Maryland State Police are on the scene of a fatal crash in Charles County that has claimed the life of three people. Three people were pronounced deceased at the scene. They have not yet been identified and are pending next of kin notification. Two people were transported to the hospital by Maryland State Police...
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On Monday, May 14, at 4:06 p.m., police, fire and rescue were alerted to a motor vehicle accident on Chancellors Run Road, in the area of Horsehead Road in Great Mills. Crews arrived on scene to find two vehicles involved in a rear-end style collision, with one vehicle in the roadway, and the other...
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On Sunday, May 20, 2018, the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) will perform routine maintenance to the MD 4 (Patuxent Beach Road) Bridge over the Patuxent River (Governor Thomas Johnson Memorial Bridge) at the Calvert/St. Mary’s County. Crews will be clearing bridge drains between 6 a.m. and 2 p.m. Drivers...
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UPDATE 5/15/2018: A Deputy State Fire Marshal has arrested a Hollywood man who intentionally set fire to a two story single family dwelling in Hollywood. The residence is owned by Michael Nowotny. On May 9, 2018, at approximately 4:45 pm, approximately 50 firefighters from Hollywood, Bay District, Mechanicsville, Seventh District, Leonardtown, and Hughesville, responded to...
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On May 12, 2018, at approximately 3:00 p.m. deputies from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office responded to Maryland Route 2 and Wayside Drive in Sunderland for a report of an accident involving three vehicles. The investigation revealed a 1997 Chevrolet Cavalier, driven by Mathew Austin Smith, 29 of Bushwood, was waiting to turn at...
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On Sunday, May 13, 2018, at approximately 11:35 a.m, firefighters from Patuxent River Naval Air Station and Bay District Volunteer Fire Department responded to a shed fire at 21549 Old Missouri Street, in Lexington Park. The fire was discovered by a neighbor and was contained to the interior of a 10 x 10 shed with...
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The opening of regular striped bass season May 16 begins with new conservation-minded regulations pertaining to the use of bait, gear and hooks. The Maryland General Assembly Joint Committee Administrative, Executive and Legislative Review Committee recently approved Maryland Department of Natural Resources regulations, which are effective now through Oct. 12, 2018. Effective May 16, 2018, in Chesapeake Bay and its...
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During the week of May 14, to May 18, 2018, automated speed enforcement cameras will be activated in the following school zones: Berry Rd at Jenifer Elementary School Northbound Leonardtown Rd at Grace Christian Academy Northbound Piney Church Rd at St. Charles High School Northbound Oliver’s Shop Rd at T.C. Martin Elementary Cameras are...
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Stephen Charles Baker, 67, of Mechanicsville, MD passed away May 11, 2018 at his residence. Stephen was born to the late Charles and Agnes Baker in Washington, DC on November 17, 1950. Steve met the love of his life, Anne Ascosi, when they were fifteen years old and married Nov 15, 1969. For the...
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James Erwin Henderson, 31, of Lexington Park, MD passed away May 9, 2018 at MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital in Leonardtown, MD. He was born September 2, 1986 in Leonardtown Maryland to Theresa Nelson Paupaw of Suitland, MD and Willie & Coretta Henderson of Lexington Park, MD. James attended Great Mills High School. He was...
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Robert Louis Dulaney, Sr., 79, of Seat Pleasant, Maryland, passed away on May 9, 2018. Born in Seat Pleasant, Maryland on July 10, 1938, he was the son of the late Hurtha Dulaney Sr. and the late Mary Johnson. Robert is survived by his daughters, Ann Dodson (James), Bonnie Fulginiti (Stephen), Florence Dulaney (Kevin),...
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David Lee Jameson, “Lee”, 29 of Mechanicsville, MD passed away on May 9, 2018 at his residence in Mechanicsville, MD. David was born to Ronald Hayden Jameson and Diane Marie Lepard Jameson on August 30, 1988 in Clinton, MD. He graduated from Ryken High School in 2006. David worked as an Equipment Operator for...
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Claire McNeill Russell, 91, of Leonardtown, MD passed away May 9, 2018 at St. Mary’s Nursing Center in Leonardtown, MD with her loving family at her side. She was born November 1, 1926 in New London, CT to the late Sylvester Aloysius McNeill and Eleanor Rattigan McNeill. In February 1949, Claire married her beloved...
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It is with great sadness that the family of Janet Felix announces her passing. She passed peacefully in the morning hours on Thursday May 10th. She will be lovingly remembered by her children Pam Waters, Tonia Ferrara, Thomas Felix Jr., and her grandchildren, Brittany Lockett, Jamie Lockett, Timothy Lockett, and Harrison Waters. Jan is...
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Johnny Dudley Marshall, Jr. “JD”, 59, of Hollywood, MD formerly from California, MD passed away on May 6, 2018 in Washington, DC. Born on January 16, 1959 in Trenton, NJ, he was the son of Ruth Ellen Crowe, and Terry Marvin Crowe of Lexington Park, MD. JD was the loving husband of Gennie Marshall...
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LaTaka D. Harris departed this earthly life on Monday, May 7, 2018. Family and friends will unite on Saturday, May 19, 2018 from 11:00 am until time of Mass of Christian Burial at 12:00 noon at St. Georges Catholic Church, 19199 Saint Georges Church Road, Valley Lee, MD. Private is Interment. In lieu of...
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Peacefully on Wednesday, May 9, 2018 Gerold Costello Hawkins departed this earthly life in Washington, DC. Family and friends will unite on Friday, May 18, 2018 from 10:00am until time of Mass 11:00am at St. Peter Claver Catholic Church 16922 Saint Peter Claver Rd, St Inigoes, MD 20684. Interment will follow at St. Luke’s...
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Truda Scott departed this earthly life on Friday, May 4, 2018. Family and friends will unite for celebration of life on Wednesday, May 9, 2018 from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm at BRISCOE-TONIC FUNERAL HOME, 2294 Old Washington Rd, Waldorf, MD.
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A 12-year-old Lusby girl succumbed on Friday, May 11, 2018, from injuries suffered in a motor vehicle crash on Tuesday, May 1, 2018. On May 1, 2018 at 6:50 a.m., the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office and emergency personnel responded to the area of Indian Bridge Road and Park Drive in Great Mills for...
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UPDATE 5/10/2018 @ 2:30 p.m.: On Thursday, May 10, 2018, at approximately approximately 2:00 p.m., the 3 month old male succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, D.C. Anyone who may have witnessed or who has information regarding the above mentioned incident is asked to contact Cpl....
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The Maryland Lottery’s $2,000,000 Fortune scratch-off delivered a life-changing top prize to a Hyattsville woman, answering her prayers for an improvement in the family’s finances. “We’ve had some financial issues and I prayed and prayed for some help,” she said, smiling. “But, this win is so much more.” The scratch-off fan started playing the Lottery’s first...
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UPDATE 5/9/2018: On Tuesday, May 8, 2018, Charles County Circuit Court Judge H. James West sentenced Rena Cassandra Crandell, 25, to 15 years in prison and an additional 20 years suspended time for the First Degree Burglary of Michael Beers and Conspiracy to Commit Armed Robbery. On April 12, 2017, pursuant to a plea...
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UPDATE 5/9/2018: On Thursday, May 3, 2018, Joseph William Smith, 25, of Lexington Park, plead guilty to six counts of animal cruelty and one count of resisting arrest. Smith was given 1 year in jail for the resisting arrest, but it was suspended down to 30 days, he was also given 30 days for each of...
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SMECO shares Southern Maryland with ospreys, eagles, and other majestic birds of prey. But it is unsafe for birds to nest on power lines. SMECO take seriously their commitment to the environment and their mission to provide reliable power to their customer-members. Their crews have installed more than 70 nesting platforms to provide birds...
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