Billy Oliver Riffe, 87, of Crab Orchard, West Virginia passed away May 4, 2023, in Waldorf. He was born May 30, 1935, in Mabscott, WV to Charles Walton and Alma (Meadows) Riffe. Billy was the seventh born of eighteen children and family meant everything to him. As one of the middle children, he had...
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Patricia Bailes Swann, 80, of Owings, MD, passed away peacefully on May 5, 2023, in Dunkirk, MD. She was born on March 5, 1943, in Rogersville, TN, to Helen Allen and Clayton Bailes. Patricia, also known as Pat, moved from East Tennessee to Maryland in the mid-1960s to pursue a career as a legal...
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Edna Mae Gott, 85, of Prince Frederick passed away May 7, 2023. She was born August 7, 1937 in Sunderland to Preston Sr. and Mary Theresa (Lauer) King. Edna is a lifelong resident of Calvert County; she grew up in West Beach and went to Calvert County Public Schools. She worked in the food...
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Christina Marie Sita, “Sissy”, 33, of Huntingtown, MD passed away May 6, 2023 in the love of her own home. Christina was born on September 29, 1989 in Washington, DC to Thomas and Cindy Sita. She was raised in Calvert County where she attended Huntingtown High and graduated in 2007. She then went on to...
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Herbert Herman Pontow, 80, of Lusby, Maryland went home to be with the Lord on May 8, 2023. Herb was born in Bremen, Illinois on December 26, 1942. He was the son of Hedwig (Meyer) & Gerhard Pontow. On March 30, 1985, he married Thea L. Jeeninga in Kansas City, Missouri. Herb is survived...
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Brian Keith St. Mary, 54 of Hollywood, MD passed away on May 4, 2023 at home with his family by his side. He was born on October 9, 1968 in Kingsburg, CA to Dan St. Mary and Marie Miller Lowe. Brian grew up between Haileyville, OK and Yakima, WA. He graduated from Davis High School...
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Kenneth James Lindsay, Sr., 71, of Upper Marlboro, MD, peacefully passed away on May 2, 2023, surrounded by loved ones. On September 15, 1951, Kenneth was born to the late Walter and Estelle Lindsay in Uniontown, PA. After graduation in 1969, he worked as a union painter for over 27 years and then joined...
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Jennings C. Cross, Jr., 95, of Hughesville, MD passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 2, 2023, with his loving family by his side. Jennings was born October 1, 1927 in Aquasco, MD to the late Jennings Columbus Cross, Sr. and Emma May Canter Cross. Jennings grew up working on his family farm helping to...
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Raymond Edward Nowak, 73, of Lexington Park, MD passed away after a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease on April 30, 2023 surrounded by his loving family. He was born on January 18, 1950 in Patuxent River, Maryland to the late Edward Nowak and Laura (Blessing) Nowak. Ray grew up in Lexington Park, MD. He is a...
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Mary Bertha Kelly, 93 of Great Mills, Maryland received her heavenly reward on Wednesday, April 26, 2023 at the Hospice House in Callaway. She was born on March 6, 1930 in Sally Hill Maryland to the late Joseph Johnson Kelly and Mary Nancy Kelly. Mary attended Banneker Elementary School. She worked at the Gallery...
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Mary D. Garner, 93 of Leonardtown, Maryland passed away on April 28, 2023 at Complete Care at La Plata. She was born on February 23, 1930 in Washington, D.C. to the late James Sidney Disharoon and Mary Agnes Lafferty Disharoon. Mary grew up in Philadelphia, PA, and then Florida where she graduated from high...
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Christopher Brian Corbett, 44, of Leonardtown, MD passed away on May 2, 2023 at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington D.C., with his loving family at his side. He was born on August 29, 1978 in Athens, GA to Linda Marie Cheseldine of Leonardtown, MD. Chris moved to St. Mary’s County when he was...
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Gary Lee Latham, 80, of Mechanicsville, MD, passed away at home on April 28, 2023 in Charlotte Hall, MD. He was born on December 14, 1942 in Washington, DC to the late Lucius Lansworth Latham and the late Mollie Kate Gibson Latham. After attending Oxon Hill High School, Gary enlisted in the United States...
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Carl Watson Moseley Jr., 46, of Upper Marlboro, MD passed away unexpectedly on April 29, 2023. Carl was born June 30, 1976 in Washington, DC to Carl Watson Moseley Sr. and Gloria Lynn Ansell Boykin. Carl worked in the flooring industry installing carpet and various types of flooring. Carl had one son, Andrew Patrick...
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The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Alcohol Enforcement Unit recently conducted a series of alcohol compliance checks at 12 businesses in central and southern St. Mary’s County. Eleven of the establishments were found to be compliant, while one business failed to ask an underage person for identification. The covert compliance checks were conducted on...
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On Tuesday, May 9, 2023, at approximately 4:33 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Three Notch Road and St. Andrew’s Church Road in California, for the motor vehicle collision with unknown injuries. Crews arrived on the scene to find three vehicles involved. Firefighters made contact with the operator of...
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Round Room, LLC., one of the nation’s largest Verizon Authorized Retailers, announces that its TCC and Wireless Zone retail businesses will be holding the second annual Rescues Rock initiative to support local animal rescues nationwide. On Saturday, May 13, at 1 p.m. local time, as a part of its Rescues Rock initiative. The local TCC stores will be holding the...
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The Maryland State Police Leonardtown Barrack is investigating a theft that occurred from the Walmart, located in California, MD. The suspect approached someone’s cart and took a wallet from inside a purse. If you have any information regarding this incident or recognize the person in this photo, please contact the Duty Officer at the...
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The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office is dedicated to reducing the number of alcohol related fatalities in support of the Maryland Highway Safety Office’s “Towards Zero Deaths” campaign. One of the ways the Sheriff’s Office supports this initiative is by utilizing grant funding obtained from the Maryland Highway Safety Office to place additional deputies on...
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On May 5, 2023, at approximately 2:00 p.m., officers responded to a shooting in the 2100 block of Somerville Road in Annapolis. Upon arrival, officers learned that a male suspect shot a male and female in the parking lot; he then shot himself. The female victim and the male suspect were pronounced deceased on...
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The Maryland State Police partnered with local allied law enforcement agencies to conduct a cooperative high-visibility patrol initiative to combat dangerous driving on Cinco de Mayo weekend. Enforcement efforts were concentrated on driving behaviors that often lead to injuries or fatalities such as aggressive, distracted and impaired driving. During the course of the operation,...
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The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the whereabouts of Joshua David Chamberlain, age 37 of Drayden, who is wanted for violating the terms of his Pre-Trial release from the St. Mary’s County Detention and Rehabilitation Center. Chamberlain is awaiting trial for Theft: $100 to under $1,500 and absconded from the Project Chesapeake...
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On Monday, May 8 at 11:15 a.m., two Westlake High School students were involved in a physical altercation during lunchtime. The School Resource Officer and school administrators responded to the cafeteria and separated the students. At that time several other students began acting disorderly, causing further disturbance, however officers and school administrators were able...
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Leadership Southern Maryland (LSM) is now accepting applications for the LSM Emerging Leaders Program (LEAP), a six-month leadership academy for early- and mid-career professionals living or working in Calvert, Charles, and St. Mary’s counties. LEAP participants strengthen their leadership acumen, develop career plans, and forge connections with LSM’s network of more than 500 community-engaged...
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UPDATE 5/8/2023: On May 7, 2023. at 4:10 p.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to numerous calls for the sound of gunshots inside the St. Charles Town Center located at 11130 Mall Circle in Waldorf. When officers arrived, they established a perimeter and entered the mall to try to locate potential...
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