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No Injuries Reported After Vehicle Strikes MedStar East Run Medical Center Building in Lexington Park
By The Citizen on July 18, 2025
On Friday, July 18, 2025, at approximately 12 :11 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the MedStar East Run Medical Center located…
St. Mary’s County Officials Urge Caution After Black Bear Sighting in Piney Point and Mechanicsville
By The Citizen on July 18, 2025
BEAR BEWARE! 🐻 The St. Mary’s County Department of Emergency Services is alerting residents, particularly those living in and around the Piney Point and Mechanicsville…
Waldorf Man Charged in Robbery Outside Charlotte Hall Library
By The Citizen on July 17, 2025
Travon Tolson, 25, of Waldorf, has been charged in connection with a robbery incident that took place on July 3, 2025, outside the Charlotte Hall…
Lexington Park Man Arrested After Assaulting Deputies and Resisting Arrest During Traffic Stop
By The Citizen on July 17, 2025
Alexander Van Gough, 23, of Lexington Park, has been charged with multiple criminal and traffic offenses following a June 30, 2025 traffic stop that escalated…
Police Arrest California Woman on Drug Charges Following Routine Traffic Stop in Lexington Park
By The Citizen on July 17, 2025
Abigail Mae Hawk, 31, of California, has been charged with multiple drug-related offenses following a traffic stop conducted by the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office…
52nd Annual Governor’s Cup Yacht Race to Take Place August 1-2, 2025
By The Citizen on July 17, 2025
The Governor’s Cup Yacht Race, the oldest premier overnight race on the Chesapeake Bay, will take place August 1-2, 2025. With a 68.6-nautical-mile main race…
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…
NAWCAD WOLF’s O’Brien wins Department of the Navy Financial Management Award
By The Citizen on July 17, 2025
Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division at Webster Outlying Field’s (NAWCAD WOLF) Supervisory Financial Analyst Kari O’Brien was recognized as a winner of the Department…
Helicopters Requested After Multiple Victims Are Stabbed in Mechanicsville
By The Citizen on July 15, 2025
On Tuesday, July 15, at approximately 5:55 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the 42000 block of Patuxent Drive in Mechanicsville, for…
Motorcyclist Flown to Trauma Center After Head-on Collision in Lexington Park
By The Citizen on July 15, 2025
On Tuesday, July 15, 2025, at approximately 3:20 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of Great Mills Road and Midway Drive…
Watershed Education and Stewardship Grants Awarded in St. Mary’s County and Baltimore City
By The Citizen on July 15, 2025
Two Maryland organizations will receive support for education and stewardship programming to enhance environmental education in the state. Outdoor education and stewardship funding is made…