Monthly Archives: February 2021

Calvert County Congratulates New and Expanded Businesses

Calvert County Congratulates New and Expanded Businesses

Calvert County is committed to fostering a dynamic and competitive business climate to ensure economic growth and sustainability. New businesses are a sign that the Calvert County economy continues to thrive. These new businesses help stimulate the economy and provide employment opportunities for local residents. The Calvert County Board of County Commissioners and the...
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Governor Hogan Announces FEMA-Supported Mass Vaccination Site in Southern Maryland

Governor Hogan Announces FEMA-Supported Mass Vaccination Site in Southern Maryland

Governor Larry Hogan today announced the opening of a FEMA-supported mass vaccination site in Southern Maryland, in addition to expanded surveillance of COVID-19 variants, an executive order requiring face coverings in schools, and a warning regarding vaccine fraud in Maryland. “Following both the federal and state vaccination plans, we continue to broaden the distribution...
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Drug Supplier in D.C. and Prince George’s County Drug Conspiracy Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges

Drug Supplier in D.C. and Prince George’s County Drug Conspiracy Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges

Thomas Parker III, a/k/a “June,” age 52, of Washington, D.C., pleaded guilty yesterday to federal charges related to his participation in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, heroin, and powder and crack cocaine.  Eight co-defendants previously pleaded guilty to their roles in the drug conspiracy. The guilty plea was announced by Acting United States Attorney...
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Calvert County Board of County Commissioners Congratulates Rachel Jones on Appointment to the Maryland House of Delegates

Calvert County Board of County Commissioners Congratulates Rachel Jones on Appointment to the Maryland House of Delegates

The Calvert County Board of County Commissioners has issued the following statement following Governor Larry Hogan’s appointment of Rachel Jones to fill the vacancy for the Maryland House of Delegates District 27B: “The Board of County Commissioners extends its congratulations to Rachel Jones on her appointment to represent the citizens of District 27B. Rachel’s...
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SOMD Blue Crabs’ Regency Furniture Stadium To Become Mass Vaccination Site

SOMD Blue Crabs’ Regency Furniture Stadium To Become Mass Vaccination Site

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan announced today the opening of a FEMA-supported mass vaccination site at Regency Furniture Stadium. The site will open no later than March 11, and thousands of COVID-19 vaccinations will be administered seven days a week. Since the onset of COVID-19, the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs have done everything possible to...
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Maryland Residents with a Social Security Number Already on File with the State are One Step Closer to REAL ID

Maryland Residents with a Social Security Number Already on File with the State are One Step Closer to REAL ID

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has modified critical requirements for obtaining a REAL ID as a result of the REAL ID Modernization Act passed by Congress last year. The Act provides updates to the original REAL ID requirements set more than 15 years ago, and will make it easier for some Marylanders...
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VIDEO: St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Identities of Vandalism Suspects at Chaptico Park

VIDEO: St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Identities of Vandalism Suspects at Chaptico Park

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the identities of the persons shown in a vandalism investigation. On Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021 between 5-5:30 pm, the suspects illegally entered Chaptico Park by removing a section of the split-rail fence and rode on the BMX bicycle track causing damage to it. Anyone with information...
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Police in Anne Arundel County Police Recover Drugs and Stolen Gun After Traffic Stop

Police in Anne Arundel County Police Recover Drugs and Stolen Gun After Traffic Stop

On February 19, 2021 at approximately 4:05 p.m. an officer from the Anne Arundel County Police Department conducted a traffic stop on a Green 2001 Lexus in the area of southbound Baltimore Washington Parkway and Arundel Mills Boulevard in Hanover. Upon approaching the vehicle the officer observed the vehicle was occupied by a driver...
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Prince George’s County Police Search for Driver & Vehicle Involved in Fatal Hit-and-Run

Prince George’s County Police Search for Driver & Vehicle Involved in Fatal Hit-and-Run

The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit would like to speak to anyone who witnessed or has information on a fatal pedestrian hit-and-run in the City of Seat Pleasant early Saturday morning. The deceased pedestrian is 32-year-old Curtis Andrew Parker of District Heights. On February 20, 2021, at approximately 1:00...
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Calvert County Woman Wins $100,000 on Scratch-Off at Discount Liquors in Huntingtown

Calvert County Woman Wins $100,000 on Scratch-Off at Discount Liquors in Huntingtown

A Lucky woman wins big after a trip to Discount Liquors in Huntingtown ended up making the Calvert County resident $100,000 richer! The lucky 39-year-old Huntingtown woman purchased her $10 instant ticket, scratched the winning numbers and realized that her game didn’t have any matches. However, she did reveal a 10x symbol. On the...
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Marco Y. Felder, 46

Marco Y. Felder, 46

Marco Y. Felder, 46, of Washington, DC, was born July 10th at Walter Reed Army Medical Center to Romeo Felder, Jr. of Orangeburg, SC and Articlees Palmer Felder of Washington, DC. Marco was a graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School and Claflin University. Marco was married to his college sweetheart, Yolanda Bruce Felder of...
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Mary E. Johnson, 91

Mary E. Johnson, 91

Mary E. Johnson, 91 of Waldorf, MD, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, February 9, 2021. A private service will be held to celebrate the life of Mrs.Johnson.
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John Robert Cutchember, 91

John Robert Cutchember, 91

John Robert Cutchember, age 91, of Lexington Park, MD, affectionately known as Kelly, to all who knew and adored him departed this life on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at Medstar Georgetown Hospital. Kelly was born on November 11, 1929 to the late Leo Cutchember and Lillian Cutchember Brown. He began his education at School...
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Kenneth Anthony Chan

Kenneth Anthony Chan

Suddenly on Saturday, February 13, 2021. Kenneth Anthony Chan departed this earthly life in Cheverly, MD. Family and friends will unite on Friday, February 26, 2021 from 10:00am until time of service 11:00am at St. Augustine Church 1419 V Street NW, Washington, DC 20009. Interment will follow at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Washington, DC.
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Viola J. Caldwell “Chippy”

Viola J. Caldwell “Chippy”

On Monday, February 8, 2021, Viola J. Caldwell affectionately known as “Chippy” by her family and close friends peacefully departed this earthly life at her residence in Waldorf, MD surrounded by her loving children. She was preceded in death by her parents, Shepherd and Elouise “”Nancy”” Jenkins and siblings, Rufus Jenkins, Sr., Ernest D....
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Elizabeth Delores Harris, 90

Elizabeth Delores Harris, 90

Elizabeth Delores Harris, passed away peacefully at age 90 on February 13, 2021. Elizabeth was born on March 18, 1930, in Hillsville, Maryland. She was educated in the St. Mary’s County School system and graduated from Banneker High School. She married William Harris in 1970 and was married to William until his death in...
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Betty Jean Jennings “Mickey”

Betty Jean Jennings “Mickey”

Betty Jean Jennings, lovingly known as “Mickey”, was born March 3, 1944 in Charles County, Maryland to Raymond and Madeline Young. Growing up in Frederick, Maryland, Mickey was a pretty girl but shy and quiet. Being the second oldest of nine children, she would help her mom with the other children and always seen...
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Deloris Wright

Deloris Wright

On Sunday, February 14, 2021, Deloris Wright departed this earthly life. Friends and Family will gather on Tuesday, February 23, 2021, from 3:00pm until time of service 4:00pm for a memorial service at Briscoe-Tonic Funeral Home located at 2294 Old Washington Road, Waldorf, MD.
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Rennard Peter Sweetney, Sr.

Rennard Peter Sweetney, Sr.

Rennard Peter Sweetney, Sr. of Waldorf, MD, entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, February 10, 2021. Family and Friends will unite on Wednesday, February 24, 2021 at 10:00am at New Life Church, 9690 Shepherds Creek Place in La Plata, MD until time of service at 11:00am. Interment will follow at Trinity Memorial Gardens.
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Tonya Evette Blake (Clarke)

Tonya Evette Blake (Clarke)

Tonya Evette Blake (Clarke) was born July 1, 1970 in Leonardtown, Maryland to Brenda E. Williams and Jerome Clarke Sr. She attended St. Mary’s County Public schools and graduated from Great Mills High School in 1988. Tonya was a member of First Missionary Baptist Church of Lexington Park, Maryland. At the time of her...
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Detectives in Charles County Conducting Death Investigation

Detectives in Charles County Conducting Death Investigation

On February 21, 2021, at 10:46 a.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to a wooded area in the 3300 block of Plaza Way in Waldorf for the report of an unconscious person in a small body of water. Upon arrival, officers located an adult male who was deceased; there were no...
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Head-on Collision Leaves Two Trapped in Hughesville, Both Patients Flown to Area Trauma Center

Head-on Collision Leaves Two Trapped in Hughesville, Both Patients Flown to Area Trauma Center

On Saturday, February 20, 2021, at 12:20 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Leonardtown Road and Herbert Road in Hughesville, for the motor vehicle collision reported serious with subjects trapped. Crews arrived on the scene to find two vehicles involved in a head-on style collision with one patient in...
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Detectives Investigating Triple Shooting in Capitol Heights That Leaves Two Dead

Detectives Investigating Triple Shooting in Capitol Heights That Leaves Two Dead

The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit is working to determine the circumstances of a double fatal shooting Friday night in Capitol Heights. The names of the two decedents, both adult males, will be released once they are identified and their families are notified. A third adult male was also shot. He remains...
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Two Woman Killed After Wrong Way Driver Causes Collision in Prince George’s County, Maryland State Police Investigating

Two Woman Killed After Wrong Way Driver Causes Collision in Prince George’s County, Maryland State Police Investigating

Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal crash that left two people dead Sunday morning in Prince George’s County. On Sunday, February 21, 2021, at approximately 5:10 a.m., troopers from the Maryland State Police College Park Barrack responded to eastbound Route 50 and Route 202 on a report of a two-vehicle head-on crash. According...
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VIDEO: Suspected Impaired Driver Sends Two to Trauma Center After Three Vehicle Collision in Hollywood

VIDEO: Suspected Impaired Driver Sends Two to Trauma Center After Three Vehicle Collision in Hollywood

On Sunday, February 21, 2021, at approximately 6:35 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the intersection of Three Notch Road and Hollywood Road in Hollywood, for the reported motor vehicle collision with injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find three vehicles involved with two of the vehicles off the roadway. Firefighters...
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