Monthly Archives: December 2022

Police Investigating Overdose at Lackey High School

Police Investigating Overdose at Lackey High School

On Wednesday, December 14, 2022, at 10:12 a.m., a student at Lackey High School notified a Charles County Sheriff’s Office School Resource Officer (SRO) that he had used a vaping device that contained what he believed to be THC and which made him feel sick. The SRO escorted the student to the nurse’s office....
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Police in Indian Head Arrest Man for Rogue & Vagabond / Intoxicated Public Disturbance

Police in Indian Head Arrest Man for Rogue & Vagabond / Intoxicated Public Disturbance

On Sunday, December 11, 2022, at 3:40 a.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Riverside Run Community in Indian Head for the report of an unknown male banging on doors, attempting to break into vehicles, and acting disorderly. Officers canvassed the area and located the man in the area of...
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Wanda Lee “Tillie” Ammann, 67,

Wanda Lee “Tillie” Ammann, 67,

Wanda Lee “Tillie” Ammann, 67, of Leonardtown, MD, formerly of Cambridge, MD, passed away on November 17, 2022. Born on June 2, 1955 in Cambridge, MD, Tillie was the daughter of the late Wanda Dayton Dillon and Nathaniel Lee Spear. Tillie was the loving wife of the late Aloysius “Al” Ammann, Sr. whom she...
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Donald Harold Hathaway, “Pap”, 87,

Donald Harold Hathaway, “Pap”, 87,

Donald Harold Hathaway, “Pap”, 87 of Lexington Park, MD passed away on November 17, 2022 in La Plata, MD. He was born on October 27, 1935 to the late Blanche Mary (Mailhotte), and Banjamin Thomas Hathaway in Ausable Forks, NY. Donald is survived by his Daughter, Denise Hathaway of Cantensville, GA, his Step-Daughter, Beverly...
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Ada Elizabeth Russell, 89,

Ada Elizabeth Russell, 89,

Ada Elizabeth Russell, 89, of Morganza, MD, passed away on November 16, 2022 at her home with family by her side. She was born on December 16, 1932 in Grampton, MD to Mary Elizabeth Cusic Thompson and Joseph Henry Thompson, Sr. Ada married Walter Fidelis Russell, Sr. on July 23, 1951 at St. Joseph...
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Elizabeth “Betsy” Hicks, 52,

Elizabeth “Betsy” Hicks, 52,

Elizabeth “Betsy” Hicks, 52, a resident of Hollywood, Md., died Tuesday, November 1, 2022, at Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC., with her husband and children by her side. Funeral services are set for 11:00 am Saturday, November 19, at St. John Francis Regis Catholic Church in Hollywood, MD., with Rev. Father Ray Schmidt officiating....
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Richard Lee Knave, 74,

Richard Lee Knave, 74,

Richard Lee Knave, 74, of Chenoa, IL (formerly of Piney Point, MD) died on December 5, 2022 at St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Bloomington, IL. He was born on July 4, 1948 in Lynchburg, VA to Eleanor Knave Clarke of Punta Gorda, FL. On November 14, 1988 Richard married the love of his life,...
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Peggy Ann Raley, 91,

Peggy Ann Raley, 91,

Peggy Ann Raley, 91 died at Charlotte Hall Veterans Home, December 8, 2022. She was a long time resident of St Jerome’s Neck in Dameron, MD Born August 12, 1931 in Washington DC, she was the daughter of the late Margie and Sherman Unkle. Peggy worked in many professions during her life. As a...
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Thomas Lee Gregory Sr.

Thomas Lee Gregory Sr.

Thomas Lee Gregory Sr. passed peacefully on December 11, 2022, at 83 years of age. He resided at his Hughesville, MD home with his wife, Gloria Purvis Gregory, and their three horses. Tom was born on August 6, 1939, in Washington DC to Louis Thomas Gregory and Blanche Marie Gordon. He lived his early...
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John William Dorsey Sr. 82,

John William Dorsey Sr. 82,

John William Dorsey Sr. 82, of Mechanicsville, Maryland passed peacefully from this life to be with his loving Savior on December 9, 2022, in Mechanicsville, Virginia. John was born February 10, 1940, in Cumberland, Maryland to Irvin and Dorothy Dorsey. John married the love of his life Millie Montgomery on February 1, 1969 and...
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JoAnn Fitzhugh, 87,

JoAnn Fitzhugh, 87,

JoAnn Fitzhugh, 87, of Lexington Park, MD, peacefully passed away on November 8, 2022, at SagePoint Senior Living Services in La Plata, MD. Born on April 17, 1935, she was the daughter of the late J. Jarold Seaber and Lois Podelco (Broadwater) of Westernport, Maryland. Later, she graduated from Bruce High School in 1953....
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Melissa Lynne Kimps, 66,

Melissa Lynne Kimps, 66,

Melissa Lynne Kimps, 66 of California, MD passed away peacefully on November 23, 2022. She was born on June 9, 1956 to Theordore Edward Wade and Betty Jane (Ridge) Wade in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania . Melissa grew up in Pen Mar, Maryland with her four siblings and their fifth sister (cousin) Ellen. She attended Smithsburg...
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Maryland State Police Arrest Baltimore Woman for Fatal Hit and Run Involving Pedestrian in Prince George’s County

Maryland State Police Arrest Baltimore Woman for Fatal Hit and Run Involving Pedestrian in Prince George’s County

UPDATE 12/15/2022: Maryland State Police last night arrested the person wanted in connection for a fatal hit-and-run crash that occurred Dec. 4 in Prince George’s County. The suspect, Lidia Parada Benitez, 63, of Baltimore, is charged with leaving the scene of an injury collision and failing to report a collision to police. She is...
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Governor Hogan Announces Preliminary FY24 Budget Plan, Transformative Health Care Investments For Rural and Vulnerable Communities

Governor Hogan Announces Preliminary FY24 Budget Plan, Transformative Health Care Investments For Rural and Vulnerable Communities

Governor Larry Hogan today announced preliminary recommendations for the state’s Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) budget, a plan that supports continued economic growth and community revitalization, strong fiscal responsibility and budget sustainability, and key investments in critical areas—including expanding access to health care for rural and vulnerable communities. “I pledged to bring fiscal responsibility and...
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St. Mary’s County Department of Public Works Traffic Advisory in Chaptico for December 19, 2022

St. Mary’s County Department of Public Works Traffic Advisory in Chaptico for December 19, 2022

The St. Mary’s County Department of Public Works and Transportation is announcing the scheduled delivery of large box culverts to Manor Road at the Bull Run stream crossing in Chaptico, Maryland on December 19, 2022. The culverts will be offloaded using a crane which may restrict through traffic for several hours. Residents are asked...
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Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Whereabouts of Wanted Lusby Man – David Todd Dennison

Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Whereabouts of Wanted Lusby Man – David Todd Dennison

The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the whereabouts of David Todd Dennison, age 46 of Lusby. Dennison is wanted for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender and Negligent Manslaughter-Auto/Boat/Other Vehicle. Anyone with information in regards to Dennison, is asked to please contact the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office at (410) 535-2800, Cpl. J....
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One Injured After Motor Vehicle Collision Sends Vehicle Into Occupied Business in Indian Head

One Injured After Motor Vehicle Collision Sends Vehicle Into Occupied Business in Indian Head

On Tuesday, December 13, 2022, at approximately 2:30 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Glymont Road and Indian Head Highway in Indian Head, for a reported motor vehicle collision with one vehicle into a structure. Crews arrived on the scene to find two vehicles collided in the intersection which...
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The Living Sheriffs of St. Mary’s County

The Living Sheriffs of St. Mary’s County

Sheriff Steven A. Hall stands with Sheriff David Zylak (2002-2006), Sheriff Tim Cameron (2006-2022) and Sheriff Richard Voorhaar (1994-2002). The three previous St. Mary’s County sheriffs joined Sheriff Hall at St. Mary’s City earlier this month at a private ceremony for friends and family. Sheriff Hall noted that all of his promotions within the...
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UPDATE! MDOT Doubling Lyft Rideshare Credits to $10 to Give Marylanders a Safe Ride Home After 500 DUI Arrests Made in First 2 Weeks of December

UPDATE! MDOT Doubling Lyft Rideshare Credits to $10 to Give Marylanders a Safe Ride Home After 500 DUI Arrests Made in First 2 Weeks of December

The Maryland Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Administration’s (MDOT MVA) Highway Safety Office announced today that it has doubled the Lyft rideshare credit to $10 to encourage more Marylanders to take advantage of the safe ride option this holiday season. The rideshare credits are available through a grant from the Governors Highway Safety Association,...
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The Maryland of Agriculture Department Issues Request for Grant Proposals for Maryland Farms and Families Program

The Maryland of Agriculture Department Issues Request for Grant Proposals for Maryland Farms and Families Program

The Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) is accepting grant proposals for the Maryland Farms and Families Program from qualifying nonprofit organizations. This program aims to double the purchasing power of residents using federal nutrition benefits at farmers markets throughout the state. Projects must distribute at least 70% of the awarded grant funding to match...
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16-Year-Old Wanted for Shooting at Suitland High School in Custody, Victim Remains in Hospital with Non-life-threatening Injuries

16-Year-Old Wanted for Shooting at Suitland High School in Custody, Victim Remains in Hospital with Non-life-threatening Injuries

UPDATE 12/15/2022: The Prince George’s County Police Department charged a 16-year-old student in connection with a non-fatal shooting outside of Suitland High School last Thursday. The suspect turned himself in on Tuesday. He is charged as an adult. The 14-year-old victim remains hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries. On December 8, 2022, at approximately 10:00 am,...
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UPDATE: Santa Claus Visited St. Mary’s and Calvert Courtesy of the U.S. Navy

UPDATE: Santa Claus Visited St. Mary’s and Calvert Courtesy of the U.S. Navy

UPDATE: Adm. Santa Claus took to the skies aboard a UH-1Y Huey helicopter on the afternoon of December 14th with holiday helpers from the HX-21 Blackjacks for a pre-mission planning fight. The sortie focused on reconnaissance ahead of his upcoming operations on Christmas Eve. Children are advised to stay mission focused and maintain best...
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Slim Chickens Celebrates Their Grand Opening in St. Mary’s County

Slim Chickens Celebrates Their Grand Opening in St. Mary’s County

Darrin Atlas is celebrating the grand opening of the new Slim Chickens, a 170+ unit “better chicken” concept, located at 22622 MacArthur Blvd in California on Thursday, December 15th. No stranger to franchising, Atlas owns 9 Firehouse Sub locations across Maryland and Pennsylvania. While traveling in Texas with his brother, they stopped to eat...
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Montgomery County Teen Arrested for Stealing Grease from Lexington Park Restaurant Dumpsters

Montgomery County Teen Arrested for Stealing Grease from Lexington Park Restaurant Dumpsters

K-9 Deputy First Class Phillip Henry was conducting a premise check at the Lexington Village shopping center in Lexington Park early Wednesday morning when he came upon a suspicious vehicle and individual behind the Golden Chicken restaurant at the 46400 block of Lexington Village Way. Defendant Hamsel Lugo Peralta, age 19 of Silver Spring,...
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Impaired Waldorf Man Arrested for Attempted Kidnapping of 12-Year-Old Female, Detectives Seeking Information and Other Possible Victims

Impaired Waldorf Man Arrested for Attempted Kidnapping of 12-Year-Old Female, Detectives Seeking Information and Other Possible Victims

On Tuesday, December 12, 2022, at 12:53 p.m., a twelve year old victim was walking home in the Meadows at White Oak neighborhood in Waldorf when a man began to follow her in his vehicle and yell out of the window for her to get into his car. After the victim ignored the suspect,...
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