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St. Mary’s Planning Commission Approves Site Plan For Medical Center Expansion
LEONARDTOWN, Md. – During their May 6, 2024, meeting, the St. Mary’s County Planning Commission approved the concept site plan for the Medstar Shah Bean Medical Center Expansion Development, located at 24035 Three Notch Road in Hollywood. The plan was approved with the following conditions including any road...
Receiving their quilts
PAX Sound of Freedom awarded eight Quilts of Valor April 20 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Lexington Park. Receiving their quilts are Larry Walthour (U.S. Navy, 20 years), left, Ronald Dyson (U.S. Marines, 2 years), Jim Ashby (U.S. Navy, 26 years), Gary Haskins (U.S. Air Force, 30 years), Francis Russell (U.S. Army, 13 years), Robert Mosley (U.S. Army, 23 years), Kevin Wright (U.S. Navy, 6 years) and Michael Tourville (U.S. Navy, 26 years). For more information about Quilts of Valor, go to www.qovf.org. To help the local group produce the quilts, contact Miriam Boles at 240-298-1744.
Maryland junior prepares for Miss Maryland Teen USA
Lily Belle McDowell has been on stage many times before, but the Leonardtown High School student is preparing to step onto arguably her biggest stage yet. After being selected as a Maryland state finalist, McDowell will compete with the title Miss Leonardtown Teen USA in the Miss Maryland Teen USA competition, which will be held May 31 to June 1 at the Bethesda North Marriott in Bethesda. “I’ve always had...
St. Mary's to host 40th annual Project Graduation
After they get a chance to throw their caps in the air, St. Mary’s County high school graduates will be able to unwind during the 40th annual Project Graduation. The free night of fun and festivities will be held at the Morale Welfare and Recreation Center at Naval Air Station Patuxent River from about 9 p.m. to 4 a.m. following each school’s commencement. “It is absolutely a super cool thing...
St. Mary’s Commissioners Approve Letter Of Intent For Renovation Of CSM Building A In Leonardtown
LEONARDTOWN, Md. – During their May 14, 2024, meeting, the St. Mary’s County Board of County Commissioners approved a petition and letter of intent to the Maryland Higher Education Commission for the County share of the project funding to renovate Building A on the College of Southern Maryland’s campus.
Baywater Animal Rescue hosts vaccination clinic for pets of residents in need
CAMBRIDGE — As Baywater Animal Rescue takes steps to open a veterinary clinic, the no kill shelter in Cambridge isn’t just waiting around. May 8, Baywater held a vaccination clinic where it provided vaccinations free-of-charge to 23 pets of low-income Dorchester County residents. Baywater Animal Rescue Executive Director Carly Stockus said the organization is slowly but surely making its way through the state requirements necessary for opening a veterinary clinic. ...
Patuxent baseball tops La Plata for region title
Conditions were hardly ideal for the 2A South Region title game on Tuesday afternoon, but the inclement weather could not diminish the hosts as the Patuxent High School baseball team upended La Plata 7-3 to capture the region crown and complete a three-game sweep of the Warriors this spring courtesy of a pair of two-out rallies. Patuxent (18-2) punched its ticket to the 2A state quarterfinals on Friday by scoring four runs in the second then responded to a three-run rally from La Plata (16-5)...
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,...
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...
Man convicted of Hollywood Carnival murder gets life without parole
A 20-year-old Lexington Park man who was convicted last November of shooting to death a 16-year-old at a firemen’s carnival during the summer of 2022 was sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison. On Wednesday, St. Mary’s County Circuit Court Judge Amy Lorenzini sentenced defendant Devron Ny’Quez Murray to life in prison plus five years consecutive to life without parole for the murder of Syncere Kovey Smith. ...
School board candidates vie for open seat in Calvert
In Calvert County, there is 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. The three candidates are Jeannette Flaim, Melissa Goshorn and Kelly McConkey. The current holder of the district's seat, Inez Claggett, opted not to seek reelection to a second four-year term. ...
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