By Ridge Volunteer Fire Department Lieutenant Scot Best, April 20, 2022. “Every year, wildfires burn across the United States, and a growing number of people…
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Home-School Numbers Soar in Southern Maryland, CSM Provides Programming to Help Families; Info Session Set for April 29, 2022
By The Citizen on April 19, 2022
Home-school families looking for support creating an educational plan that works best for their children can turn to the College of Southern Maryland (CSM) for…
Re-Fund The Police: Governor Hogan Announces Nearly $10 Million For Community Safety Works Awards
By The Citizen on April 18, 2022
Governor Larry Hogan today announced nearly $10 million in grant awards through the new Community Safety Works program to more than 300 business districts and…
Firefighters Respond to Three Structure Fires within 2 Hours of Each Other in Charles County, No Injuries Reported
By The Citizen on April 10, 2022
On Friday, April 1, 2022, at approximately 5:07 a.m., firefighters were alerted to 3315 Leonardtown Road in Waldorf, for the reported structure fire. Crews arrived on…
UPDATE: Suspect Arrested in Connection of Fatal Fire That Killed Woman and 1-Year-Old Daughter in 2-Alarm Fire in Waldorf
By The Citizen on April 8, 2022
UPDATE 4/8/2022: On Thursday, March 31, 2022, at approximately 10:30 p.m., officers and local fire departments and EMS responded to the 3000 block of Heathcote…
UPDATE: Woman Succumbs to Injuries After House Fire in Hughesville, Man Remains Hospitalized in Stable Condition
By The Citizen on April 7, 2022
UPDATE 4/7/2022: Officials from Medstar Washington Hospital Center reported that Barbara Sue Thompson, 75, succumbed to the injuries she had received during a fire inside…
UPDATE: Woman In Critical Condition and Man in Serious Condition After Hughesville House Fire
By The Citizen on April 6, 2022
UPDATE 4/6/2022 @ 8:00 p.m.: The Office of the State Fire Marshal and Charles County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the cause of a fire that…
UPDATE: Two Dead, One Transported to Trauma Center After 2-Alarm Fire in Waldorf, Police and State Fire Marshal Investigating
By The Citizen on April 1, 2022
UPDATE 4/1/2022 @ 1:05 p.m., On March 31 at 10:30 p.m., officers responded to the 3000 block of Heathcote Road in Waldorf for the report…
One Dead, One Transported to Trauma Center After 2-Alarm Fire in Waldorf, State Fire Marshal Investigating
By The Citizen on March 31, 2022
On Thursday, March 31, 2022, at approximately 10:30 p.m., firefighters from Waldorf, La Plata, Hughesville and surrounding departments responded to the 3000 block of Heathcote…
Governor Hogan, President Ferguson, Speaker Jones Announce Bipartisan Tax Relief Agreement
By The Citizen on March 29, 2022
Governor Larry Hogan, Senate President Bill Ferguson, and House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones announced that they have reached a historic bipartisan agreement to provide $1.86…
Governor Hogan Announces $291.7 Million Supplemental Budget With Health Care and Disability Services Provider Rate Increases, Support For Child Care Providers and Facilities
By The Citizen on March 27, 2022
Governor Larry Hogan submitted a $291.7 million supplemental budget to the General Assembly with substantial provider rate increases for health care and disability services providers, and…
26th Annual Maryland State Police Polar Bear Plunge, Nearly $3 Million Raised So Far!
By The Citizen on March 25, 2022
The Polar Bear Plunge is part of Maryland’s history. For the past 25 years, thousands of plungers have jumped into the icy waters of the…
Maryland Department of Natural Resources – Spring Wildfire Season Has Begun, Danger in Maryland Increases in Spring
By The Citizen on March 23, 2022
Spring wildfire season has begun in Maryland, and the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) urges residents across the state to prepare and help prevent wildfires. Wildfire occurrence is…
Governor Hogan Announces Donation of 50 Critically Needed Ventilators to Ukraine
By The Citizen on March 22, 2022
Governor Larry Hogan announced that the Maryland Department of Health (MDH) has donated 50 Astral portable ventilators to treat patients at front line hospitals in…
Leadership Southern Maryland Executive Directior Denise Foster to Step Down
By The Citizen on March 21, 2022
A message from LSM Executive Director Denise Foster: “When I joined the Leadership Southern Maryland team four years ago, I was excited for the opportunity…