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Central Virginia oysters linked to a 13-state outbreak are still testing positive for Salmonella, forcing state health officials to extend their ban on shellfish harvesting in the impacted waterway.
LEONARDTOWN, Md.– A Lexington Park man was arrested Thursday, Nov. 5, following a reported burglary at a residence in the 23000 block of Gunston Drive in Lexington Park. Deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the residence after receiving a burglary report. A witness told deputies that a man had entered the home and made himself a cup of coffee before being told to leave. The man left the residence without incident.
When Charlie Simms first drove down to St. Mary’s County on his motorcycle in 1949, he had to stop at Hole in the Wall, a local bar, to ask for directions. The now traffic-congested Three Notch Road was a simple dirt path at the time, and Naval Air Station Patuxent River was one of the only landmarks for miles. Attendees at Hole in the Wall bar told Simms to “just keep driving.” Simms, who turned 100 last month, spent 23 years in the Navy. The Ridge resident first enlisted at the end of World War II when he was 17 and one of five children in Oklahoma. His son, Glen Simms, said his father enlisted to get “three meals a day and clothes.” “I stayed in the Navy” when the war ended, Charlie said. “I didn’t want to go back to Oklahoma. The Navy was good to me.” While stationed in Jacksonville, Florida, Charlie kept an eye on German prisoners. Years later, when he was flying the Berlin airlift, he reconnected with one of the prisoners at a restaurant. Over the years, he was stationed in Florida, Tennessee, California, Texas and Washington, D.C. The last location was where he met
A Maryland man was arrested after stealing an antique, retired fire engine from the Brandywine Volunteer Fire Department. The vehicle was recovered in St. Mary's County with engine damage that caused fluid to leak onto the roadway. The fire department said the 1987 Hahn fire engine was retired from service...
LEXINGTON PARK, Md. — For a lot of kids in St. Mary’s County, a bike is more than a toy. It is a first mode of transportation — a way to get to a friend’s house, to practice or to the Club after school. When the...
