Maryland’s six casinos combined to generate $159,510,910 in revenue from slot machines and table games during September 2024, an increase of $4,413,131 (2.8%) compared to September 2023. Casino gaming contributions to the state during September 2024 totaled $68,698,479, an increase of $2,257,334 (3.4%) compared to September 2023. Contributions to the Education Trust Fund during...
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UPDATE 10/6/2024: Funeral services for the Honorable Michael J. Stamm will be held on Monday, October 7, 2024, at Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church in Solomons, beginning at 9 a.m. Drivers in the area may experience heavier-than-normal traffic on Route 4, especially near the Governor Thomas Johnson Bridge. Please allow extra...
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The Honorable Michael John Stamm, County Administrative Judge, St. Mary’s County Circuit Court, 7th Judicial Circuit, 68 of Hollywood, MD passed away on October 2, 2024 at MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital in Leonardtown, MD with his loving family at his side. He was born on August 31, 1956 in Cornwall, NY to the late...
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Juanita Crewey Dooley, 91, of California, MD (formerly of Bartow, FL) passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 1, 2024 at her home. She was born on May 19, 1933 in West Virginia to the late Thomas King Crewey and Gertrude Emma (nee: Pendleton) Crewey. Growing up in Charlton Heights, West Virginia, she was a...
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Francis Xavier “Frank” Bowles, 70, of Hollywood, MD passed away on September 30, 2024, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on December 28, 1953 in Leonardtown, MD to the late Thomas Douglas Bowles and Catherine Merle (Oliver) Bowles. Frank is a lifelong resident of St. Mary’s County, where he was raised on...
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Michael Warren Laney, 69, of Leonardtown, MD passed away peacefully, after a courageous battle with cancer, on September 28, 2024 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born on October 1, 1954 in San Diego, CA to Edward Veloras Laney, Jr. of Hollywood, MD and the late Margaret Ann “Marge” (nee:...
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Joseph Rudolph Thompson, Sr., 84 of Great Mills, MD passed away on September 26, 2024, at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born on June 23, 1940, near Hermanville, MD to the late Rudolph Aloysius Thompson and Edith (nee: Dyson) Thompson. Joe was a lifelong resident of St. Mary’s County. He...
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AME2 Dellard Lee “Del” Lancaster, USN, (Ret.), 74, passed away on September 27, 2024 at MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital, with his loving family at his side. He was born on November 7, 1949 in Peoria, IL to the late Dolan Curless Lancaster and Loubisa Ellen (nee: Voney) Lancaster. After graduating high school, Del enlisted...
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Peggy Joyce Gooch, 85, of Deale, MD, passed away on October 3, 2024, at her home. Born in Meridian, MS, on January 15, 1939, she was the daughter of Lydia Belle (Jackson) and Louis Elmore Davis. Peggy grew up in Georgia where she attended public school. She married Alvice E. Garrett and lived in...
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The days are a little less bright without Jean’s smile. Jean Lorraine Butler Wise, after a protracted struggle with dementia, died on October 1, 2024 while residing at Somerford Place of Frederick, MD. Jean was born 13 December 1927 in Washington, DC and was the oldest daughter of the late Rawley Martin Butler and...
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Henry Eugene Merryman, age 79, died September 30, 2024. Henry was born on January 15, 1945, in Columbia Hospital for Women in Washington, D.C., where his own children would be born 28 and 30 years later. He was the son of the late Leonard Burroes Merryman and the late Sophia Stewart Merryman. He is...
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Betty Ann Trott, 91, of Dunkirk passed away September 29, 2024 at her home. She was born July 25, 1933 in Lee County, VA to Ewing and Bonnie (Alvis) Willis. Betty was preceded in death by her husband Winfield Moreland Trott and her brothers and sisters. She is survived by her children Bonnie Burris...
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Darla Ray Sipe, 69, of Lothian passed away September 28, 2024, at Calvert Memorial Hospital. She was born February 3, 1955, in Washington, DC to Frank Edward and Nellie Ray Caputo. She married Glenn Allen Sipe on February 10, 1973. Darla was a homemaker for her family and park manager for 34 years. In...
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Nancy Turner Skillman passed away on September 28, 2024. Nancy was born on October 13, 1933, the daughter of Melvin Woodrow and Doris Alma (Leitch) Turner. Nancy and her husband, Maurice Elwood Skillman, were married in 1956, and the couple lived in Dunkirk, where they happily adjusted to farm life. Nancy began her career...
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Gloria Maples Johnson, 78, of Solomons, Maryland passed away Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at the Washington Hospital Center, Washington D.C. She was born Jun 10, 1946, in Wise County, Virginia, the daughter of William Henry Maples and Edith Severia Sloan. She married James Rayburn Johnson on Sept 4, 1965 at the First Church of...
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Peggy Jo Collins, 82, of St. Leonard, MD, formerly of Crofton, MD, passed away peacefully at her home on September 22, 2024. Born on February 11, 1942, in Forney Creek, NC, she was the beloved daughter of the late William E. and Julia E. Collins. Peggy began her career at C & P Telephone,...
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Barbara Ann Haynes Guy, 77, of Huntingtown, passed away September 20, 2024, at her home with her family by her side. Born on January 11, 1947, in Washington, D.C., she was the daughter of Thelma (Lewis) and Jack Edward Haynes. Barbara grew up in Bladensburg, where she graduated from Bladensburg High School, class of...
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Stephanie Ann Murphy, 45, of Temple Hills, has been charged with theft of medication from the Charlotte Hall Veterans Home, according to court documents filed in St. Mary’s County District Court. The alleged theft took place on March 17, 2024, and involves less than $100 worth of stolen medication. Murphy, a former registered nurse,...
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This weekend (October 5th & October 6th), Leonardtown is hosting two parades in Town. Please be aware of spectators and increased traffic delays in Town. On Saturday, October 5th – Bruderfest Brewers Parade hosted by Brudergarten Beer Garden at Shepherd’s Old Field Market – Parade Time: 11 am – 12 pm There is no parking...
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Governor Wes Moore today announced that the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services will cancel the debt for outstanding mandatory, parole, and administrative release supervision fees and drug testing fees for individuals who are currently under the supervision of the agency’s Division of Parole and Probation. The action will relieve administrative debt for...
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On Friday, October 4, 2024, at approximately 1:25 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the Bollywood Masala restaurant located at 23418 Three Notch Road in California, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving a structure. Crews arrived on the scene to find a white BMW SUV struck two parked vehicles, a...
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Calvert County invites all residents and businesses to show support for military veterans during the week of Nov. 4-11, 2024. Join us in lighting buildings and homes in green to raise awareness and express our profound thanks for the sacrifice and service of our veterans. Operation Green Light, a nationwide initiative spearheaded by the...
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Fourteen people were arrested in a large-scale drug and gun bust throughout Annapolis, Anne Arundel County and Baltimore City. During the operation – which involved over 500 officers, agents and personnel from federal, state and local agencies – law enforcement seized distribution levels of narcotics including cocaine, heroin, fentanyl and oxycodone, one shotgun, three...
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The Maryland State Police are participating in the 27th National Drug Take Back Day as part of the ongoing fight against opioid addiction. Police urge people to drop off unwanted prescription drugs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, October 26, at any of the 23 state police barracks—no questions asked. All Maryland State...
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On October 4, 2024, at 12:17 a.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to a single-vehicle crash near Chapel Point Road and Brooks Farm Road in La Plata. Upon arrival, officers and EMS discovered a Chevy Tahoe that had veered off the road, struck a tree, and come to rest back on...
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