The Southern Maryland National Heritage Area is pleased to announce that the region’s heritage tourism organizations recently received seven heritage grants through the state government’s…
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Man Flown to Trauma Center After Serious Crash Involving Cement Truck in Mechanicsville
By The Citizen on July 18, 2025
On Friday, July 18, 2025, at approximately 4:00 p.m., while driving in the area of Old Village Road and Cedar Grove Street in Mechanicsville, Mechanicsville…
Chesapeake Bay Monitoring Shows Hypoxia Increased in June After Rainy May
By The Citizen on July 18, 2025
Data collected by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources and Old Dominion University show an increasing volume of hypoxia—waters with less than 2 mg/l of…
New Mobile Crisis Services Announced for Charles and St. Mary’s Counties
By The Citizen on July 17, 2025
The St. Mary’s County Health Department (SMCHD) and Charles County Health Department (CCHD) announce the launch of a new mobile crisis team serving St. Mary’s…
State Highway Administration Conducting Survey, Virtual Meetings to Gather Public Input on Pedestrian and Bicyclist Needs
By The Citizen on July 17, 2025
The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration is committed to improve safety for vulnerable road users – defined as those walking, cycling or rolling…
Maryland Lottery and Gaming Commission Selects Intralot for Lottery System Contract
By The Citizen on July 17, 2025
The Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Commission (the Commission) today approved the recommendation of an award for a new Lottery Central Monitoring and Control System…
Maryland’s Summer Closure of Chesapeake Bay Striped Bass Fishing Begins July 16, 2025
By The Citizen on July 17, 2025
The Department of Natural Resources reminds Maryland recreational anglers that targeting striped bass in the Chesapeake Bay and its tidal tributaries is prohibited from July…
Attorney General Brown Sues Trump Administration for Freezing $6.8 Billion in Education Grants Just Weeks Before School Year Begins
By The Citizen on July 15, 2025
Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a coalition of 25 states in suing the Trump administration over its unconstitutional, unlawful, and arbitrary decision to freeze…
Maryland State Police Make Over 190 Suspected DUI Arrested During First Week of July, 2025
By The Citizen on July 14, 2025
Maryland State Troopers from all 23 State Police Barracks, including members of the SPIDRE Team, took on distracted, aggressive, and impaired driving this Fourth of…
House Fire in Lusby Under Investigation, No Injuries Reported and All Pets Accounted For
By The Citizen on July 12, 2025
On Saturday, July 12, 2025, at 1:30 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the Hemlock Road in Lusby, for the reported house…
UPDATE: GoFundMe Added – House Fire in Lusby Under Investigation, No Injuries Reported and All Pets Accounted For
By The Citizen on July 12, 2025
UPDATE 7/14/2025: The displaced family has lost nearly everything in this devastating fire. A GoFundMe has been started by family members to assist the 2 adults…
Bell Sports Recalls Bicycle Helmets Due to Risk of Head Injury; Violation of Federal Standard for Bicycle Helmets
By The Citizen on July 11, 2025
Bell Sports Bicycle Helmets Hazard: The recalled helmets do not comply with the impact requirements of the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s (CPSC) mandatory federal safety…
High Heat, Chance of Severe Storms and Flood Watch for Southern Maryland
By The Citizen on July 8, 2025
The National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC has issued a Flood Watch, a Heat Advisory, and Hazardous Weather Outlook for Southern Maryland, including St. Mary’s,…
MAWS Act Introduced As First-of-its-Kind Legislation to Facilitate Use of Invasive Blue Catfish in Pet Food
By The Citizen on July 8, 2025
Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) joined Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (D-MD-03), Vice Ranking Member of the Natural Resources Committee and Co-Chair of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed…
Protect Your Dogs’ Health: Harmful Algae Mats Can Pose Danger to Pets
By The Citizen on July 7, 2025
As summer has begun, Maryland Department of Natural Resources scientists caution the public to be vigilant about freshwater algae mats that can sometimes be a…