Monthly Archives: January 2024

Calvert County Planning & Zoning Invites Public Feedback on Zoning Articles 1, 2, and 29

Calvert County Planning & Zoning Invites Public Feedback on Zoning Articles 1, 2, and 29

Public comment period open Feb. 2 through Feb. 23; public forum set for Feb. 15 The Calvert County Department of Planning & Zoning invites county residents to participate in the Calvert County Zoning Ordinance update process. Citizens are invited to participate through public comment, a public forum and observing work sessions and meetings to...
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Two Arrested Following Assault and Robbery in Lexington Park

Two Arrested Following Assault and Robbery in Lexington Park

On Saturday, January 27, 2024, Deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to a residence on Sue Drive in Lexington Park  for the report of an assault and robbery. According to the victim, the incident occurred at approximately 4:50 p.m., in the rear of the St. Mary’s Square shopping center near the...
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Iranian and Two Canadian Nationals Indicted in Murder-for-Hire Scheme in Maryland

Iranian and Two Canadian Nationals Indicted in Murder-for-Hire Scheme in Maryland

One Iranian and two Canadian nationals have been charged with conspiracy to use interstate commerce in the commission of a murder-for-hire plot. According to court documents, from December 2020 through March 2021, Naji Sharifi Zindashti, 49, Damion Patrick John Ryan, 43, and Adam Richard Pearson, 29, conspired with each other in a plot to...
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Walmart Announces New Bonuses and Wages for Store Managers

Walmart Announces New Bonuses and Wages for Store Managers

On Monday, January 29, 2024, John Furner, President and CEO, Walmart U.S., announced an expansion of these investments to include an annual stock grant of up to $20,000. Making Walmart the best place to shop means we need to make it the best place to work. To accomplish that, we are on a journey...
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UPDATE: Mechanicsville Man Sentenced to Life for Killing His Wife Loses Bid for Reduction of Sentence

UPDATE: Mechanicsville Man Sentenced to Life for Killing His Wife Loses Bid for Reduction of Sentence

UPDATE 1/29/2024: James Walter Harley, Jr., convicted of First-Degree premeditated murder in Calvert County in 2018, has lost his bid to have his sentence reduced. Circuit Court Judge Mark S. Chandlee denied Harley’s motion for reconsideration of sentence on January 26, 2024, stating that he has “serious concerns for the safety and well-being of...
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Prince George’s County Police Department Announces Graduation of Academy Session 150

Prince George’s County Police Department Announces Graduation of Academy Session 150

The Prince George’s County Police Department is proud to announce the graduation of 36 recruits from the Prince George’s County Police Department’s Police Training Academy on Friday. Of the 36 graduates, 25 will join us here at the Prince George’s County Police Department. The remaining 11 will join the ranks of multiple partner law...
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Police Investigating Pedestrian Struck in Leonardtown, Victim Flown to Trauma Center

Police Investigating Pedestrian Struck in Leonardtown, Victim Flown to Trauma Center

On Monday, January 29, 2024, at 7:55 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of St. Andrew’s Church Road and Blacksmith Shop Road in Leonardtown, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving a pedestrian. Crews arrived on the scene to find an adult male was struck by a vehicle, he was...
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Charles County Public School Scholarship Application Workshop Coming for Students Graduating in 2024

Charles County Public School Scholarship Application Workshop Coming for Students Graduating in 2024

A Scholarship Application Workshop on Saturday, Feb. 10, will help college-bound high school seniors and their parents navigate the application process. Held from 9 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., at the College of Southern Maryland (CSM) La Plata Campus, Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) staff will walk through the application process for local and state...
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Cavlert County High School Students Selected for 2024 Maryland General Assembly Page Program

Cavlert County High School Students Selected for 2024 Maryland General Assembly Page Program

Two Calvert County Public Schools’ (CCPS) students will serve as student pages during the 2024 Legislative Session of the Maryland General Assembly (MGA), which runs from January to early April. Congratulations to Northern High School students Margaret Rathgeb and Paige Plater who were selected to represent Calvert County in the 2024 MGA Page Program,...
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Tenth District Volunteer Fire Department Places Their New 2023 Freightliner/Pierce Tanker in Service

Tenth District Volunteer Fire Department Places Their New 2023 Freightliner/Pierce Tanker in Service

On Saturday January 27, 2024, the Tenth District Volunteer Fire Department placed their new Tanker 8 in service! The new tanker is a 2023 Freightliner/Pierce with a 3,000 gallon water tank and a 1,250 GPM pump. The unit is equipped with side and rear dumps, and can accept a direct tank fill at a...
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Leonard Hall Junior Naval Academy Will Remain Open

Leonard Hall Junior Naval Academy Will Remain Open

Southern Maryland News Net received the following announcement from Leonard Hall Junior Naval Academy: Good Evening Leonard Hall Junior Naval Academy Families and Community Members, It is my honor and privilege to share with you that we are keeping the doors open. A special meeting was held on January 26th, 2024 to meet with...
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Talk About the Future of Museums’ History

Talk About the Future of Museums’ History

The lighthouses at Piney Point and St. Clement’s Island shine over storied waters, navigated for thousands of years before the towers’ construction. The old jailhouse in Leonardtown prompts inquiries about justice, and injustice, meted out over centuries. A schoolhouse in Drayden serves as a reminder of a painful divide that remained unchallenged, until only...
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Local Law Firm Hosted Annual Expungement Day

Local Law Firm Hosted Annual Expungement Day

On Wednesday January 24, 2024, Williams McClernan, & Stack LLC (“WMS Lawyers”) hosted its annual Expungement Day at the St. Mary’s County Library in Lexington Park. From 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., citizens were able to receive free legal services from attorneys Marsha Williams, Kathleen McClernan, Alycia Stack, and Tiffany Young, in regard to...
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Remembering Nazi Victims and Fragile Freedoms

Remembering Nazi Victims and Fragile Freedoms

Charlotte, N.C. resident David Gafel remembers being in his mid-twenties when he first understood the impact of Nazi persecution on his family. “I knew my grandfather had been in a concentration camp, but the details were too painful for my father to talk about for much of my life.” Once the enormity of his...
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Noise Advisory for NAS Pax River, Webster Outlying Field January 29 – March 8, 2024

Noise Advisory for NAS Pax River, Webster Outlying Field January 29 – March 8, 2024

Communities surrounding the Outlying Field Webster and the Naval Air Station Patuxent River are advised that there will be an increase in aircraft flight activities associated with the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School training. This increase in aircraft activity will occur from January 29 through March 08, 2024. The U.S. Naval Test Pilot School...
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UPDATE: Charles County Crime Solvers Offering Cash Reward After Woman Shot at Waldorf Mall During Attempted Robbery

UPDATE: Charles County Crime Solvers Offering Cash Reward After Woman Shot at Waldorf Mall During Attempted Robbery

UPDATE 1/28/2024: On January 25, 2024, at approximately 8:00 p.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to Mall Circle for the report of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers located a woman with a gunshot wound to her arm. She was transported to a hospital with injuries that were not life threatening. A...
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Beltsville Volunteer Fire Department Station 831 Staff Relocated Due to Firehouse Safety Concerns

Beltsville Volunteer Fire Department Station 831 Staff Relocated Due to Firehouse Safety Concerns

On Wednesday, January 24, 2024, Prince George’s County Fire Chief Tiffany D. Green, and Command Staff hosted a community meeting, held at Station 831 with the residents, volunteer leadership, and elected officials to discuss the need for the temporary relocation of assigned career and volunteer personnel. A complement of 20 career firefighters and 18...
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Woman Transported to Hospital with Leg Injury After Being Struck by Vehicle in Lexington Park

Woman Transported to Hospital with Leg Injury After Being Struck by Vehicle in Lexington Park

On Saturday, January 27, 2024, at approximately 9:15 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Pegg Road and Spring Wood Court in Lexington Park, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving a pedestrian. Crews arrived on the scene to find an adult female was struck by a vehicle and was...
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Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Introduces Newest Deputies

Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Introduces Newest Deputies

The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office is proud to introduce Calvert’s newest deputies. Please join us in welcoming Deputy Ryan Campbell, Deputy Casey Hill, and Deputy Anna Morrison to the agency. Our new deputies were sworn in, pinned, and signed their Oath of Office during the Calvert Board of County Commissioners’ public meeting on Tuesday,...
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Baltimore Woman Charged with 10 Counts of Attempted Murder Following Violent Crime Spree

Baltimore Woman Charged with 10 Counts of Attempted Murder Following Violent Crime Spree

The Prince George’s County Police Department located and arrested a suspect who committed two stabbings and several additional violent crimes in the county Thursday evening. The suspect is 31-year-old Tanay Stallings-Brown of Baltimore. On January 25, 2024, at approximately 5:05 pm, PGPD officers were dispatched to Forest Park Drive and Ritchie Road in Capitol...
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Police Investigating Attempted Murder in White Plains, Multiple Residences Struck by Gunfire

Police Investigating Attempted Murder in White Plains, Multiple Residences Struck by Gunfire

On Friday, January 26, 2024, at approximately 8:30 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the 3000 block of Amberton Court in White Plains, for a possible shooting. The 911 caller was hysterical and could not provide much information other than a male subject was shot and actively being driven to an area...
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VIDEO: Four Transported to Hospital After Collision in Lexington Park

VIDEO: Four Transported to Hospital After Collision in Lexington Park

On Thursday, January 18, 2024, at approximately 1:00 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to Great Mills Road and South Shangri-La Drive in Lexington Park, for a serious motor vehicle collision with one trapped. Crews arrived on the scene to find three vehicles involved with one subject trapped in the SUV. Firefighters extricated...
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Bay Bridge Westbound Span Still Closed Due to Serious Motor Vehicle Pileup Involving Over 13 Vehicles

Bay Bridge Westbound Span Still Closed Due to Serious Motor Vehicle Pileup Involving Over 13 Vehicles

As of 12:10 p.m.; westbound lanes remain closed – east and westbound traffic are alternating on the eastbound span. There is currently no estimated time for reopening. Tow trucks are on the scene however, drivers are asked to delay travel in the area or move to the side of Route 50 to allow emergency...
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Huntingtown School Instructional Assistant Sentenced to Seven Years in Federal Prison for Possession of Child Pornography

Huntingtown School Instructional Assistant Sentenced to Seven Years in Federal Prison for Possession of Child Pornography

U.S. District Judge Theodore D. Chuang sentenced Tyler Edward Perkins, age 30, of Huntingtown, Maryland, today to seven years in federal prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release, for possession of child pornography.  The statement of facts also established that Perkins distributed child sexual abuse material to others and Judge Chuang took that...
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CSM Celebrates 2023-2024 Graduates Pursuing Health Care Careers

CSM Celebrates 2023-2024 Graduates Pursuing Health Care Careers

College of Southern Maryland (CSM) students who have chosen to pursue careers in health care were celebrated Thursday, Jan. 11 at the Health Career Readiness Recognition ceremony. Seventy-eight students who completed programs to become clinical medical assistants, certified nursing and geriatric nursing assistants, dental assistants, phlebotomy technicians, paramedics, nutrition coaches and personal trainers in...
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