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Suit claims teachers heckled student
Two veteran gym teachers at Southern Middle School not only failed to protect a student from bullies, but actively participated in the heckling, according to a lawsuit filed against the county Board of Education.
Eric Hartley: Gansler's ambition vs. reality
Here is what Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler would like to do: have the state take over enforcement of most environmental laws, meaning his office - not counties - would prosecute anyone who pollutes the Chesapeake Bay, builds illegally in a Critical Area or otherwise threatens the environment.
Dancing and singing with Uncle Pete
Dylan Cocker, 8, of Prince Frederick jumps through a hoop. Cocker was attending the event with others from Little Feet Family Day Care in Prince Frederick.
Around South County: Kids learn about the War of 1812
During the War of 1812, there was a famous battle in Baltimore, the 1814 "Battle of Fort McHenry." It wasn't really a battle at all - the fort didn't have cannons powerful enough to reach the British warships, so the fire was only incoming.
The Watchdog: Pipe backflow OK with county
Julie Carroll of Edgewater recently contacted The Watchdog about a problem with a storm pipe intended to drain water from her residential street into the bay.
#1 - 19-year-old fined in fatal crash
A 19-year-old Shady Side man must pay $493 in fines and court costs for his part in a fatal, head-on collision last year in Edgewater.
Annual award ceremony honors those who battle crimes
Chase Diggs and Rachel Robinson pulled up to the McDonald's drive-through window in Glen Burnie last October looking for a quick breakfast.
County students and teachers will be getting out of school earlier than scheduled this summer, thanks to two unused snow days.
#5 - Good Deeds: Family touched by support for son
EDITOR'S NOTE: We reserve this space for readers to publicly say thanks to Good Samaritans.
Ex-federal worker sent to prison for taking bribes
A former federal worker was sentenced Thursday to a year and a half in prison for taking bribes in exchange for awarding inflated construction contracts, even though he's cooperated fully with investigators and ...
New boat, the old-fashioned way
About a hundred years ago, Capt. Perry Rogers began building boats, powered by engines instead of sails, that were designed for bay waters around Shady Side.
Around South County: Rotary Youth Leadership Conference at Camp Letts
There were 136 high school students at Camp Letts over President's Day weekend, working in small groups to come up with community service projects to take back to their communities.
Around South County: Scouts enjoy derby, learn about countries
As Boy and Girl Scouting nears the centennial anniversary of their respective organizations - Boy Scouting began in 1910, and Girl Scouting got its start in 1912 - Scouts in south county have been busy keeping ...
Jeff and Cheryl Whitaker of Edgewater and their combined family will have a chance to tell their story on national television, appearing on the "Today" show tomorrow morning.
KEN SILVERSTEINa "So Who Did He Pay Off?
From a Justice Department press release today : WASHINGTONa 'A government contractor and former employee of the U.S. Department of the Treasury was sentenced in Washington today in connection with a bribery ...
Around South County: Chili and soup events raise funds for church, community
Two events last weekend helped raise funds for two charities that do great work for our south county friends and neighbors.
Bohanan to chair 14-member group that will examine emergency medical system
ANNAPOLIS House Speaker Michael E. Busch on Tuesday announced the creation of a 14-member legislative work group that will examine the state's emergency medical services system, which has been under scrutiny ...
Proposed state law could make cut-rate bail bondsmen illegal
A Maryland state delegate says bail bondsmen who charge low upfront rates threaten public safety and plans to introduce a bill in the coming weeks that would make their practices illegal, a change that could ...
Galesville holds a 'Ball at the Hall'
Months of painstaking work went into planning Inaugural balls in the nation's capital to celebrate the inauguration of President Barack Obama.
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