall. The commencement address was delivered by Elias Vlanton, a retired Prince George’s County teacher and freelance journalist. In 2009 Vlanton was awarded...
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Multiple Arrests Made After Drug House in Hollywood Raided

Multiple Arrests Made After Drug House in Hollywood Raided

In April of 2017, the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Vice/Narcotics Division began an investigation, as a result of several neighborhood complaints, into the illegal use and distribution of controlled dangerous substances in the 23000 block of Luckton Court in Hollywood. As a result of the investigation, a search and seizure warrant was obtained....
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Ridge Dog Killer Arrested for Exposing Himself to 12-Year-Old Girl

Ridge Dog Killer Arrested for Exposing Himself to 12-Year-Old Girl

On Wednesday, May 24, 2017 at approximately 11:55 a.m., Deputy D. Sidorowicz of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to a residence in St. Inigoes for a report of an indecent exposure. Police made contact with the parents of a 12-year-old girl who advised Kenneth Allen Woodburn, 32 of Ridge, exposed himself to...
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36-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed in Upper Marlboro Crash

36-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed in Upper Marlboro Crash

On Saturday, June 3, 2017, at approximately 10:15 p.m, Trooper First Class Key from the Maryland State Police Forestville Barrack responded to the area of  MD Route 202 / Largo Rd at Robert Lewis Drive, in Upper Marlboro, for a collision involving a Nissan passenger car and a Honda motorcycle. Upon arriving to the...
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La Plata Native Honored with Dr. George W. Patterson Award for Outstanding Accomplishment

La Plata Native Honored with Dr. George W. Patterson Award for Outstanding Accomplishment

Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Division (NSWC IHEODTD) recognized top individuals and teams who contributed substantially to the command’s mission success.  The annual Honorary Awards ceremony was conducted recently at Indian Head, Maryland. Mr. John Cox, a Virginia Tech graduate, and 13-year employee of NSWC IHEDOTD with the Systems...
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Charles County Class of 2017 Receives Nearly $79 Million in Scholarships

Charles County Class of 2017 Receives Nearly $79 Million in Scholarships

Charles County Public Schools will honor 1,965 seniors June 1-3 during graduation ceremonies for seven high schools in the Convocation Center at North Point High School. Students in the Class of 2017 were offered nearly $79 million in scholarship offers, which is an increase of almost $13 million from last school year. Valedictorians and...
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One Patient Flown from Early Morning Crash in Bushwood

One Patient Flown from Early Morning Crash in Bushwood

On Sunday, June 4, 2017, at approximately 12:34 a.m., police, fire and rescue crews responded to a report of  a motor vehicle accident with injuries on Colton Point Road, in the area of OAkley and Abell Roads, in Bushwood. Crews arrived on scene to discover single vehicle overturned with the patient trapped. One person...
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Speed Camera Locations for Charles County 6/5/2017 to 6/9/2017

Speed Camera Locations for Charles County 6/5/2017 to 6/9/2017

During the week of June 5, to June 9, 2017, automated speed enforcement cameras will be activated in the following school zones: Leonardtown Road at Thomas Stone High School Indian Head Highway at Smallwood Middle School Berry Road at Berry Elementary School Oliver’s Shop Road at T.C. Martin Elementary School Cameras are activated Monday through...
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Police in Charles County Investigating Armed Robbery of 4 Teens in Bryans Road

Police in Charles County Investigating Armed Robbery of 4 Teens in Bryans Road

On Monday, May 29, 2017, at approximately 1:55 p.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office  responded to the 3100 block of Marshall Hall Road in Bryans Road for the report of an armed robbery to the rear of Safeway. Investigation revealed four juvenile males were seated on the trail leading from the Safeway...
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Letter to the Editor: Fired Tiki Bar Employee, Speaks Out About Memorial Day Weekend Incident

Letter to the Editor: Fired Tiki Bar Employee, Speaks Out About Memorial Day Weekend Incident

After seeing our article, Tiki Bar Owner Fires Employees and Apologizes for Memorial Day Weekend Incident, Edwin Dowling called SMNEWSNET.COM, and asked if he could tell his side of the story. Mr. Dowling sent us the following email and asked that we Publish it: This my statement concerning the incident over Memorial Day weekend at the Tiki Bar. As the...
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Mechanicsville Man Found Unconscious, Arrested for Possession of Heroin After Crashing Car

Mechanicsville Man Found Unconscious, Arrested for Possession of Heroin After Crashing Car

On Wednesday, May 17, 2017 at approximately 4:00 p.m., Trooper First Class B. Ditoto from the Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack responded to the area of Livingston Drive, in Mechanicsville, for a reported single vehicle accident. Upon arrival, TFC B. Ditoto observed a vehicle off of the roadway and in the trees. The driver...
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Lothian Man Arrested for Possession of Cocaine in Prince Frederick

Lothian Man Arrested for Possession of Cocaine in Prince Frederick

On Friday, May 5, 2017, at approximately 9:40 p.m., Trooper Stull from the Maryland State Police Prince Frederick Barrack stopped a vehicle on Route 4 south of Sherry Lane in Prince Frederick for traffic violations. Russell C. Tayman, 21 of Lothian demonstrated behavior that indicated an attempt to conceal something. A search was conducted...
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Matthew Louis Suite, Sr

Matthew Louis Suite, Sr

Matthew Louis Suite, Sr. was born in Charlotte Hall, Maryland on January 27, 1929. He graduated from Margaret Brent High School and shortly thereafter went to work at Borghese in Washington, DC where he learned the skill of guilding. This skill made it possible for him and his wife of 62 years, Ruth B....
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Patrick “Pat” James Cave, 32

Patrick “Pat” James Cave, 32

Patrick “Pat” James Cave, age 32, born September 7, 1984 in La Plata, Maryland, passed away on May 27, 2017 in Crofton, Maryland. He was predeceased by his younger sister, Stephanie Cave. He is survived by his wife, Tarynn M.; his children, Gracie M. Avalyn E. and Patrick James (PJ) Jr.; his father, Daniel...
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Marjorie Louise (Downs) Hughes, 92

Marjorie Louise (Downs) Hughes, 92

Marjorie Louise (Downs) Hughes, 92 of Upper Marlboro, MD passed away on May, 26, 2017 at Fenwick Landing Assisted Living. She was born on September 20, 1924 in Washington, DC to the late Henry Clay and Sadie Elizabeth (Lewis) Downs. Marjorie was an administrative assistant at St. Elizabeths Hospital. She was a member of...
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Tonia Marie Garvie, 38

Tonia Marie Garvie, 38

Tonia Marie Garvie, age 38, of Colonial Beach, VA, died on May 26, 2017 in Colonial Beach, VA. Born on October 24, 1978 in Washington, D.C., Tonia was the daughter of Carl Edward Garvie and Rebecca Jane (Richards) Brown. Tonia was a Waitress at the Four Seasons Restaurant and she attended the Oak Grove...
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Rose Tiller

Rose Tiller

Rose Tiller, beloved mother of Roger Tiller of San Antonio, Texas, Linda Cromwell of Catonsville, MD. David Tiller of Hollywood, MD. and Barry Tiller of Edgewater, MD. passed away on June 1st 2017. Born on April 26th 1926 in Saskatchewan Canada, Rose came to the United States with The British Air Commission during WW...
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Lloyd “Alan” Marlowe, 68

Lloyd “Alan” Marlowe, 68

Lloyd “Alan” Marlowe of Huntingtown, MD, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 28, 2017 at the age of 68. He was born in Washington, DC, on April 7, 1949. He was preceded in death by his mother, Constance Louise (Randall) and survived by his father, Lloyd Ansley Marlowe. Alan loved adventure. He was a...
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Glenna Jean Burgess, 82

Glenna Jean Burgess, 82, of Upper Marlboro, MD passed away on May 31, 2017. Glenna was born on June 22, 1934 in West Virginia. Glenna retired from the National Education Association as a Substitute Teacher. She was a member of the Homemakers Club, and 4-H. Glenna is predeceased by her Parents, and Husband, James...
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Helen L. Smithson, 74

Helen L. Smithson of Prince Frederick, MD, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Saturday, May 27, 2017, at the age of 74. She was born in Woodstock, VA., on August 15, 1942, to Florence (Cook) and Cortland Wolfe. Helen worked at ARC of Southern Maryland as a caregiver and retired as a...
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Herbert Ralph Moran, 88

Herbert Ralph Moran, 88

Herbert Ralph Moran, 88, of Woodbridge, VA passed away June 1, 2017 at Washington Hospital Center. He was born November 7, 1928 in Cucumber, West Virginia to Walter Thomas and Mattie (Richardson) Moran. Herbert was raised in Cucumber, WV and graduated from Big Creek High School. He enlisted in the U.S. Army and served...
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Anne Dare Billard Bonner, 95

Anne Dare Billard Bonner, 95

Anne Dare Billard Bonner, 95, died Tuesday, May 30, 2017 at the home of her daughter in Faber, Virginia. Anne was born September 11, 1921 in Baltimore, MD, the youngest daughter of Mary Agnes Shepherd and William W. Billard. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, William R....
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Mary Alice Louise Hyson, 84

Mary Alice Louise Hyson, 84, of LaPlata passed away June 1, 2017. She was born June 28, 1932 in Seat Pleasant, MD to Wilbur and Alice (Brady) Greenwell. Mary was raised in Capitol Heights and graduated from Maryland Park High School. She was employed as a secretary with Merchants Terminal. In her leisure time...
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