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Firefighters from Abingdon and Gloucester responded to a commercial fire at a storage facility in Gloucester County on Monday evening.
GLOUCESTER COUNTY, Va. (WAVY) – Steve Curry was sentenced to 43 years in prison for murdering a Tri-River ASAP Office employee in Gloucester on December 11, 2025. Deputies responded to that office, located in the 3000 block of George Washington Highway, after it was reported a person was deceased inside due to being shot. When […]
ST. MARY’S COUNTY, Md. — Emergency crews responded to a three-vehicle crash at the intersection of Chancellors Run Road and FDR Boulevard at approximately 6:40 p.m. Monday, Nov. 9. Initial reports indicated the crash involved a T-bone-style collision, with multiple occupants reportedly trapped inside the vehicles, including a...
St. Mary’s County authorities arrested a Mechanicsville man on Nov. 2 and have charged him with felony theft after a fire engine owned by a volunteer company in southern Prince George’s County was stolen and driven before it broke down. Zachery Albert Talbert, 28, was arrested after the vehicle’s engine sustained damage and stopped near the intersection of Three Notch Road and Friendship School Road in Mechanicsville. According to the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office, engine fluid was found throughout the engine compartment and on the roadway. According to court documents Deputy Glenn Knott, Talbert said he was with the Brandywine Volunteer Fire Department and was assigned to the warehouse. Talbert explained that a man wearing a fire department shirt told him to “take fire engine number 401 for a ride.” As Talbert was leaving the fire department, another member saw the vehicle traveling on the other side of the road and called a deputy chief, “who said the truck had been stolen.” The deputy chief told the volunteer to call the police and follow the truck. The truck Talbert is alleged to have stolen is a 1987 Hahn fire engine that had been retired from active service. In an
In her 14 years as health officer for the St. Mary’s County Health Department, Dr. Meena Brewster experienced a lot of firsts. From addressing the COVID-19 pandemic to building the Healthy St. Mary’s Partnership and school-based health centers, Brewster said her focus always came back to serving the community and improving access to health and wellness resources. “I really wanted an opportunity to be on the front lines and to have direct impact and to really get to know the people that we’re serving and build those partnerships that are so key,” she said. Early next month, Brewster will be leaving the role, and while she has yet to announce her next position, she is looking forward to starting the next chapter of her public health career. “Fourteen years is a long time for any person’s life, and St. Mary’s has certainly been such a significant component of my life,” she said. “I feel really good about what we’ve built together as a community and as a health department team and our partnerships.” While public health focuses on responding to a community’s needs, the COVID-19 pandemic posed unique challenges for Brewster and other county leaders. “We really pulled together as
LEXINGTON PARK, Md. — Cory Somerville wanted his grandson to finish his last year at the elementary school he had attended for four years. When bus service to his previous after-school program ended, Somerville sometimes had to bring him to work at the library. Then he found an after-school program through Building Bridges that his grandson could get to by bus.
LEXINGTON PARK, Md. — Taylor Gas, Heating & Air is ready for another year of giving. This holiday season, the St. Mary’s County-based business is offering three donations to the community’s favorite charities. The Season of Giving Campaign honors three local charities during the holiday season. The...
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.
My very first assignment for Southern Maryland News was a virtual meeting with the St. Mary's County Health Department, hosted by Dr. Meena Brewster, the county's health officer. She discussed rural communities, their lack of healthcare access and the funding opportunities available to the health department to improve that access. Since then, I've seen Dr. Brewster at budget work sessions and board of health meetings, and I was continually impressed by her unflappability when faced with tough questions and even tougher circumstances. She didn't even bat an eye when people dropped the "Dr." in her title. For those who know me, I tend to throw the word "diva" around when I'm talking about women I admire, and I definitely use the word "diva" when talking about Dr. Brewster — which is why I was disappointed to see that she would be leaving at the beginning of December after 14 years in the position. During an hour-long interview, she touched on her various responsibilities, including tackling the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic and building partnerships between community organizations. When I asked her what she would miss the most, she started to cry and said, "the people." You can read my profile about Dr.
LEONARDTOWN, Md. — Curtis King widened his lead for the third St. Mary’s County Orphans’ Court seat from 60 to 618 votes after the county reported another batch of mail-in ballots Friday. The additional votes also narrowed the margins in all five county commissioner races, though each Republican candidate stayed ahead.
SOUTHERN MARYLAND — No Thanksgiving dinner is complete without dessert, and for many families, that means making room for a slice of pie. Whether it’s a traditional pumpkin pie, a sweet pecan filling, a fruit-filled favorite or something a little different, local bakeries and small businesses across Southern Maryland offer plenty of options for the holiday table.
CALIFORNIA, Md. — A few steps into a walk, Poppa turns his head. His forehead wrinkles bunch up as he looks over his shoulder to see if you’re still there. Then he carries on, only to check again a little farther along. During The BayNet’s Nov. 7 visit...
