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Firearms, large quantities of drugs recovered On April 9, detectives assigned to the Charles County Sheriff’s Office Drug Task Force served a search warrant relating to a drug investigation in the 2600 block of Academic Court in Waldorf and at a business in the 8000 block of Matthews Road in Bryans Road. During the search, investigators allegedly recovered two handguns, an assault rifle in pistol form, an AK-style assault rifle...
Lexington Park man facies attempted murder charges after barroom fight
A 38-year-old Lexington Park man is behind bars after allegedly trying to kill a man following a dispute at a local bar Sunday night. The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office identified the man arrested as Winston Warren Smith. The incident occurred at the Paradise Bar and Lounge on Great Mills Road in Lexington Park. According...
Clinton man dies after being hit by vehicle
A 28-year-old man was hit and killed by a vehicle Saturday in Hughesville. On April 13 at about midnight, firefighters from Hughesville and Waldorf volunteer fire departments were alerted to Leonardtown Road and Wolfe Drive for a motor vehicle collision involving a pedestrian. First responders arrived on the scene and found a man who had been struck by a vehicle. Units quickly assessed the pedestrian and pronounced him deceased, according...
Isaiah Rice, Julius Ford, Among Four Facing Robbery Charges
Isaiah Terell Rice, of White Plains, and Julius Ford, of Waldorf, both 18, were among four who were arrested and now face charges for a reported armed robbery in the area of Meadow Lane. Shortly after 10 p.m. on Saturday, April 13, officers from the Charles County Sheriff's Office were...
MSP Leonardtown Barrack Arrests, DUIs And Warrants Served
On 4/12/2024, TFC Piscopo-Bann conducted a traffic stop on Three Notch Road at St. Andrew’s Church Road, California, MD. Investigation revealed that the driver of the vehicle, identified as Deon Caprice Brown, 55 of Crisfield, MD had an active warrant through the South Williamsport Police Department in Pennsylvania. The department advised they would extradite and Brown was arrested and transported to the St. Mary’s County Detention Center where he was charged as a Fugitive From Justice.
La Plata man selected as judge for Westminster dog show
The Westminster Kennel Club has selected a La Plata man as a judge for the 148th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. “I’ve always had dogs. They developed into a huge part of my life and became a major hobby for me,” Richard Todd Jackson, 54, told Southern Maryland News. “Everything kind of exploded while I was in college.” Jackson, like many freshmen, said he hated living in dorms and...
Calvert indoor swimming pool to close for over 40 days
The summer of 2024 will be a time for Calvert County swimmers to get their pool fix outdoors. The Edward T. Hall Aquatic Center, which routinely closes every mid-August for maintenance, will have a 44-day period this summer when it is closed to the public. The Calvert County Department of Parks and Recreation announced last week that the Hall center will be closed for an extended annual maintenance period due to the nature of work being conducted. ...
Teachers, student ask board for help at Calvert High
The Calvert County school board heard an amplified message from several teachers and a student from Calvert High School that immediate action is needed to stop the out of control behavior of some teens who are starting fights, recording the incidents with their phones and commandeering school restrooms for vaping and alleged drug use. The remarks were delivered during the board’s April 11 meeting. “Excuses will not be accepted,” teacher...
“Hopeful Project” To Unveil Sign Installation In Lexington Park, April 19
LEXINGTON PARK, Md. – A small group of local art enthusiasts is bringing a message of hope to their community through the “Hopeful Project,” set to be unveiled officially this Friday, April 19, 2024, at 7:00 PM. In 2022, St. Mary’s Community Development Corp. was approached with...
Three Vehicle Collision In Leonardtown Under Investigation
LEONARDTOWN, Md. – On April 15, 2024, at 5:25 p.m., St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Deputies were dispatched to the intersection of Newtowne Neck Road and Wathen Road in Leonardtown, MD, for the report of an automobile collision involving three vehicles: a 2020 Chevrolet Silverado, a 2014 Toyota Highlander, and a 2006 Chevrolet Monte Carlo.
Jury convicts second man for murder at Hollywood carnival
A St. Mary’s jury last week found Thomas Lavon Moreland, 21, of Lexington Park guilty of murder for his participation in the Hollywood carnival shooting two years ago that took the life of one 16-year-old and left another teenager suffering from two gunshot wounds. Moreland was indicted in late 2022 for first-degree murder, first-degree attempted murder and misdemeanor counts of contributing to first-degree murder and contributing to assault in regard to the shooting death of 16-year-old Syncere Kovey Smith of Lexington Park and injuring the...
The Loss of A Charlotte Hall Landmark
CHARLOTTE HALL, Md. – I like to define placekeeping as not only maintaining and caring for a physical space but also maintaining a place’s cultural and historical significance. Those who live in the Southern Maryland area are likely aware of the recent decision to destroy the Southern Maryland Farmers Market located in Charlotte Hall. Located on Three Notch Road and nestled between the Hooks and Hangers thrift store and the new veteran’s clinic, the Southern Maryland Farmers Market has been a local landmark in the community for decades. The iconic farmers market used to be the site of auctions, but in recent years it has bloomed into a lively yet slightly dusty local staple of the community, home to many different vendors, including local farmers, many of them members of the Latinx and Amish communities, business owners, antique collectors, artisans, and many others. In recent months, we have also seen McKay’s make way for Shoppers, only to be met with little business amid its high prices.
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