UPDATE 4/3/2024 @ 3:15 P.M.: On April 3, 2024, at approximately 12:35 a.m., deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to a reported…
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Police Investigating Shooting at Applebee’s, Victim Transported with Life-Threatening Injuries
By The Citizen on April 3, 2024
On Tuesday, April 2, 2024, at approximately 11:15 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the Applebee’s located at 45480 Miramar Way in California,…
Man Transported with Serious Injuries After Assault with Hammer in Lexington Park
By The Citizen on April 3, 2024
On Wednesday, April 3, 2024, at approximately 12:35 a.m., police and emergency medical personnel responded to the 46000 block of Midway Drive in Lexington Park,…
Light the Night for Fallen Firefighters – Event to Remember Our Fallen Heroes
By The Citizen on April 2, 2024
Each year firefighters from across the nation gather in Emmitsburg, Maryland at the National Fire Academy to honor their fallen brothers and sisters from the…
All Three Shoppers Grocery Stores in St. Mary’s County to Close
By The Citizen on March 30, 2024
In a letter from VP General Manager, Jeff Bleichner employees of Shoppers Grocery Store were told three stores in St. Mary’s County would be closing…
UPDATE: Two Injured After Ambulance is Involved in Motor Vehicle Collision in Leonardtown
By The Citizen on March 28, 2024
On Thursday, March 28, 2024, at approximately 11:01 a.m., Hollywood Volunteer Rescue Squad Ambulance 796 advised they were involved in a head-on collision and needed…
One Injured After Motor Vehicle Collision in Great Mills
By The Citizen on March 27, 2024
On Wednesday, March 27, 2024, at approximately 4:52 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Flat Iron Road and Ryan Lane…
Chaptico Man Charged with Murder of 26-Year-Old Man at Sheetz in St. Mary’s County
By The Citizen on March 26, 2024
Tavion Sommerville, 18, of Chaptico, is currently incarcerated in the St. Mary’s County Detention Center facing murder charges. Sommerville was charged with first degree murder,…
Rebels & Redcoats: A Southern Maryland Revolutionary War Family Event Kicks Off Multi-Year 250th Anniversary at Piney Point Lighthouse Museum
By The Citizen on March 25, 2024
St. Mary’s County Government’s Museum Division, in coordination with the Southern Maryland 250th Committee, Southern Maryland National Heritage Area, and numerous Southern Maryland civic organizations,…
New Contract Award to Deliver 17 New Block III Super Hornet Aircraft and Critical Technical Data for Fleet
By The Citizen on March 25, 2024
The U.S. Navy awarded The Boeing Company a $1.3 billion contract March 19 for the purchase of 17 F/A-18 Super Hornets and delivery of a…
Large Travel Trailer and Shed Destroyed by Fire in Mechanicsville
By The Citizen on March 22, 2024
On Friday, March 22, 2024, at approximately 1:20 a.m., firefighters from Mechanicsville Volunteer Fire Department were dispatched to the 36000 block of Joan Drive in…
Two Flown to Trauma Center After Being Stabbed, Police Investigating
By The Citizen on March 16, 2024
On Saturday, March 16, 2024, at approximately 12:48 a.m., a 911 caller reported they were stabbed and currently driving to an area bar in Park…
UPDATE: Police Investigating Vehicle Crash That Killed One Child and Seriously Injured Two Others
By The Citizen on March 16, 2024
UPDATE _ SHERIFF’S OFFICE PRESS RELEASE: At approximately 1:44 a.m. on Saturday, March 16, 2024, patrol units from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office (SMCSO)…
Police Investigating Serious Single Vehicle Crash Which Leaves Three Children and One Adult Injured
By The Citizen on March 16, 2024
On Saturday, March 16, 2024, at approximately 1:45 a.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Point Lookout Road and Chingville Road…
Man Flown to Trauma Center After Being Struck by Vehicle in Callaway
By The Citizen on March 12, 2024
On Tuesday, March 12, 2024, at approximately 2:30 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Point Lookout Road and Mom and…