Mary Evelyn Hayes, 103, of Dunkirk and formerly of Forestville passed away April 2, 2024. She was born August 10, 1920, in Friendship to Thomas H. and Eva (Armiger) Tucker. Mary was raised on the family farm in Friendship. She married James Hayes in 1949 and they lived in Wayson’s Corner for a short...
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Barbara “Grammie” Palakanis, 86, of Cobb Island, MD passed on March 31st, 2024, after a long and gallant battle with kidney disease.She was born on January 18,1938 in Scranton, Pennsylvania and grew up in Dickson City with her parents, Anthony and Mary (Kolback) Sadowski. After her mother passed away at a young age, she...
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Daniel John Caton of Lusby, MD died on March 31, 2024 at 86 years old. Dan was preceded in death by his wife of 55 years, Nancy Hathaway Caton, his brother, Wayne Caton, and his parents, Ida Fiocchi Caton and John Caton. He is survived by his children, Stephen A. Caton and his wife,...
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Mark Steven Irving, 64, of Chesapeake Beach, Maryland, passed away on March 29, 2024, at his home. Mark was born on November 17, 1959 in Washington, D.C. to Claude Rucker and Genevieve Hope (Compton) Irving. Mark grew up in Riverton, West Virginia, and graduated from Circleville High School class of 1979. He served as...
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Michael Jeffrey Hickman, 32, passed away on April 2, 2024 in LaPlata, Maryland. Born on April 3, 1991 in Fargo, North Dakota, he was the loving son of Jeffrey and Cathy Hickman of Palm Harbor, Florida. After spending his childhood in West Fargo, North Dakota and Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, Michael moved with his family...
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Rebecca Lynn Avery, 48, passed away on April 1, 2024. Born in Marlow Heights, MD on September 22, 1975. She is the daughter of Glenn Michael Parks and Karen Lynn Parks. Rebecca worked as an assistant manager for the family automotive business. She was blessed with one daughter, Sophia who was the highlight of...
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Born September 27, 1951 – Passed April 1, 2024 He was the son to the late Hazel and Walter Petriw; brother to Barbra Ballew and the late Sharon Williamson; spouse to Jean DeMar; father to Mike R. DeMar, Robert W. Oyaski, Melissa L. Young (Oyaski); grandfather to William Burgess, William Oyaski, Robert Oyaski, Nicole...
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Floyd Daniel “Buddy” Owens passed away peacefully on April 2, 2024, at his home in Leonardtown, Maryland, at the age of 81, with his loving family and pastors at his side after an honorable and long battle with cancer. Buddy lived a life full of adventures, a career of service to our nation, and...
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James Edward Walls, Jr. passed away peacefully at home on March 26, 2024, in the presence of loved ones. Jim was born in Frankfurt, Germany to the late James Walls, Sr. and Irmgard Walls. He is survived by his loving wife of 53 years, Sandra Walls; son, Adam Walls, daughters, Jennifer Borror and Juliana...
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Dwight Robert Husk, aged 71, from Mechanicsville, MD, passed away at his home on April 1, 2024. He was born on October 8, 1952, to Oral O’Neil and Edith Pearl (Keys) Husk in Prince George’s County, MD. A 1970 graduate of Central High School in Capitol Heights, MD, he began his career in law...
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Joanne Smith Rowe, 90, of Upper Marlboro, MD, passed away on April 3, 2024. Born on May 24, 1933, in Forest City, NC, she was the daughter of the late Wilbur E. and Ollie Smith and was one of four children. She married her beloved husband, Walter W. “Bill” Rowe on July 15, 1956,...
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Mary Ellen Miller, aged 88, from Charlotte Hall, MD, peacefully passed away on April 2, 2024, with her loved ones by her side. She was born on August 7, 1935, to Harold and Edith Hampson in Canonsburg, PA. In 1954, she met her future husband, Robert Miller. Mary Ellen and Robert fell in love...
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On Easter morning Linda, one of God’s children, went Home on her final journey. She passed at home after a short illness surrounded by loved ones. Linda was born in Worcester, MA, the daughter of Donald D. and Dorothy Metcalf (Leary). Linda lost her mother at the tender age of 11 and that had...
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Janice ”Jan” Barbara Emerson, 81, of Lexington Park, Maryland, passed away peacefully on March 28, 2024 at home with her loving family at her side. Jan was born on October 22, 1942 in Newton Center, Massachusetts, to the late to Harold Samuel French and Helen (Condit) French. Jan graduated from Greenfield High School, MA...
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Maryland State Police are investigating a crash that occurred in Prince George’s County this morning. Shortly before 11 a.m., troopers from the Maryland State Police Forestville Barrack responded to the area of northbound Interstate 495, near Maryland Route 4 for a report of a vehicle fire. According to a preliminary investigation, a dump truck...
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In March, the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office (SMCSO) Alcohol Enforcement Unit conducted separate alcohol and tobacco compliance checks. On March 21, 2024, alcohol compliance checks were performed using a Sheriff’s Office confidential informant (CI), who was 18 years old and wearing jeans and an athletic sweatshirt. The underage individual was informed to enter...
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The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit charged a son in connection with the murder of his mother inside of their home in the town of Bladensburg. The suspect is 51-year-old Reginald English. He’s charged with the murder of 72-year-old Lorena Royster. On April 3, 2024, at approximately 11:10 pm, officers with the...
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On Saturday, April 6, 2024, at approximately 1:36 a.m., Southern District officers responded to Sands Road near Patuxent Mobile Estates for a single vehicle crash. The investigation revealed a 2012 Infiniti G37 was traveling northbound on Sands Road at a high rate of speed. The driver lost control of the vehicle, crossed over the...
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The Leonardtown Square Facebook Page posted the following information on Monday, April 8th. To the immediate attention of the four young men who decided to climb on the roof of the former PNC Bank building at 12:45 a.m. Saturday morning to trespass and damage private property by tossing a cinder block off the roof...
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The St. Mary’s County Commission on the Environment is excited to announce the return of their highly anticipated Earth Day event; taking place on Saturday, April 20, 2024, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the historic Summerseat Farm, located at 26655 Three Notch Road in Mechanicsville. Attendees can look forward to a full...
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Sheriff Troy Berry, alongside Director Ryan Ross (Charles County Detention Center), Training Commander Lt. Ryan Taylor (CCDC), and Chief Deputy of the Circuit Court Joyce Tippett, gathered for a badge-pinning and swearing-in ceremony, honoring four exceptional new correctional officers set to graduate tonight after completing 11 weeks of training at the Southern Maryland Criminal...
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The first catch of the afternoon was a white catfish—saved by its wider head and a few less anal fin rays, and tossed back into the water. The blue catfish came next—two in quick succession. “It only takes a few minutes for them to start biting,” said Capt. Marcus Wilson, whose Rock-N-Robin Charter Fishing, operated...
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A partial solar eclipse will occur on Monday, April 8, 2024, in St. Mary’s County. The eclipse will begin at approximately 2:00 p.m. and end just after 4:30 p.m., with maximum coverage at approximately 3:20 p.m. During the eclipse, there will be 86-88% coverage, during which it will get darker outside, but there will...
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Maryland’s six casinos combined to generate $178,137,823 in revenue from slot machines and table games during March 2024, the fifth-best single-month total in the history of the state’s casino program. The March 2024 revenue figure represented an increase of $1,613,239 (0.9%) compared to March 2023. Casino gaming contributions to the state in March 2024...
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St. Mary’s County Government’s Department of Public Works & Transportation (DPW&T) is announcing upcoming utility work at the corner of Mervell Dean Road and Maryland Route 235 (Three Notch Road). Residents may experience related traffic delays and/or brief road closures on or around Thursday, April 11 and Friday, April 12, 2024. Local traffic will...
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