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LA PLATA — Charles County residents who can no longer get to a library branch because of illness, disability or recovery from an injury can have books, audiobooks and movies brought to their door each month at no cost through the Charles County Public Library’s Homebound Delivery service.

The library publicized the service Oct. 20, pitching it as a...


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LEONARDTOWN — A sharpened shank found in a St. Mary’s County jail cell has added seven and a half years to the prison time facing a Lexington Park man who was already sentenced last month to more than 50 years for a 2024 shooting and assault.

Charles Henry Thompson Jr., 32, was sentenced to seven years and six months f...


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HUGHESVILLE — Sophie is 12 years old, weighs about 7 pounds and, by the account of the people caring for her, has no plans to act her age.

The Yorkshire terrier mix is waiting for a home at the Charles County Animal Care Center, which


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GETTYSBURG, Pa. — St. Mary’s College of Maryland’s cross country teams got their biggest test of the season at the Shenk Invitational, lining up against fields of more than 40 teams in their final race before the United East Conference Championships.

The Seahawk women placed 30th of 46 teams with 906 points in the 6-kilometer race, and the men fini...


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LA PLATA — Charles County’s volunteer fire and rescue companies could soon buy major apparatus without the mandatory 30-day wait that has repeatedly forced them to ask for special waivers to lock in prices before manufacturers raise them.

A committee that spent nearly a year reworking the county’s Capital Acquisition Submission and Approval Policy ...


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