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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Bob Casey (D-Pa.) and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Representatives Bobby Scott (D-Va.-03), John Sarbanes (D-Md.-03) and Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.-07) led fellow Chesapeake Bay-area lawmakers from both the Senate and House of Representatives in a recent letter urging U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to replenish the resilient farms initiative established administratively thanks to their efforts last y...

The St. Mary’s County Health Department encourages community members to take caution over the next several days due to local air quality alerts. The Maryland Department of the Environment has issued a Code Red Air Quality Alert for Southern Maryland for Wednesday, June 7, 2023 and predicts unsafe for sensitive groups to moderate air quality conditions on Thursday and Friday of this week due to the impact of fires in Quebec, Canada.   During air quality alerts, sensitive grou...

LEONARDTOWN, MD – The Commissioners of St. Mary's County (CSMC) began their regular business meeting with the invocation and pledge, followed by approval of the consent agenda.   The Commissioners then presented a proclamation for LGBTQIA Month and a commendation for David Yingling’s retirement. The Commissioners and the Department of Human Resources presented Years of Service awards to county employees who have served ten years or mo...

On Monday, June 5, 2023, at 12:36 p.m., deputies from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Bureau responded to Ranch Liquors located 246 Town Square Drive in Lusby, for the report of an armed robbery. Upon arrival, deputies determined that an armed robbery had occurred. Detectives with the Criminal Investigative Bureau arrived on scene and assumed the investigation. Preliminary investigation revealed, an adult male described as tan complexioned, between 5 feet 10 inches tall and 6 fo...

Student Reported to be in Possession of Knife on School Bus: On June 2, a school resource officer (SRO) at Indian Head Elementary School was informed that a student was possibly in possession of a knife while riding the bus home on June 1. The SRO followed up and learned the student produced the knife and showed it to other students on the bus. No one was harmed and no threats were made. A parent of one of the bus riders contacted authorities. In accordance with Maryland law, the student ca...

The Calvert County Department of Public Safety, Division of Emergency Management will conduct a full-cycle test of the alert and notification sirens throughout Calvert, St. Mary’s and Dorchester counties Monday, June 5, 2023, at noon. The full-cycle test includes a three-minute activation of all sirens within the 10-mile area around Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant. Citizens are encouraged to be aware of the testing and relay this information to friends, family and neighbors. The testing...

The Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) Class of 2023 will be honored during outdoor graduation ceremonies set for May 30 through June 2 at Regency Furniture Stadium in Waldorf.     The Class of 2023 includes 2,013 graduates who earned a record-breaking number of scholarship offers totaling almost $200 million. The total is likely to increase as graduates report scholarship offers to their respective high schools.     First in the CCPS high school graduation schedule is Nort...

Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced over $1 million in grant funding to help protect public health in coastal and Great Lakes beach communities in the Mid-Atlantic Region. The funding is being awarded to Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Virginia to assist with water quality monitoring and public notification programs for local beaches. “So many of us have a rich tradition of spending our summers splashing, swimming, and playing at our favorite bea...

Patrol Officer Recovers Loaded Firearm in Vehicle During Traffic Stop: On May 17 at 6:48 p.m., a patrol officer initiated a traffic stop in the 3200 block of Crain Highway in Waldorf for registration and insurance violations. Further investigation revealed a loaded handgun inside the vehicle. The driver, Jordan Malik Barnes, 27, of Forestville, was arrested and charged with illegal possession of a firearm due to previous convictions, transporting a loaded firearm in a vehicle, and other rel...

LEONARDTOWN, MD – The Commissioners of St. Mary’s County (CSMC) are pleased to invite the entire community to attend the 2023 Flag Day Celebration on Wednesday, June 14, 2023, at 6 p.m. on the Governmental Center lawn in Leonardtown.   The event will feature: ·         A procession by various color guards and veteran groups from around St. Mary’s County. ·     &nbsp...