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$50K Lottery Scratcher Sold At Maryland Sheetz
If at first you don't succeed... Just keep scratching.A Maryland man turned a $5 Money Money Money ticket into $50,000, though not before he lost on three previous tickets during a stop at Sheetz in St. Mary's County.The lucky winner said that he purchased four tickets at Sheetz in the 22700 b…
Three Injured Following Two-Vehicle Collision In Lexington Park
LEXINGTON PARK, Md. – On May 12, 2024, at approximately 12:36 p.m., emergency personnel responded to a motor vehicle accident on Three Notch Road in the area of Expedition Drive. Crews arrived to find two vehicles in the roadway with three occupants injured. EMS evaluated the patients on the...
Minor Killed During Police Pursuit Through Calvert, Anne Arundel Counties, AG Says (Updated)
A pursuit that began in Calvert County before coming to a deadly conclusion in Anne Arundel on Monday morning is being investigated by officials, according to the AG. Early on May 13, the Calvert County Sheriff's Office received multiple reports of cars being broken into in the Huntingtown neighborhood, and while deputies were investigating, they were alerted to a vehicle believed to be associated with the car break-ins in the area.
St. Mary's board of education approves million dollar field house
Leonardtown High School is going to get a new concession stand, but one that comes with a particularly hefty price tag. The St. Mary's school board voted May 8 to award a contract in the amount of $921,750 to Dennis Anderson Construction, along with a $50,000 construction contingency, for a new 1,380-square-foot concession outbuilding. The one-story building, which will include a concessions room, storage, restrooms, janitor’s closet and exterior water...
St. Peter Claver welcomes 18 into church
St. Peter Claver Church celebrated a Mass at which 18 St. Mary’s students received the Sacrament of Confirmation, thereby being welcomed fully into the Catholic Church on April 29 in St. Inigoes. The Rev. Leroy Feudjio, Bishop of St. Thomas, celebrated the Mass while the Rev. John Patrick Tindana, pastor of St. Peter Claver and St. Cecilia Churches, and Rev. Peter Giovanoni, pastor of St. Michael Church, served as co-celebrants as did Father Robert Kenfack, who accompanied the bishop. Deacon Joel Carpenter served as the...
St. Mary’s County Player Sprucing Up House With $50,000 Scratch-Off Win At Sheetz
CALIFORNIA, Md. – A Maryland Lottery player from Southern Maryland recently topped his personal best Lottery win of $500 by a factor of 100, claiming a $50,000 top prize on the $5 Money Money Money game. “I love it. You gotta play to win,” he said while in the...
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...
Chopticon Softball Wins SMAC Championship
GREAT MILLS, Md. – On Tuesday, May 7, 2024, the Chopticon High School Softball Team took home the Southern Maryland Athletic Conference (SMAC) Championship by defeating the Northern High School Patriots 10-4. The game, which took place at Chancellor’s Run Regional Park, helped Chopticon improve their so-far perfect 17-0 season.
Sara's got the bug
Sara Saunders, education programming coordinator for the Piney Point Lighthouse Museum, displays a hissing cockroach during the facility's May 11 event about bugs. Children attending the event learned about bugs living along the Potomac River shoreline. The educational session was the theme of the museum's "Second Saturday" program. The lighthouse museum will host another Second Saturday event in August, which will feature "shore combing for families/children and adults."
Raising the flag
Piney Point Lighthouse Museum education programming coordinator Sara Saunders, left, watches as Ethan Killen, 6, of Callaway raises and installs a flag on the small tent he has helped pitch. Children attending the museum's May 11 event learned about bugs living along the Potomac River shoreline. The educational session was the theme of the museum's "Second Saturday" program. The lighthouse museum will host another Second Saturday event in August, which will feature "shore combing for families/children and adults."
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.
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