An unplanned motion on Tuesday by Commissioner Mike Hewitt (R) to return almost $2,500 to the St. Mary’s County Library after a private drag queen story hour event held there in June was tabled by the board.
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A man who robbed a Leonardtown restaurant and cut the back of a cashier’s neck pleaded guilty to charges on armed robbery and second-degree assault on Friday.
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A fiery vehicle crash early on Thursday morning sent an 83-year-old Chaptico man to MedStar Washington Hospital Center, where he died later that night.
Most parking along Fox Chase Drive in Lexington Park is now prohibited, after citizen complaints prompted action from county agencies.
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St. Mary’s residents may dispose of trash and recyclables at six county convenience centers and the St. Andrew’s Landfill, but they may not consider what happens beyond their weekly trips to the dump.
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Despite weather that was hotter than a dragon’s breath, Saturday proved to be a fun, festive day on Solomons Island.
Briefs
Two county museums to join nationwide commemoration of first enslaved peoples
9 a.m. Invocation and pledge, approval of consent agenda
Schools to welcome new teachers
As 460 students kicked off the start of a new school year at Chesapeake Public Charter School last Wednesday, officials tweaked the draft of the school’s renewal contract.
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Savannah Cusic, 7, of Leonardtown gets her face painted by Ellen Duke Wilson, a volunteer at St. Clement's Island Museum, on Saturday during Children's Day at the museum in Colton's Point.
Assault charges against Kathleen Easley, the former deputy director at the St. Mary’s County land use department, were dropped in court last Thursday.
Theft by car dealership employee alleged
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While the fallout continues from groups supporting or decrying a storytime earlier this summer at one of the St. Mary’s County Library branches that featured drag queens, another longtime annual tradition in the same vein is going on as planned this Saturday, featuring men dressed as women p…
A balancing act
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Barbara Brown of Hollywood sits by a table full of home goods for sale during Zion United Methodist Church's church bazaar in Lexington Park on Saturday.
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Cpl. Tim Snyder of the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office demonstrates how to apply field bandages to 2nd Lt. Mark Van Deusen of the St. Mary's Civil Air Patrol wing at "Stop the Bleed" training at the squadron's meeting Aug. 14 at the county airport.
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A fiery vehicle crash early on Thursday morning sent an 83-year-old Chaptico man to a local trauma center, where he died later that night.
