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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...
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.
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...
Auto parts store burns
The Champion Used Auto Parts building on Usher Lane in Valley Lee burned to the ground Tuesday afternoon.”The cause was determined to be accidental after a fire ignited while an employee was working on a vehicle inside the building,” according to the state fire marshal’s office. “The same employee sustained burns to his upper body and was flown by Maryland State Police Trooper 6 to Washington Hospital Center” for non-life threatening burns. The Second District Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad was the primary responding department to the 2:46 p.m. blaze and it took 95 firefighters from various agencies two hours to bring the fire under control. The estimated loss was $600,000 for the structure and $500,000 for the contents, according to the fire marshal’s office.
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...
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 […]
Driver Injured After Pickup Truck Rear-Ends Tractor-Trailer In Leonardtown
LEONARDTOWN, Md. — A motor vehicle accident involving a tractor-trailer on Point Lookout Road near Lawrence Avenue injured one person this evening, April 26, 2024. Emergency personnel responded to the scene at approximately 4:55 p.m. Upon arrival, crews found a pickup truck had crashed into the rear of a tractor-trailer. Both drivers had exited their vehicles before the crews’ arrival.
St. Mary’s Woman Arrested For Drug Possession Following Traffic Stop
CALIFORNIA, Md. – At approximately 12:28 a.m. on Thursday, April 25, 2024, while conducting a proactive traffic stop for failing to make a required stop at a stop sign near the 23000 block of Three Notch Road in California, MD, Deputy First Class Tyler Westphal observed suspected cocaine in plain view inside the 2003 Acura TL driven by Kristina Hope Beggs, 45, of California, MD.
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.
Light The Night In Honor Of Brice Trossbach
ST. MARY’S COUNTY, Md. – Residents of Southern Maryland are encouraged to light the night during National Fallen Firefighter Week in honor of Brice Trossbach and other fallen heroes from May 1 to May 5. On June 27, 2023, at approximately 4:06 a.m., fire and rescue personnel responded...
37th Annual Spring Fling Car Show Held In Leonardtown On Sunday, Expect Road Closures
LEONARDTOWN, Md. – On Sunday, April 28th from 8:00 a.m. – 4 p.m., St. Mary’s Rod and Classic will host the 37th Annual Spring Fling Classic Car Show for Hospice. Some roads in Downtown Leonardtown/The Square will be closed from 6 a.m. – 5 p.m. (approx.)
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