UPDATE: On Wednesday, August 28, 2019, at approximately 10:00 p.m. deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Golden Beach Road Park and Ride Commuter Bus lot, in Charlotte Hall, for the reported single vehicle collision involving a motorcycle. The operator of the motorcycle, later identified as Samuel Brent Talton, age...
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The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office, with the assistance of the Maryland State Police and the Maryland State Highway Administration, will be conducting two roadside sobriety checkpoints on two nights over the Labor Day weekend. A sobriety checkpoint will be conducted on Route 235 on Friday evening in the Lexington Park area, followed by...
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On Tuesday, August 27, 2019 – For the past fourteen years, Washington Monthly College Guide has ranked colleges “based on what they do for the country.” In the rankings released yesterday, St. Mary’s College of Maryland is ranked 30 among the top Liberal Arts Colleges in the United States St. Mary’s College, the National...
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Bayside Road in Leonardtown, MD, approximately 1,500 feet west of Big Chestnut Road intersection, will close on or about Monday, September 9, 2019, while crews replace drainage pipes. This road will be closed for approximately 2 weeks, weather dependent. There will be signs alerting motorists of detours and drivers are encouraged to use caution...
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On Saturday, August 24, 2019, Anthony Hawkins departed this earthly life. Family and friends will unite Tuesday, September 3, 2019 from 10:00 am until time of service 11 at Rock Creek Baptist Church 6707 Woodyard Rd, Upper Marlboro, MD 20772.
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Peacefully went home Herman Carroll to be with the Lord on Friday, August 24, 2019. The family will receive friends at St. Judah Spiritual Baptist Church, 43 Anacostia Road, NE, Washington, DC on Friday, August 30, 2019 from 10 a.m. until time of service at 11 a.m. Interment Maryland National Memorial Park, Laurel, MD....
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On Saturday, August 24,2019, Wilhelmina Ashton entered eternal rest. Family and friends will unite on Wednesday September 4th 10:00 am until time of Service at 11:00 am at Love of Christ Church 101 Leadbeater St, Alexandria, VA 22305. Interment will follow at Heritage Memorial Cemetery.
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Mary Anna Guy Clarke, 90, of Leonardtown, MD passed away in Leonardtown, MD on August 26, 2019. She was born on March 21, 1929 in Hollywood, MD. She was the loving daughter of the late Mary Louise (Raley) Spalding, and George Felix Spalding. Mary was the loving wife of the late Joseph Elmore Guy,...
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Jimmy Huen Adkins,84, of Great Mills, MD formerly from Coeburn, VA passed away on August 20, 2019. He was born on June 16, 1935 in Coeburn, VA and was the loving son of the late Lula V. Adkins and Forrest M. Adkins. Jimmy was the loving husband of Mary A. Adkins whom he married...
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Alia Nicole Watson, 23 of King George, VA passed away on August 24, 2019. She was born on July 12, 1996, in Clinton, MD. Life is not measured by the breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away. Our dearest Angel when you walked into a room you were breathtaking....
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The Department of Aging and Human Services, in conjunction with the Department of Public Works and Transportation, and the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office, will host an Identity Protection Day on Saturday, September 28, from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Garvey Senior Activity Center, located at 41780 Baldridge Street in Leonardtown, MD. Learn about...
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Calvert Hospice is pleased to offer Journeys, a support group for families. Journeys focuses on helping families heal after the loss of a loved one. Children meet once a week for 8 weeks to participate in age-appropriate support groups that will help them process their grief through creative activities, connect with other children who...
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On Sunday, August 25, 2019 at approximately 6:00 p.m., police fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Chancellors Run Road and Pegg Road in Great Mills, for the reported motor vehicle accident involving a motorcycle. Crews arrived on the scene to find a single motorcycle and minivan in the roadway. One patient...
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8/27/2019 @ 12:10 p.m.: On Tuesday, August 27, 2019 at approximately 6:00 a.m., Troopers from the Maryland State Police Leonardtown barrack responded to Great Mills Road at Midway Drive, in Lexington Park, for a report of a motor vehicle accident involving a pedestrian and a motorcycle. An on scene investigation revealed a Harley Davidson...
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Sheriff Tim Cameron and the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office are pleased to announce that for the first time there will be a dedicated School Resource Officer at each of the public middle and high schools in St. Mary’s. The Sheriff’s Office has seven School Resource Officers in place for the 2019-2020 school year,...
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Ruby Sharon Wise, 80, of Dunkirk passed away August 22, 2019 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born March 15, 1939 in Jonesboro, LA to Ruben Perry and Ruby Elise (Walker) Smith. Raised in Port Arthur, TX, she graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School and went on to nursing. After living...
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Sharon Gail Semler, age 74, died August 19, 2019. She was the devoted wife of Kenneth Semler. They shared a lifetime of loving memories during their 30-year marriage. She was the youngest daughter of John Loubertus Fenhagen and Mary Helen Fenhagen. Born and raised Catholic, graduating from Saint Michael’s in Ridge, Maryland. Retired in...
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On Saturday, August 24, 2019 at approximately 7:30 p.m., police fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Old Rolling Road and FDR Boulevard in California, for the reported motor vehicle accident involving a motorcycle. Crews arrived on the scene to find one motorcycle and single occupant lying in the roadway unconscious. The...
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The St. Mary’s County 2019 Opioid Crisis Response Plan is now available online. A variety of local partners, including the St. Mary’s County Health Department (SMCHD), law enforcement, treatment providers, and school system launched collaborative action to fight the local opioid epidemic in 2014. The first comprehensive local opioid response plan was developed for...
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On Friday, August 23, 2019, Deputy K. Molitor, from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Arrested Corrina Lyevette Savoy, 24, of Lexington Park. Deputies responded to the St. Mary’s County Circuit Courthouse in Leonardtown after courthouse security called for assistance with a disorderly subject. According to court documents, Savoy was standing in front of...
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On Saturday, August 3, 2019, at 2:20 a.m., Deputies from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office and Troopers from the Maryland State Police Leonardtown and Prince Frederick Barrack responded to the St. Mary’s Square on Great Mills Road in Lexington Park, for the reported burglary alarm. Deputies from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office arrived on...
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Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) is sponsoring a bus hotline for parents to call with questions about school bus routes. Call 301-932-6655 to access the hotline. The hotline is available 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Aug. 29-30, and 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 3-4. Bus route information for the 2019-20 is now available...
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On Saturday, August 24, 2019 at approximately 7:30 p.m., police fire and rescue personnel responded to Great Mills Road and South Shangri-La Drive in Lexington Park, for the reported motor vehicle accident with injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find two vehicles in the roadway in a head-on collision. One patient was transported...
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School leaders from Charles County’s 37 public schools and centers kicked off the 2019-20 school year last week during the annual Administrative Leadership Institute. The annual event welcomes Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) principals, vice principals and administrative assistants with three full days of professional development to kick off the new school year. The...
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Troopers from the Maryland State Police La Plata Barrack responded to a single vehicle collision in the area of Bensville Road/RT 229 at Marshall Corner Road/RT 227, in Pomfret. The preliminary investigation conducted by Troopers revealed a 2003 Dodge Neon, operated by Alia Nicole Watson, 23, of King George, Virginia, was traveling southbound on ...
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