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Maryland Livestock Farmer Took Alternate Route to Agriculture
WASHINGTON — Jamie Tiralla didn’t expect to be a farmer, even though she grew up close to Monnett Farms, her livestock farm in Prince Frederick, Maryland. Instead, she went to the Geological Institute of America in California to study gemology. It was only after moving back to Maryland...
Two Injured Following Motor Vehicle Collision In Leonardtown
LEONARDTOWN, Md. – On May 15, 2024, at approximately 8:00 a.m., emergency personnel responded to a motor vehicle accident on southbound Point Lookout Road in the area of Budds Creek Road. Crews arrived to find two vehicles in the roadway with multiple occupants injured. EMS evaluated two patients on...
Museums To Host Monthly Activities During Second Saturdays Outdoor Adventures: Nature & Forest Play For All Ages
LEONARDTOWN, Md. – All ages are invited to enjoy new outdoor activities while visiting the St. Clement’s Island Museum or the Piney Point Lighthouse Museum on the second Saturday of the month throughout the year. These activities encourage visitors to explore nature and the outdoors through curiosity and...
Huntingtown boys advance to state semifinals
A handful of Southern Maryland Athletic Conference lacrosse teams competing in their respective Maryland state quarterfinal contests on Wednesday evening and the results were largely unfavorable for the group as only one team prevailed. The Huntingtown High School boys lacrosse team earned a gritty, 6-5 victory over visiting Manchester Valley on Wednesday evening in the 2A state quarterfinals. Jackson Taylor and Johnny Hollinshead each scored once for the Hurricanes in the fourth quarter and midfielder Darius Thomas controlled the final 30 seconds with a possession...
Goshorn, Flaim top Calvert school board District 3 race
In Calvert County, there was one local race on the primary election ballot and in the race for the District 3 board of education seat it’s a case of someone has got to go. Of the three candidates, two will advance to the November general. Voters answered, eliminating a former school board member and county commissioner who was making another run for it this year. The three candidates were Jeannette...
$50K Lottery Scratcher Sold At Maryland Sheetz
If at first you don't succeed... Just keep scratching.A Maryland man turned a $5 Money Money Money ticket into $50,000, though not before he lost on three previous tickets during a stop at Sheetz in St. Mary's County.The lucky winner said that he purchased four tickets at Sheetz in the 22700 b…
Public hearing divides residents, council on La Plata property tax hike
Despite May 14 being an election day, the La Plata town council had a considerable turnout for a public hearing on increasing the town’s property tax rate. The tax increase, if approved, would change the property tax from $0.32 per $100 assessment value to $0.35 per $100 of assessed value. Before the hearing began, Brent Manuel, La Plata’s town manager, stated the case for the tax increase, saying that the...
Maryland woman turns struggles into stepping stones for girls with her non-profit
CHARLES COUNTY, Md. (7News) — Life has brought Charles County resident Ebony Belt a long way. She grew up without her parents and said her grandmother provided a strong foundation that has helped carry her through difficult times. "I have gone through the fire so now I can hold...
LSM Emerging Leaders Give Back With Christmas In April Calvert County
HUNTINGTOWN, Md. – The Leadership Southern Maryland Emerging Leaders Program (LEAP) Class of 2024 joined forces with Christmas in April Calvert County this month to apply their servant leadership muscle to realizing the home improvement dreams of a Huntingtown resident. Class members are early- and mid-career professionals from Calvert,...
Cooper nurse earns professional of year award
Nurse Jeanne M. Greer, a Marlton resident and director of operations for Cooper University Health Care’s Digestive Health Institute (DHI), recently earned the 2024 GI Professional of the Year Award. The award came from the American Board of Certification for Gastroenterology (GI) Nurses, which provides a certification and re-certification...
Local athletes shine at SMAC championships
Numerous athletes from across the Southern Maryland Athletic Conference were looking to garner bragging rights and also seeking to peak heading into their respective region and state meets last week during the two days of the SMAC track and field championships at St. Charles High School. In the boys’ bracket, La Plata High athletes attained a grand sum of 107 points to edge fellow Charles County foe Westlake (106) by a single point, while Chopticon (89) took third, followed by Great Mills (64), Leonardtown (63),...
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