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Early Morning Fire Causes $1.3 Million In Damages In Tall Timbers
TALL TIMBERS, Md. — The Office of the State Fire Marshal is investigating an early morning house fire in Tall Timbers, St. Mary’s County, that resulted in an estimated $1.3 million in damages. The fire, which occurred on April 24, 2024 at 3:55 a.m., on Whitestone Drive was...
Two Injured Following Serious Rear-End Collision In California
CALIFORNIA, Md. – On April 24, 2024, at approximately 9:08 p.m., emergency personnel responded to a serious motor vehicle accident with one person possibly trapped on southbound Three Notch Road just prior to Chancellors Run Road. Crews arrived to find a rear-end collision with two occupants injured. No entrapment...
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. ...
Proposed Conversion Of Open Space For YMCA Sparks Community Support
LEONARDTOWN, Md. – During their April 23, 2024, meeting, the St. Mary’s County Board of County Commissioners conducted a public hearing regarding the conversion of open space for the construction of the YMCA in Great Mills. This proposal involves the conversion of approximately 5.1152 acres of open space,...
PAX River Traffic Affected By Security Procedures
LEXINGTON PARK, Md. – There has been mounting frustration about traffic surrounding the Naval Air Station Patuxent River Base (PAX) in the past few weeks. It has led to speculation, aggressive driving, and critiques of how the base is handling this issue. After speaking with Patrick Gordon, the NAS...
Teachers, others come out in droves to St. Mary's budget hearing
Educators and school administrators wanted to make their voices heard during a public hearing about the recommended budget Tuesday night at Great Mills High School. Mission accomplished. About 400 teachers, support staff and administrators attended the meeting with almost all of them wearing red to signify “Red for Ed” in support of education. They were...
A rough road: Students see bad choice consequences in mock crash
A statewide initiative to curb road fatalities continues to send a sobering message to Maryland’s newest drivers. What began nationwide decades ago as a lesson in the dangers of blending alcohol with driving now includes in its scenario the sad consequences of not wearing seatbelts or allowing diversions such as cellphones and conversations to take a driver’s attention away from the road. Public high schools in Calvert County have annually...
One Airlifted To Trauma Center Following Serious Collision In Loveville
LOVEVILLE, Md. – On April 22, 2024, at approximately 5:35 p.m., emergency personnel responded to a serious motor vehicle accident on Sunnyside Road in the area of Pin Cushion Road. Crews arrived to find two vehicles involved in a collision with a pole and wires down in the roadway....
Chopticon softball christens new field
After playing their designated home games at nearby Baggett Park each of the previous two seasons, the Chopticon High School softball team is looking to christen its refurbished home field with a 3A state title this spring and the Braves have won their first 12 games to start the campaign. Last Friday afternoon, April 19, in a clash of two perennial SMAC powers who could face one another two more times this spring, Chopticon (12-0) pulled away from visiting Northern for an 8-4 victory. The...
Habitat for Humanity gears up for busy schedule
Patuxent Habitat for Humanity is preparing for a busy couple of months as it finalizes a live auction, its annual charity run and yet another home build. A busy part of the year for the local nonprofit organization will commence with a live auction beginning at 9 a.m. this Saturday, April 27, at the ReStore, located at Unit 18A, 21600 Great Mills Road in Great Mills. As of April 19,...
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