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Registration Opens for the 2024 Citizens Academy
LEONARDTOWN, MD – St. Mary’s County Government is excited to announce that registration is now open for the 2024 session of Citizens Academy!. Citizens Academy provides participants with the opportunity to learn more about county government programs and services. The 2024 academy will run from September 3, 2024, to November 5, 2024. Classes will be held for the first 8 weeks on Tuesday evenings from 6–9 p.m. Participants are required to attend at minimum 7 of the 8 class sessions. Week 9 offers optional attendance (in-person or virtual) to the Commissioner's quarterly public forum. The program will culminate with a recognition ceremony during the Commissioner’s meeting on November 5.
Night Construction Work Scheduled For Delabrooke Bridge
MECHANICSVILLE, Md. – St. Mary’s County Government’s Department of Public Works & Transportation (DPW&T) is announcing upcoming construction and major repairs scheduled for the Delabrooke Bridge, located on Delabrooke Road, in Mechanicsville, from the intersection of Riverview Road north-eastward for approximately 500 ft, starting on Sunday, July 21, 2024, and continuing through Thursday, July 25, 2024, between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m.
New site for So. Md. ag center?
HUGHESVILLE, Md. — As St. Mary’s County nears the bidding process to build a new regional agricultural center, its partner in the project is considering a backup plan in case the final price tag exceeds its $6.2 million budget. The Southern Maryland Agricultural Development Commission, which is overseeing...
St. Mary's briefs
Registration opens for Citizens Academy Registration is now open for the 2024 session of St. Mary’s County government’s Citizens Academy. Citizens Academy provides participants with the opportunity to learn more about county government programs and services. The 2024 academy will run from Sept. 3 to Nov. 5. Classes will be held on Tuesday evenings from 6 to 9 p.m. Participants are required to attend at minimum seven of the eight class sessions. ...
Senior spotlight
Loffler Appreciation Day will be held all day Friday, July 19. Live music by the center’s Loffler Sunshine Singers and local band Folk Salad, face painting, cornhole, classic cars and line dancing. St. Mary’s County Government agencies will be ion hand and the Salted Scoop ice cream truck will be on hand from 1 to 3 p.m. Nutrition Education: Let’s Learn About Sodium will be held noon to 1 p.m. Monday, July 22, at the Northern Senior Activity Center. Dietician Donna Taggert will discuss the...
UPDATE: Suspect Arrested
On July 10, 2024, Deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office began investigating the report of an assault on two women in Lexington Park by an unknown male who also purportedly exposed himself during the incident. On July 11, new video evidence and information obtained by Deputies...
Grandkids To Benefit From Pop Pop’s Big Scratch-Off Win In St. Mary’s County
CALIFORNIA, Md. – The next time the grandkids visit Pop Pop, he may be smiling from ear to ear because of his Maryland Lottery secret. The Calvert County resident, who won $50,000 playing a Jumbo Cash scratch-off, plans to keep mum about his win even while sharing some of the funds with his grandkids and paying off bills.
Mechanicsville Man Convicted Of First-Degree Murder Of Stepfather
LEONARDTOWN, Md. – State’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling announced today that following a four-day trial, a St. Mary’s County jury convicted Marvin Orlando Johnson, 39, of Mechanicsville, Maryland of first-degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a crime of violence for the premeditated shooting and killing of his stepfather.
Lexington Park Man Arrested For Assault And Sex Offense
LEONARDTOWN, Md. – On July 10, 2024, Deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office began investigating the report of an assault on two women in Lexington Park by an unknown male who also purportedly exposed himself during the incident. On July 11, new video evidence and...
Night Construction Work Scheduled for Delabrooke Bridge Residents Should Expect Bridge Closures & Use Caution
St. Mary’s County Government’s Department of Public Works & Transportation (DPW&T) is announcing upcoming construction and major repairs scheduled for the Delabrooke Bridge, located on Delabrooke Road, in Mechanicsville, from the intersection of Riverview Road north-eastward for approximately 500 ft, starting on Sunday, July 21, 2024, and continuing through Thursday, July 25, 2024, between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m.
Blade-Wielding Man Wanted After Exposing Himself To Women In St. Mary's County: Sheriff
Photos of a suspicious suspect have been released by the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office following a strange scene that played out overnight. According to investigators, at around 8:15 p.m. on July 10, the man approached two women near FDR Boulevard and South Shangra-La Drive, where he grabbed on of them and exposed himself to both.
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