George W. Edelen has been named Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Chief by the Commissioners of St. Mary’s County. Chief Edelen is retiring after a distinguished…
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St. Mary’s County Commissioner Meeting Rollup – March 8, 2022
By The Citizen on March 15, 2022
The Commissioners of St. Mary’s County held their regular business meeting in the Chesapeake Building Tuesday, March 8, 2022, with the invocation and pledge followed…
UPDATE: Gov. Thomas Johnson Bridge Reopened After Man Jumps Following Attempted Traffic Stop
By The Citizen on March 15, 2022
UPDATE @ 5:15 a.m., Governor Thomas Johnson Bridge is now open. The vehicle has been removed from the bridge at 5:15 a.m., all emergency medical…
One Flown to Trauma Center After Single Vehicle Rollover in Leonardtown
By The Citizen on March 14, 2022
On Friday, March 11, 2022, at approximately 8:50 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Point Lookout Road and Loveville Road…
Police Investigating Single Vehicle Collision in Leonardtown, One Flown to Area Trauma Center
By The Citizen on March 14, 2022
On Monday, March 14, 2022, at approximately 12:45 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Budds Creek Road and Pin Cushion…
UPDATE: Man Who Killed Couple in Charlotte Hall Car Crash Returned To Jail to Await Trial
By The Citizen on March 11, 2022
UPDATE 3/11/2022: State’s Attorney Richard Fritz is pleased to announce that Aleksander Ivanchev has been returned to the St. Mary’s County Detention Center to await…
UPDATE: Donation Drive to Help Two Displaced Families After 2-Alarm House Fire in Waldorf
By The Citizen on March 8, 2022
On Tuesday, March 8, 2022, from 4:00 p.m., to 7:00 p.m., there is donation drive at the clubhouse (located at 12146 Pawtuckett Lane, Waldorf, MD…
No Injuries Reported After Mobile Home Fire in Ridge, Fire Deemed Accidental due to Electrical Malfunction
By The Citizen on March 8, 2022
On Tuesday, March 8, 2022, at approximately 4:40 a.m., firefighters from Ridge, Bay District, NAS Patuxent River, NAS Webster Field, Valley Lee, and Leonardtown responded…
No Injuries Reported After 2-Alarm House Fire in Waldorf, Cause Under Investigation
By The Citizen on March 6, 2022
On Sunday, March 6, 2022, at approximately 12:40 p.m., firefighters from La Plata, Waldorf, and surrounding departments responded to 4632 Sheffield Circle in Waldorf, for…
Bay District Volunteer Fire Department Remind Citizens How to Prevent Dryer Fires
By The Citizen on March 3, 2022
The National Fire Protection Association reports that there are approximately 15,000 home fires caused by clothes dryers. Here at the Bay District Volunteer Fire Department,…
Firefighters Respond to Commercial Fire Alarm at St. Mary’s Dental and Find Smoke Showing
By The Citizen on February 27, 2022
On Sunday, February 27, 2022, at approximately 12:32 a.m., firefighters from Mechanicsville Volunteer Fire Department were dispatched to St. Mary’s Dental located at 28160 Old…
No Injuries Reported, Two Dogs Rescued After House Fire in Lexington Park
By The Citizen on February 27, 2022
On Sunday, February 27, 2022, at approximately 4:45 p.m., firefighters from Bay District, NAS Patuxent River, and Valley Lee responded to the 21400 block of…
UPDATE – Police Make Two More Arrests in Murder of 19-Year-Old Lexington Park Man
By The Citizen on February 27, 2022
UPDATE 2/27/2022: Additional arrests were made on February 26, 2022, in the fatal shooting that occurred in Lexington Park on January 12, 2022. Jevontez Deqwon…
One Flown to Area Trauma Center After Motor Vehicle Collision with Entrapment in Mechanicsville
By The Citizen on February 24, 2022
On Wednesday, February 23, 2022, at approximately 8:18 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Three Notch Road and Point Lookout…
No Injuries Reported and One Dog Saved After House Fire in Mechanicsville, Fire Marshal Investigating
By The Citizen on February 23, 2022
On Tuesday, February 22, 2022, at approximately 9:22 a.m., firefighters from Mechanicsville, Leonardtown, Seventh District, Hollywood, and Charles County responded to the 28900 block of…