Board of Public Works Approve Agricultural Cost-Share Grants
The Board of Public Works Wednesday approved $525,091 in Agricultural Water Quality Cost-Share grants, which help farmers install best management practices that significantly reduce nutrient runoff in...
View ArticleInmate Assaults Correctional Officers Twice in One Month
On January 29, 2014 Deputy Pleisse responded to the St. Mary’s County Detention Center for an assault on a correctional officer. The investigation revealed inmate Dwayne Anthony Thompson, 51, of...
View ArticleRecreation Areas throughout Maryland to See Enhancements
Recreational areas in Calvert, Frederick, Prince George’s and Washington counties will soon receive funding for upgrades through Program Open Space. Governor Martin O’Malley and the Board of Public...
View ArticleGovernor O’Malley to Induct Farm Family Into Agriculture Hall of Fame
Governor Martin O’Malley will induct one farming family into the Governor’s Agriculture Hall of Fame during the annual “Taste of Maryland Agriculture” event on Thursday, February 6, at Michael’s Eighth...
View ArticleArrest Made in Lexington Park Armed Robbery
UPDATE: On February 6, 2014 Saivon C. Sharpe went before a District Court Judge and had his bail reduced by half to $150,000. On February 6, 2014 Daquan C. Holden also went before a District Court...
View ArticleSmallwood Student Named County Winner of Baysox Design Contest
Jania Washington, a sixth-grade student at General Smallwood Middle School, was recently named the Charles County winner of the Bowie Baysox’s Read and Hit a Home Run poster design contest. Washington...
View ArticleJunior Golf Program Offered at White Plains Golf Course
The Charles County Commissioners are pleased to announce that White Plains Golf Course will offer golf memberships for youth between the ages of 8 and 17 years old (as of Jan. 1, 2014). Two memberships...
View ArticleMary Elizabeth Trossbach, 72
Mary Elizabeth Trossbach, 72 of Bushwood, MD passed away February 5, 2014 at her home surrounded by her family. Born March 31, 1941 in Leonardtown, MD, she was the daughter of the late Charles Nicholas...
View ArticleSharon Marie Hulett, age 53
Sharon Marie Hulett, age 53 of Huntingtown, MD passed away suddenly February 3, 2014 at her residence. She was born December 16, 1960 in Havre de Grace, MD to Arthur B. and Marie M. (Keithley) Lincoln....
View ArticleKeep Maryland Beautiful Grants Available for Schools & Environmental Groups
The Maryland Environmental Trust is now accepting applications for grants through the Keep Maryland Beautiful program to help schools, volunteer-based nonprofit groups and communities develop...
View ArticleComcast Cares/Plant the Town
Mark your new 2014 Calendar now! Volunteers will be needed for the 7th annual Plant the Town in conjunction with Earth Day. We will begin planting the flower beds along Bay Avenue at 8:30 am on...
View ArticleSonic Boom Heard over VA and MD Eastern Shore
Patuxent Naval Air Station, Patuxent River Md Two supersonic flights from the naval air station were conducted off of the Atlantic Coast today during routine testing and training events. As with all...
View ArticleLexington Park Man Arrested for Trespassing
On Thursday, January 30, 2014, Deputy First Class T. Snyder of the Lexington Park COPs Unit observed suspect Willie Sheldon Miller, 47, of Lexington Park, on the property of Milison Plaza. Miller had...
View ArticleCharles County Students Advance to State MathCounts Competition
A team from Milton M. Somers Middle School, and students from several other Charles County Public middle schools, advance to the state MathCounts competition after placing in the Southern Maryland...
View ArticleSt. Charles Companies Present Check to CSM Women’s Lacrosse
St. Charles Companies presented $1,500 in proceeds from the 2013 St. Charles Running Festival to support establishing a women’s lacrosse team at the College of Southern Maryland. Due to outstanding...
View ArticleWinter Storms Could Cause Damage to Trees
Guidance for homeowners in dealing with tree damage For trees, ice storms can be among the most devastating types of storms. A bad ice storm can effectively strip a tree of most of its branches, cause...
View ArticleWaldorf House Fire Under Investigation
On February 6, 2014 at 6:47 pm, the Waldorf Volunteer Fire Department responded to Ruston Place for a two story townhouse fire, reported by neighbors. The Charles County Sheriff’s Office also...
View ArticleBoard of Education Dumpster Set On Fire
On February 6, 2014 at 6:14 pm, the Waldorf Volunteer Fire Department responded to a dumpster fire, discovered by neighbors, at the Eva Turner Elementary School at 1000 Bannister Circle in Waldorf. The...
View ArticleLexington Park Man Located and Arrested in Anderson County, SC for Numerous...
During the months of November 2013 through January 2014 deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to multiple motor vehicle thefts and thefts of personal items from motor vehicles...
View ArticleSMECO Sponsors 20th Annual Middle School Math Competition
The 20th annual regional MATHCOUNTS competition brought together more than 120 students from 17 schools throughout Southern Maryland to test their math skills at Theodore G. Davis Middle School in...
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