Monthly Archives: February 2018

Patricia Ann Linville, 74

Patricia Ann Linville, 74

Patricia Ann Linville, age 74 of Lancaster, Virginia, died February 20, 2018 at George Washington University Hospital in Washington, DC. Patricia was a retired Secretary, having worked for her family’s business for 30 plus years. She lived a happy and fulfilling life and was hopelessly in love with her soulmate and late husband, Roger...
Read More »

Russell Warren VanLieu, 101

Russell Warren VanLieu, 101

Russell Warren VanLieu, age 101 of La Plata, Maryland, died February 20, 2018 at the Sagepoint Nursing Home in La Plata, Maryland. Russell was an Accounting Assistant for 40 years with the Department of Justice (U.S. Government) and attended Sacred Heart Catholic Church and Mt. Carmel Monastery, both in La Plata, Maryland. He liked...
Read More »

Kathleen “Kathy” Ann Ford (Jones), 60

Kathleen “Kathy” Ann Ford (Jones), 60, of Lexington Park, MD formerly from Bushwood, MD passed away on February 21, 2018 at her home. Born on November 25, 1957 in Washington, DC, she was the daughter of the late Marion Patricia Woolley Jones and Harold Edward Jone. Kathy was the loving wife of Dennis Edward...
Read More »

Sherri Letitia Yorkshire

Sherri Letitia Yorkshire

Sherri Letitia Yorkshire departed this life peacefully and was called to eternal rest on Monday, February 19, 2018. Sherri was born to George and the late Sharon Chase, on May 7, 1970. Sherri was educated in the St. Mary’s County public school system. She served in the federal government for nearly 28 years, with...
Read More »

Tiffany S. Rosier

Tiffany S. Rosier

Peacefully on Sunday, February 17, 2018 Tiffany S. Rosier went home to be with the lord. Family and friends will gather on February 28, 2018 from 9:00 a.m. until time of service at 10:00 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 201 St. Mary’s Ave, LaPlata, MD 20646. Interment will follow at Sacred Heart Church...
Read More »

Ira L Holmes

Ira L Holmes

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...
Read More »

Louise C. Fowler

Peacefully on Wednesday, February 21, 2018 Louise C. Fowler went home to be with the lord. Family and friends will unite on Friday, March 2, 2018 from 9:00 a.m until time of service at 10:00 a.m. at Briscoe-Tonic Funeral Home, 2294 Old Washington Road, Waldorf, MD, 20601. Interment will follow at Heritage Cemetery in...
Read More »

Calvert Man and Friend Share $50,000 Winnings from Cash Explosion Scratch-off

Calvert Man and Friend Share $50,000 Winnings from Cash Explosion Scratch-off

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...
Read More »

UPDATE – VIDEO: Five Injured After Tractor Slams Into House in Clements

UPDATE – VIDEO: Five Injured After Tractor Slams Into House in Clements

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...
Read More »

Police in Charles County Looking for Four Suspects that Sexually Assaulted 16-Year-Old Girl at Gunpoint

Police in Charles County Looking for Four Suspects that Sexually Assaulted 16-Year-Old Girl at Gunpoint

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...
Read More »

Maryland Arbor Day Poster Contest Winners Announced

Maryland Arbor Day Poster Contest Winners Announced

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...
Read More »

Committee Cuts Judicial Pay Raise to $20K; Strong Support for Term Limits for Legislators, More Education Funding, $15 Minimum Wage

Committee Cuts Judicial Pay Raise to $20K; Strong Support for Term Limits for Legislators, More Education Funding, $15 Minimum Wage

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...
Read More »

Charles County Government Postal Addresses to Change on March 1

Charles County Government Postal Addresses to Change on March 1

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...
Read More »

Tri-County Animal Shelter Announces March Promotions

Tri-County Animal Shelter Announces March Promotions

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...
Read More »

Wednesday’s Pet – Special Friday Edition – Three Pets

Wednesday’s Pet – Special Friday Edition – Three Pets

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...
Read More »

California Man Spray Paints Car and Shoots Up Residence in Leonardtown

California Man Spray Paints Car and Shoots Up Residence in Leonardtown

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...
Read More »

Governor Larry Hogan Announces New Text to 9-1-1 System for Maryland

Governor Larry Hogan Announces New Text to 9-1-1 System for Maryland

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...
Read More »

Prince George’s County Police Department Mourns Loss of Veteran Officer

Prince George’s County Police Department Mourns Loss of Veteran Officer

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...
Read More »

Drunk Capitol Heights Woman Arrested After Caught Driving Over 100 MPH

Drunk Capitol Heights Woman Arrested After Caught Driving Over 100 MPH

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...
Read More »

VIDEO: Press Conference – Threat of Mass Violence at Leonardtown High School

VIDEO: Press Conference – Threat of Mass Violence at Leonardtown High School

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...
Read More »

Katherine (Kitty) Lee Kemp

Katherine (Kitty) Lee Kemp

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...
Read More »

Evelyn Doris Clements Brooks, 94

Evelyn Doris Clements Brooks, 94

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...
Read More »

Donald George Wines Sr

Donald George Wines Sr

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...
Read More »

Blanche E. Simmons

Blanche E. Simmons

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,...
Read More »

Barbara Jean “Bobbie” Johnson, 81

Barbara Jean “Bobbie” Johnson, 81

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...
Read More »