Betty E. Hoffarth, beloved mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, passed away peacefully on July 14, 2025, in Maryland, where she had made her home for the past 11 years. She was 85. Born on April 11, 1940, in Minto, North Dakota, Betty was the daughter of Bailey and Aurelia (Blaski) Christie. She carried the...
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David Leroy Raley II, age 47, tragically passed away on July 3, 2025, in Waldorf, MD. He was born in La Plata, MD, on April 23, 1978. He was a cherished son, brother, uncle, father, husband, and friend. David loved his family and friends and had a huge heart. If you needed help, he...
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James (Jim) Samuel Cooksey, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, passed away on July 9, 2025, in Waldorf, Maryland, surrounded by the love of his family. Born on December 16, 1945, to Samuel Louis Cooksey and Evelyn Lorraine Cooksey (Barron), Jim was a lifelong Southern Marylander. He married his high school sweetheart, Linda (Lange)...
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Thelma Keziah Arnold, 97, of Hollywood, Maryland, passed away peacefully on July 2, 2025 at St. Mary’s Nursing Center in Leonardtown, MD. She was born on February 5, 1928 in Anson County, North Carolina to the late Joe Monroe Keziah, Sr. and Gladys Merle (nee: Martin) Keziah. Thelma was a dedicated and skilled nurse...
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Barbara Jean Bailey, 59, of Hollywood, MD, passed away on July 9, 2025, while enjoying what she loved most, spending time with her beloved husband, son, and grandson. Born on August 30, 1965, at the Annapolis Naval Hospital, Barb was the daughter to Shirley and Donald Peeling, Sr. She was raised in Hollywood, MD,...
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Frederick (Fred) Baldwin Lothrop, 88, passed away peacefully at Charlo<e Hall Veterans home on June 11, 2025. Born in Guatemala on October 19, 1936, he was the son of the late Norman Lothrop and Lois Moulton Lothrop. Fred is survived by his two daughters Patricia Ann Lothrop of Waldorf, MD, Catherine Lothrop Taylor (Mark)...
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It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Toni, who peacefully transitioned on June 13, 2025. Born Toni Lorene Williams, and later becoming Toni Lorene Mitchell, she was born on December 23, 1957 in Waukegan, Illinois, at St. Therese Hospital. She was 67 years old at the time of...
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Patricia Ann Simonetta, lovingly known as Patti, age 54, of Great Mills, Maryland, passed away peacefully on July 3, 2025, in the comfort of her home, surrounded by her devoted family. Born on May 3, 1971, in Washington, D.C., Patti was the cherished daughter of the late Roger Edelen Simmons Sr. and Barbara Ann...
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Betty Jean Tharp, 84, of Piney Point, MD passed away July 5, 2025 at her home with her loving family at her side. She was born on November 10, 1940 in Winchester, VA to the late Samuel Alexander Bock and Annie Virginia (nee: Lauck) Bock. In 1958 she met the love of her life,...
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The Governor’s Cup Yacht Race, the oldest premier overnight race on the Chesapeake Bay, will take place August 1-2, 2025. With a 68.6-nautical-mile main race course from Annapolis, three other race routes are available to area sailors, all finishing at St. Mary’s College of Maryland (SMCM). The community is welcome to join in the...
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The St. Mary’s County Health Department (SMCHD) and Charles County Health Department (CCHD) announce the launch of a new mobile crisis team serving St. Mary’s and Charles Counties. The mobile crisis team, operated by Affiliated Santé Group (Santé), will provide immediate support to individuals experiencing a behavioral health emergency. This expansion of crisis services...
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The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration is committed to improve safety for vulnerable road users – defined as those walking, cycling or rolling – and is conducting an online survey and virtual meeting series to gather public feedback to help update the agency’s Vulnerable Road User (VRU) Assessment. Vulnerable road users are...
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The Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Commission (the Commission) today approved the recommendation of an award for a new Lottery Central Monitoring and Control System (LCMCS) contract to Intralot, Inc., of Duluth, Ga. The vendor that is awarded the contract manufactures the counter terminals and self-service vending machines that sell tickets at 4,300 Maryland...
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The Department of Natural Resources reminds Maryland recreational anglers that targeting striped bass in the Chesapeake Bay and its tidal tributaries is prohibited from July 16 through July 31. This closure, now in its sixth season, is necessary to protect the species, because when water and air temperatures rise in the hottest part of...
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Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division at Webster Outlying Field’s (NAWCAD WOLF) Supervisory Financial Analyst Kari O’Brien was recognized as a winner of the Department of the Navy’s annual Financial Management awards at a ceremony held at the Pentagon June 18. This award recognizes the high quality and creativity of the financial management workforce...
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Marquan C. Wells, 37, of Lexington Park, is being held without bond at the St. Mary’s County Detention and Rehabilitation Center following his arrest on four assault-related charges stemming from an attack on another inmate on July 10, 2025. According to charging documents, Wells is accused of physically assaulting a fellow incarcerated individual inside...
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James Gordon Sr., 66, of Lexington Park, has been charged with first- and second-degree assault following an incident on July 10, 2025, according to court documents filed in the District Court for St. Mary’s County. Deputies with the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to a 911 call at approximately 6:16 p.m. reporting a...
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Malik Deondre Brandon, 26, of Hughesville, is facing multiple criminal charges following an incident at a Lexington Park hotel in which he allegedly assaulted an adult female victim and illegally possessed a loaded handgun and ammunition, according to court documents filed in St. Mary’s County District Court. Brandon has been charged with the following...
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On Wednesday, July 16, 2025, at approximately 1:35 p.m., firefighters from Bay District, NAS Patuxent River, Second District, Hollywood and Solomons responded to the Lexington Park Senior Apartments at 21895 Pegg Road in Lexington Park, for the reported structure fire in a commercial building with entrapment/injuries. Dispatchers advised the 911 caller, calling from the...
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Francis Timothy Wilkinson Jr., 44, of Prince Frederick, has been formally charged following an incident in which a minor allegedly gained access to an unsecured, loaded handgun and discharged it inside his residence, according to court documents filed in Calvert County District Court. Wilkinson is facing two misdemeanor charges: Firearms-Access by Minors and Reckless...
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On Tuesday, July 15, 2025, at approximately 5:50 p.m., police responded to a reported assault in the 42000 block of Patuxent Drive in Mechanicsville. When police arrived in the area, a male subject matching the description of the suspect provided by dispatchers was in the yard of the reported incident location. Deputies confirmed the...
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UPDATE 7/16/2025: On Tuesday, July 15, 2025, at approximately 2:43 p.m., Troopers from the Maryland State Police La Plata Barrack along with Charles County Sheriff Deputies responded to United States Route 301 south of Maryland Route 257 for a report of a serious motor vehicle collision. Due to the circumstances, a Collision Reconstruction Specialist...
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William Adam Chesser, 46, of Lexington Park, is facing multiple criminal charges in two open cases currently pending in St. Mary’s County District Court, including allegations of assaulting family members and burglarizing properties affiliated with Historic St. Mary’s City Commission. On June 5, 2025, Deputy Santiago Estrada Lora of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s...
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On Tuesday, July 15, 2025, Animal Control received a call about a senior Anatolian shepherd named Layla who had gone missing the night before — only to be found the next morning at the bottom of a steep ravine. Her owners had searched high and low, not realizing their beloved 140-pound girl had taken...
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On Tuesday, July 15, 2025, at approximately 3:20 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of Great Mills Road and Midway Drive in Lexington Park, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving a motorcycle. Crews arrived on the scene within 1 minute of dispatch to find a head-on style collision involving...
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