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UPDATE: GoFundMe Started to Assist Family After Devastating House Fire in Lexington Park
By The Citizen on January 4, 2024
UPDATE 1/4/2024: The Dorazio family lost their home and most of their belongings after an early morning house fire on Saturday, December 30th, 2023. Fortunately,…
St. Mary’s County Loses Pillar of Community Joseph “Bubby” Knott
By The Citizen on January 4, 2024
We regret to announce that family members of Joseph “Bubby” Knott announced his passing on the morning of Thursday, January 4th, 2023. Family posted the…
Grant Awarded to Maryland Department of Natural Resources and Partners to Restore Freshwater Mussels
By The Citizen on January 4, 2024
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and partners have been awarded a grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation’s Chesapeake Watershed Investment for Landscape Defense (Chesapeake…
Maryland’s Climate Pollution Reduction Plan Sets Path to a Zero Emissions Future
By The Citizen on January 4, 2024
By Jason Aul, Strategic Communications Director – The Moore Administration released Maryland’s Climate Pollution Reduction Plan, as required by the 2022 Climate Solutions Now Act,…
Police Seeking Assistance to Identify and Locate Two Individuals Connected With a Theft at Optimal Vapor in Lexington Park
By The Citizen on January 3, 2024
On Monday, December 18, 2023, at approximately 10:55 a.m., two subjects, one male and one female, entered Optimal Vapor on Three Notch Road in Lexington…
Oral Histories of Lexington Park “Flattops” Now Available Online!
By The Citizen on January 2, 2024
The St. Mary’s County Historical Society, in partnership with St. Mary’s County Government is pleased to announce the digitization of the Lexington Manor Oral History…
First Baby Born at MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital in 2024, Meet River!
By The Citizen on January 2, 2024
Welcome to the world, baby River! Born in the early hours of the New Year, River’s family has welcomed our first baby of 2024. Congratulations…
St. Mary’s College Women’s Soccer Earns Team Ethics and Sportsmanship Silver Award
By The Citizen on January 2, 2024
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – For the third year in a row, the St. Mary’s College of Maryland women’s soccer team has received the United Soccer Coaches…
Associate Professor and Associate Dean of Faculty Kelly Neiles Speaks on Panel at National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
By The Citizen on January 2, 2024
On December 5th, 2023, Associate Professor Kelly Neiles spoke as an invited panelist at a committee meeting entitled “Equitable and Effective Teaching in Undergraduate STEM…
Police Recover Another Loaded Weapon in St. Mary’s County After Traffic Stop
By The Citizen on January 2, 2024
On Monday, January 1, 2024, James Richard Nelson Jr., 43, of Upper Marlboro, was apprehended for various offenses, including the possession of a loaded weapon.…
PMA-271 Celebrates 50 Years of Women in Naval Aviation!
By The Citizen on January 2, 2024
NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER, MD: This year marks the 50th anniversary of women in naval aviation, an anniversary that celebrates when the first women began…
Fire Marshal Investigating Reported Arson in Mechanicsville
By The Citizen on January 2, 2024
On Sunday, December 31, 2023, at approximately 8:40 a.m., firefighters from Mechanicsville, Hollywood, and Charles County responded to the 40000 block of Duke Road in…
St. Mary’s County Cold Case: 1966 Murder of John Michalek at White Point Tavern
By The Citizen on January 2, 2024
On the morning of December 31, 1966, a local St. George’s Island, MD, resident stopped by the White Point Tavern in Piney Point and noticed…
Top Stories for 2023 on Southern Maryland News Net; Year in Review
By The Citizen on December 31, 2023
Our top 15 most read stories for 2023. Great Mills Woman Arrested for Murdering Boyfriend and Disposing His Body Parts in Charles and St. Mary’s…