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No Injuries Following Rear-End Collision In Lexington Park
LEXINGTON PARK, Md. – A motor vehicle accident occurred on April 26, 2024, at approximately 5:35 p.m., on northbound Three Notch Road in the area of MacArthur Boulevard. Emergency personnel responded to reports of one person unconscious following the incident. Upon arrival at the scene, crews found a rear-end...
Person hurt in Highway 707 crash, Horry County Fire Rescue says
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — One person was taken to a hospital on Wednesday after a two-vehicle crash along Highway 707, Horry County Fire Rescue said. It happened near Holmestown Road in the Burgess community, HCFR said. Crews were dispatched at 1:56 p.m. The South Carolina Department of Public Safety is investigating. Horry County police […]
Some high-poverty counties are told they can better pay for their own schools than the richest county in the country
Virginia's school funding formula doesn't take poverty into account, so high-growth but high-poverty rural counties get penalized. The post Some high-poverty counties are told they can better pay for their own schools than the richest county in the country appeared first on Cardinal News.
Champion Used Auto Parts Burns Down In Drayden
The Maryland Fire Marshal says that an employee was working on a vehicle inside Champion Used Auto Parts in the 45000 block of Usher Lane in Drayden when a fire ignited, leaving him with burns to his upper body. He was airlifted by a State Police helicopter to Washington Hospital...
Men charged in assaults at Calvert carwash
Two men who state troopers say started a fight at a Prince Frederick carwash during the midday hours of April 19 are facing assault charges. According to court documents, one of the instigators — identified as Dorian Lavant Dickerson, 21, of Lexington Park — is also charged with making a threat of mass violence for saying he was going to “shoot up” the carwash, which at the time had six employees working along with a dozen customers on the premises. ...
Two Injured Following Three-Vehicle Collision In Ridge
RIDGE, Md. – On April 25, 2024, at approximately 9:14 p.m., emergency personnel responded to a multi-vehicle accident on Point Lookout Road in the area of Wynne Road. Crews arrived to find three vehicles in the roadway with two occupants injured. EMS evaluated the patients on the scene and...
St. Mary's Circuit Court judge voters guide
Sue Ann Armitage Town of residence: Drayden Age: 58 Question 1: Under what circumstances would you consider imposing a sentence above state recommended guidelines? Judges are given guidance about the reasons they can consider deviating upward from the guidelines. Those...
St. Mary's County Board of Education at-large seat voters guide
Brandie Edelen Town of residence: Mechanicsville Age: 51 Question 1: Do you feel board of education members should weigh in on what books are allowed or banned from schools St. Mary’s public schools’ media specialists/librarians are responsible for developing the...
Home Destroyed By Two-Alarm Tall Timbers Fire
Firefighters were called to battle a blaze shortly before 4 a.m. on April 24 in the 17500 block of Whitestone Drive in Tall Timbers, when smoke detectors alerted the sleeping residents to a fire that had broken out on the front porch. According to the Maryland Fire Marshal, they were...
On a mission
Retired St. Mary's County dentist and Lions Club member Dr. Martin Barley, center, accepts Leonardtown Lions Club's annual donation to the local Mission of Mercy program from Leonardtown Lions George Kirby, left, and Angie Payne. Mission Mercy provides free dental examinations and services to the underserved in Southern Maryland. For more information on Mission of Mercy, go to the website southernmdmom.org.
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