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Track schedule 4/12-4/18
Friday, April 12 Northern at Severna Park, noon Thomas Stone at Bullis, 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 16 North Point at St. Charles, 4 p.m. Calvert, Great Mills, Lackey at Chopticon, 4 p.m. Huntingtown, La Plata, Westlake at McDonough, 4 p.m. Leonardtown, Northern, Thomas Stone at Patuxent, 4 p.m.
Calvert to seek new location for sheriff's headquarters
After 22 years in the same spot on Church Street in Prince Frederick, the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office is embarking on a search for a new location for its headquarters. On Tuesday, the county commissioners voted unanimously to direct government staff to identify a new location for the sheriff’s office and incorporate plans for a new facility in the capital improvement plan. Mark Willis, county administrator, said the 21,000-square-foot building...
Northern boys lacrosse outlasts Leonardtown
Hours after the last remnants of the partial solar eclipse that graced the skies during the late afternoon, the Northern High School boys lacrosse team emerged with a gritty 12-8 victory over visiting Leonardtown on an evening when natural and manmade lighting garnered equal billing. Northern (4-1) scored the first five goals of the game on Monday evening and still led by four goals at the intermission. But after the Raiders made things interesting in the second half to get within 10-8, Northern’s Brendan Fairwesaher...
Reeling from bridge collapse, state lawmakers still got other business done
A tragedy in the Port of Baltimore threatened to overwhelm their best-laid plans at the end of this spring’s legislative session, but Maryland state lawmakers still managed to pass several key measures that look beyond the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge and ahead to the future. Passing the state spending plan is never an easy feat, but the General Assembly reached a resolution and passed the Fiscal Year 2025 State Budget several days before the end of session. Their $63 billion budget deal...
Great Mills graduate releases 1980s-era 'Phoenix Reborn' movie
Writer and director William Craft wanted to turn a Southern Maryland negative into a positive and the result is the movie “Phoenix Reborn: A Love Story,” which opened in Michigan last weekend. The 2-hour, 42 minute film tells the fictional story of William Cross, who is a highly-recruited baseball player in 1985. After suffering a terrible injury, he must fight his way back to the diamond with the help of a strong support network. ...
Need for clean water in Nanjemoy surfaces during congressman's visit
Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md., 5th) visited Nanjemoy on the morning of April 4 to discuss how $500,000 of federal funding is supporting the community with clean water, among other legislation. The meeting took place at Oak Grove Missionary Baptist Church and was a part of the House Democrats’ caucus-wide efforts to spread the word about laws passed last Congress. Hoyer chairs the Regional Leadership Council, which spearheaded the outreach efforts. ...
Lawmakers cast key votes in final hours of session
Maryland lawmakers raced the clock toward their end-of-session deadline late Monday, approving a capital budget plan and an emergency aid package for Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge in the hours before midnight. The capital budget was a top priority for Democratic leaders, authorizing the creation of more than $1.7 billion for construction, land acquisition and building projects all across the state. It passed unanimously at its final stage in the Senate with less than four hours until the deadline. ...
Top enlisted service member prepares senior enlisted Guardians for the future
The Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman, U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Troy E. Black, met with newly-selected senior noncommissioned officers at the U.S. Space Force Chief Master Sergeant and Senior Master Sergeant Orientation Course, Wednesday. The week-long orientation at the General Jacob E. Smart Conference Center was designed to provide senior enlisted service members across the Space Force with a common perspective as they step into new leadership roles. ...
Leonardtown girls lacrosse rallies past Calvert
After trailing through much of the contest and by as many as five goals on two occasions, the Leonardtown High School girls lacrosse team rallied to edge Calvert 11-10 in overtime on a chilly, windy evening in Prince Frederick last Friday. After watching the Raiders trim the deficit to 9-7 at the end of the third quarter when Leonardtown got two goals in the final minute, Calvert’s Danica Lanthier gave the Cavaliers a 10-7 lead early in the fourth. But the Raiders rallied to draw...
Northern tennis team sweeps Patuxent
Very sunny but windy and chilly conditions prevailed last Friday afternoon when the Northern High School tennis team swept visiting Patuxent 9-0 as the Patriots overcame the elements and their rivals, who were tardy arrivals after some unexpected transportation issues. Northern players had the chance to warm up exponentially April 6 while waiting for the Patuxent squad to arrive in Owings. During a school year that has seen a shortage of bus drivers, the Panthers were unable to leave Lusby until 3:45 p.m. and arrived...
President pledges to 'move heaven and earth' for speedy bridge rebuild
President Joe Biden pledged to fight for federal funding to rebuild the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge, promising to “move heaven and earth” during an April 5 visit to the disaster site. "We will do so with union labor and American steel," Biden told a group of local officials and first responders gathered for his afternoon remarks at the Port of Baltimore. That morning, Biden's executive office had asked Congress...
Motorcyclist from Waldorf dies in St. Mary's collision
A Waldorf man driving a motorcycle died Sunday morning after a collision with a SUV in Hollywood. At approximately 10:19 a.m. on April 7, St. Mary’s sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the scene of an automobile crash involving a motorcycle and a SUV at Three Notch Road and Tom Hodges Drive. Upon arrival, deputies determined that a 2006 Yamaha motorcycle had collided with a 2008 Hyundai Sonata. ...
Great Mills native serves aboard Navy warship in San Diego
Petty Officer 3rd Class Nevyn Harris, a native of Great Mills, serves the U.S. Navy aboard USS Tripoli operating out of San Diego. Harris graduated from Great Mills High School in 2017. The skills and values needed to succeed in the Navy are similar to those found in Great Mills. “I learned in my hometown...
Man sentenced after pointing gun at juveniles
The Charles state's attorney's office announced that James Stephen Gass Jr., 32, of Leonardtown was sentenced on March 22 to a total of 14 years in prison for two separate cases. Gass was sentenced to 9 years for first-degree assault against four juveniles and the unlawful use of a firearm during the incident. In a separate case, he was sentenced to an additional 5 years for possessing a firearm illegally...
Man injured after truck crashes into church
This article has been updated. A man was injured after the pickup truck he was driving ran off the road and crashed into a church in Great Mills early Saturday. Patrol units from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to a motor vehicle crash on Point Lookout Road in Great Mills at approximately 1:36 a.m. on Saturday, April 6. When deputies arrived, they found a 2005 Ford F-150...
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