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Autumn Leighanne Compton Dies In Mechanicsville Crash
Cobb Island resident Autumn Leighanne Compton has been identified as the victim who was killed in a crash in Mechanicsville over the weekend after striking a truck being driven by 24-year-old North Beach native Zachary Joseph WIlburn, according to the sheriff's office. Deputies from the St. Mary's County Sheriff's office...
'Cops off this campus now' | Pro-Palestinian protest marches into 8th day at GW University
WASHINGTON (7News) — As tensions escalate in the Israel-Hamas conflict, the pro-Palestinian protest at George Washington (GW) University's campus shows no signs of waning. On Thursday morning, demonstrators entered the eighth day of their encampment. The pro-Palestinian protesters rallied for around two and a half hours earlier in the...
Teen stabbed near Waldorf carnival
A teenager was stabbed near a carnival held over the weekend at the mall in Charles County. On April 27 at 9:05 p.m., officers were working at the Reithoffer Spring Festival in the parking lot at the St. Charles Towne Shopping Center when a 15-year-old male approached and said he had been shot, according to a release from the Charles County Sheriff's Office. The officers provided first aid until EMS...
Five identified in string of dating app robberies
On April 22, detectives assigned to the Charles County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division Robbery Unit arrested five suspects for several armed robberies that go back to April 9. The suspects have been identified as Darius Lerenzo Mearis, 21, of White Plains, Justin Amari Banks, 18, of Waldorf, Jerrell Maurice Grey, 20, of Waldorf, and two 17-year-old males from Waldorf who were charged as adults but whose names are not being released, according to a sheriff’s office press release. ...
Providence of Maryland expands service to Charles County
Providence of Maryland, a nonprofit that serves people with intellectual disabilities, expanded into Charles County last year to strengthen its mission and the communities it supports. The move into the county marked an expansion of Providence’s services that were not previously offered — housing. In other counties, one of the primary focuses is employment and finding opportunities for those the organization serves. “Our mission is very simple. It’s strictly about...
Charles school board candidates face off at forum
The Charles County branch of the NAACP and the Sigma Alpha Lambda Chapter of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity hosted a forum for the board of education at-large candidates on April 30 at Waldorf West Library. Four out of five filed candidates attended the forum, with Andre R. Griggs Jr. missing the event. Griggs has yet to respond to any requests for comment this year from Southern Maryland News. The...
Recalling the infamous 2002 F-4 tornado that cut through La Plata, Md.
LA PLATA, Md. (7News) — On Sunday, April 28, 2002, the D.C. area was under a "moderate risk" for severe weather. The region would be struck by one of the strongest tornadoes ever recorded hours later in the Mid-Atlantic, and the strongest since another F-4 tornado struck Frostburg, MD four years earlier.
Charles school board members show up at budget hearing
The $17 million shortfall Charles County public school system is facing from the school board’s budget request remained on the minds of many during an April 24 Charles commissioners’ budget hearing. Nearly all of the approximate 20 speakers spoke on education funding, including several Charles school board members. Yonelle Moore Lee, the chairperson of the board of education, said, “Charles County Public Schools proudly educates more than 28,000 students daily...
Southern Maryland Housing Market’s Sees Decline In Activity And Inventory
HUGHESVILLE, Md. — Over the past month, the housing market in Southern Maryland has seen some promising trends despite a decline in activity. According to the most recent data from the Southern Maryland Association of REALTORS®, the region continues to face inventory problems, and overall market activity remains down.
Coates hosts town hall on development, charter
Commissioner Thomasina “Sina” Coates (D) hosted a town hall on April 29 at a church to give updates to District 2 on growth, economic development and the charter. Her last town hall was held nearly a year ago on May 19, 2023, according to Charles government’s calendar. Each county commissioner individually hosts their own town halls periodically, some as often as monthly. Coates opened the meeting on Monday by explaining...
Heavy Buggy Traffic Anticipated For Amish Funeral Service In Mechanicsville
MECHANICSVILLE, Md. – An Amish funeral service will take place at noon today. Motorists should expect heavy buggy traffic at Woodburn Hill Road and traveling Thompson Corner Road towards Budds Creek Road in Mechanicsville. -Be prepared for slow-moving vehicles and plan for possible travel delays. -Please share the road...
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