Valley Lee News

A longtime worker for St. Mary's public schools died after the motorcycle he was riding collided Friday evening with a car that police report turned into his path on Route 235 in Hollywood.

The disappearance Saturday of two 10-year-old girls from a beach by the Chesapeake Bay in Spring Ridge prompted a two-hour search by police and volunteer firefighters, ending with the children's safe return.

A Valley Lee man listed in a sentencing guidelines worksheet as having a ''major" prior criminal record was ordered this week to serve four years in prison from his guilty pleas to the possession of cocaine ...

With wood shavings piling up at their feet, decoy carver Tommy Deagle of Tall Timbers gives 12-year-old Jamie Jordan of Valley Lee a lesson in creating a duck decoy from a block of wood.

The Rev. Marguerite Morris says that the challenges have been huge recently for Leah's House, a women's and children's shelter that she founded.

The fallout from the current economic squeeze is reaching all the way down to the family's doghouse.

The Patuxent Habitat for Humanity organization received five building lots on 9.32 acres from St.

Piney Point Oil Terminalopen house set for today From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today, Friday, May 30, NuStar is hosting an open house at its oil terminal facility in Piney Point.

A Valley Lee man indicted on steroid charges was among 39 people arrested in an ''Operation Spring Cleaning" roundup this month by St.

Budget work ground to a standstill Tuesday evening as the St. Mary's County commissioners could not agree on funding a women's shelter. via The Enterprise

Adam Riphon of the Maryland State Highway Administration works to clear washed up sand from Piney Point Road on St. via The Enterprise

Wind turbines can't generate electricity in St. Mary's County because they are not allowed by the zoning ordinance to achieve the height they need. via The Enterprise

With the final piece of siding in his hand, Lexington Park Rotary Club member Bill Rymer climbs a ladder during last weekend's 18th annual Christmas in April rebuilding day, to put the final touches on the ... via The Enterprise

When David Zylak was a sheriff's deputy in 1983, radio coverage was sparse south of Lexington Park. via The Enterprise

A bank robbery suspect pursuing an insanity plea and a man awaiting trial on burglary charges were arraigned this week on indictments alleging they conspired to escape from the St. via The Enterprise

The St. Mary's County Metropolitan Commission reported that a sewer line broke on Wednesday that leaked about 10,000 gallons of raw sewage into some streams in Valley Lee. via The Enterprise

Flanking his travels through St. Mary's on Thursday to check the legality of close to 400 electronic gambling machines, Sheriff Timothy K. Cameron already had scheduled community meetings Wednesday in Lexington ... via The Enterprise

The revitalization of Leonardtown launched about two decades ago has focused in part on making the downtown area a pleasant and safe place to walk and shop. via The Enterprise

A judge ordered this week that two men be held without bond on indictments charging them with burglaries including break-ins at a store in Valley Lee and a church in Lexington Park. via The Enterprise

The St. Mary's County commissioners overhauled Tuesday the county's water and sewer plan -- the plan that literally lays down the path for large-scale development to follow central water and sewer lines. via The Enterprise