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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....
A quilt for honor
Presenter Jackie Sickle, right, places a Quilt of Valor on the shoulders of U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard veteran Donald Bishop during a recent Quilts of Valor event honoring World War II Veterans at the Charlotte Hall Veterans Home. The Quilts of Valor chapter in Lusby, named Faith and Freedom, also presented quilts to Clayton Bump (U.S. Navy veteran), left, as well as Oswald Jordan (U.S. Army), William Chesley (U.S. Army) and Jaccob Marra (U.S. Army). The chapter plans to award quilts to veterans of the Korean War next month.
Historic Sotterley holds lecture on 60th anniversary of Civil Rights Act
It’s been 60 years since the Civil Rights Act was enacted in 1964 and a panel of experts came together April 10 to discuss “How far have we come, and where do we need to go?” The virtual discussion was the second in Historic Sotterley’s Presents People and Places series. The lecture comprised of moderator and St. Mary’s College Community Affairs Liaison Kelsey R.M. Bush, Starr Center for the Study...
Second person dies in Hollywood collision from earlier this month
A young girl that was in the back seat of a SUV involved in an accident earlier this month died on Friday. The sheriff's office had reported that a Waldorf man driving a motorcycle died April 7 after a collision with the SUV in Hollywood at 10:19 a.m. that morning. St. Mary’s sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to Three Notch Road and Tom Hodges Drive where they determined that a 2006 Yamaha motorcycle had collided with a 2008 Hyundai Sonata. ...
Suspects Identity Sought For Multiple Thefts From Vehicles In St. Clements Crossing Neighborhood
LEXINGTON PARK, Md. – The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office seeks assistance identifying and locating the individuals in these pictures in connection with multiple suspected thefts from vehicles in the St. Clements Crossing neighborhood in Lexington Park, MD. If you know who these individuals are, please contact...
The debate to fix an outdated an incorrect Harriet Tubman historic marker
On Maryland's Eastern Shore, there is a historical marker that says Harriet Tubman freed 300 enslaved people, except she didn't. It also suggests she was born nearby, except she wasn't. Some historians say it's past time for Maryland to set the record straight on the woman known as Moses. From Member Station WYPR in Baltimore, John Lee reports.
Mechanicsville fire department responds to crash
Fire department responds to crash The Mechancisville Volunteer Fire Department responded to a two-vehicle crash on Route 235 in the area of Valley Wood Court in Mechanicsville shortly after 5 p.m. on April 17. The fire company reported one motorist was treated for possible injuries.
Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Weekly Crime Blotter
PRINCE FREDERICK, Md. – During the week of April 8, 2024 – April 14, 2024, Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Deputies responded to 2,246 calls for service throughout the community including, but not limited to:. Check Welfare / Mental Health – 53 Disorderly – 28 Domestics...
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