Leonardtown, MD Home Improvement Loans in Maryland

Smoke from a fire originating last Friday night in a Lexington Park home's wood stove caused damages estimated at $75,000, firefighters report, and forced one of its occupants to go to a hospital.

Leonardtown, Maryland, has existed since colonial times along a bay from the Potomac River.

How tax bills are determined Property tax bills are determined not just by assessments.

The need for assistance from programs like Helping Hands has continued to grow since its inception more than 17 years ago, but the demand has soared in the last four months.

Business at the three branches of the St. Mary's County Public Library is way up, according to Kathleen Reif, director of the library.

Christina Allen of Lexington Park dressed in preparation for the North End Gallery's Recession Art Show sits in her studio with some of her work.

The St. Mary's County commissioners voted 4-1 in a contentious special meeting Wednesday to buy 172 acres called the Hayden farm outside of Leonardtown's limits for $5.3 million.

The odd looks quickly morphed into smiles Saturday morning as shoppers at Walmart realized why police were escorting children around the store.

The state last week denied planning approval for a new elementary school in St. Mary's because a site has yet to be secured.

The director of a state wineries association asked members of St. Mary's liquor board last week to join other counties in voicing support for state legislation that would let them grant winery licenses.

These days it seems as if Southern Maryland just cannot get enough science, technology, engineering and math, also known as STEM, and the reason for it is actually quite serious.

St. Mary's detectives said last week that the suspect in a fatal shooting last month near Dameron remains hospitalized from a bullet wound he received before seizing the gun from a former girlfriend.

ST. MARY'S TODAY photo Lights out for bank? No Plans! UPDATE --- Bank records were moved, now will old headquarters be shut down for good? The PNC bank which took over for Mercantile packed up the bank records ...

More St. Mary's County families than ever are asking for help in celebrating the holidays.

Alfred and Joan Mattingly, residents of the Singletree neighborhood in Leonardtown, speak with Leo Sawada, project member with the Maryland State Highway Administration about improvement plans along Route 5 ...

A Leonardtown man has been charged with reckless endangerment in court papers alleging he fired three pistol rounds Saturday from his yard on Lawrence Avenue after vandals destroyed a porcelain cat.

Active military members, military retirees and members of the general public who appreciate their service are urged by the region's Red Cross volunteers to call today to fill seats still available for a dinner ...

The holidays can be a particularly difficult time for those who are mourning the loss of a family member, according to Pat Pruss, chapter leader for the Compassionate Friends of Southern Maryland.

Christmas On the Square Route 5 & Route 245 Leonardtown, MD Friday, November 28, 2008 - 5:00 pm Come on down and see the tree lighting while you enjoy the festivities.

Neal Patel has turned a pile of rubble into a first-class hotel in just a year and a half.