The Commissioners of St. Mary’s County held their regular business meeting in the Chesapeake Building Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022, with the invocation and pledge, followed…
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Judge DaNeeka Varner Cotton Named Administrative Judge for Calvert, Charles, Prince George’s and St. Mary’s Counties, Set to Begin January 1, 2023
By The Citizen on December 7, 2022
Court of Appeals of Maryland Chief Judge Matthew J. Fader named Judge DaNeeka Varner Cotton as circuit administrative judge for the seventh judicial circuit. The…
St. Mary’s County Public Schools Increasing Security Measures for After-School Events
By The Citizen on December 6, 2022
Superintendent of Schools, Dr. J. Scott Smith, announces the implementation of increased security measures for after-school events. In a continuing effort to improve security and…
UPDATE: First Responders Locate Missing 81-Year-Old Safe and Unharmed After Nearly 7 Hour Search
By The Citizen on December 5, 2022
Update @ 2:00 a.m., Hood was located safe, albeit cold, he was conscious and talking to First Responders. We thank all who shared or assisted in…
Prince George’s County Police Warn About Blue Pills Containing Fentanyl Which is Suspected in the Deaths of Three Students
By The Citizen on December 5, 2022
The Prince George’s County Police Department is issuing a warning to residents about fentanyl-laced pills, in particular these blue-toned pills with a distinct “M” emblem.…
Maryland Attorney General Frosh Files Complaint Against MetCom Following 58 Sewage Overflows
By The Citizen on December 5, 2022
BALTIMORE, MD (December 1, 2022) – Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh, on behalf of the Maryland Department of the Environment, today filed a civil…
Homeowner Flown to Burn Center and Two Firefighters Transported with Non-Life-Threatening Injuries After Devastating House Fire in Leonardtown
By The Citizen on December 4, 2022
On Sunday, December 4, 2022, at approximately 12:35 p.m., firefighters from Leonardtown, Hollywood, Bay District, NAS Patuxent River, Solomons, Valley Lee, and Seventh District responded…
Townhouse Fire in Great Mills Under Investigation – Police Issue Traffic Citations to Driver Who Damaged Firehose
By The Citizen on December 4, 2022
On Sunday, December 4, 2022, at approximately 8:24 a.m., firefighters from Bay District Volunteer Fire Department were dispatched to 22060 St. Elizabeths Court in Great…
UPDATE: 39 Year-Old Lexington Park Man Killed in Motor Vehicle Collision on Great Mills Road
By The Citizen on December 3, 2022
UPDATE 12/4/2022: On December 2, 2022, at 5:13 p.m. deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 21600 block of Great Mills…
Naval Air Station Patuxent River Holding Job Fair for Law Enforcement, Firefighters, Dispatchers and Public Safety Officers on Thursday, December 15, 2022
By The Citizen on December 3, 2022
PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland – Naval Air Station Patuxent River (NASPR) will host a job fair for job seekers 18-and-over interested in the field of law…
Man in Wheelchair Struck by Vehicle on Great Mills Road, Victim Transported to Hospital with Life-Threatening Injuries
By The Citizen on December 2, 2022
On Friday, December 2, 2022, at approximately 5:14 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to Great Mills Road and Sheriff Miedzinski Way in Lexington…
Maryland Awarded $20,000 Grant to Give Rideshare Credits During Holiday Season
By The Citizen on December 2, 2022
GLEN BURNIE, MD (December 1, 2022) – For the second year, the Maryland Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Administration’s (MDOT MVA) Highway Safety Office has received…
Strong Opening Weekend for Maryland Deer Firearm Season
By The Citizen on December 2, 2022
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources announced that hunters reported 10,116 deer taken on the opening weekend of the 2022 Maryland firearm season, Nov. 26-27.…
Sheriff Cameron Bids Agency Staff and St. Mary’s Farewell After 42 Years of Service
By The Citizen on December 2, 2022
Friends, family and the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office convened Friday, Dec. 2, 2022, as Sheriff Tim Cameron received his Final Salute on his last…
NO ACTIVE THREAT: Police Investigating Reports of Subject with Gun Near Green Holly Elementary School in Lexington Park
By The Citizen on December 1, 2022
On Thursday, December 1, 2022, at approximately 4:00 p.m., police responded to Green Holly Elementary School located at 46060 Millstone Landing Rd, Lexington Park, for the…