YES, I have heard rumors that Wayne Cooper was arrested – rather publicly.  I have even heard rumors as to why that might be, but I don’t have anything confirmed, sorry.
PLEASE DO NOT POST ANY RUMORS HERE – FACTS ONLY!
If you are a witness to his arrest.  Or have FIRST HAND knowledge of something, that [...]

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SUNSET CONCERT FESTIVAL AND FARMERS’ MARKET CELEBRATES GRAND OPENING THIS FRIDAY; MUSIC, FOOD, ART DISPLAYS, classic cars AND A WHOLE LOT MORE
SAINT CHARLES, MD.— The Sunset Concert Festival and Farmers’ Market will celebrate its grand opening this Friday at O’Donnell Lake in Saint Charles, featuring a performance  by the local bluegrass band the Port Tobacco [...]

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Spa with prostitution shut down in Charles Co.

WALDORF, Md. – The Charles County sheriff’s office says it has shut down the last remaining spa acting as a front for prostitution in the county.
[...]Sheriff Rex W. Coffey says closing the facility marks the last known spa with allegations of prostitution in the county. At one point, [...]

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Ice rink slips into the red yet again
Friday, Dec. 11, 2009

By MEREDITH SOMERS, Staff writer
The Charles County commissioners have approved a quick fix to bring the Capital Clubhouse out of the red, but it’s a problem that board members and staff agree will need a permanent solution next year.
On Tuesday, the board approved a fiscal [...]

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Let’s pay the folks who spent over $500k to bail out the Capital Clubhouse (again) MORE money!
Commissioners take next step on pay hike
Bill for $28,000, $24,000 increases introduced
Friday, Dec. 11, 2009

By MEREDITH SOMERS, Staff writer
The Charles County commissioners voted 3-1 Tuesday to introduce a bill that could increase the salary of the county commissioners’ president [...]

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I wonder how our furloughed EMS workers feel about this.
Darci Marchese, WTOP Radio
Dec. 7 – County Offers Cash Incentives To Buy Foreclosed Homes
CHARLES COUNTY, Md. – Another county in our area is offering cash incentives in an effort to get existing foreclosures off of the housing market.
Charles County is joining Prince George’s and [...]

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Hurrah for Charles County’s finest!
From the Washington Post’s Matt Zapotosky:
[...]Charles County is launching one of the region’s more aggressive holiday initiatives. The sheriff’s office is putting an additional 15 officers, a 25 percent increase, on patrol every night through New Year’s Day, pulling in command staff officers to help.
The agency is also enlisting high [...]

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Saturday, November 14 at 7:30 p.m. at New Life Church in La Plata, MD. For directions, www.newlifelaplata.org.
Funeral services for Holli will be held at Good Shepherd United Methodist Church in Waldorf, MD on Friday, November 13 at 11AM.
Visitation will be held on Thursday, November 12 from 2-4PM and 6-8PM at Raymond Funeral Service in LaPlata, [...]

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I first started hearing rumors that Arizona Pizza would be closing a year ago.  The big question is – where will PTP members congregate now?
Pizza, movies go out of business
BUZZ on BUSINESS

By Erica Mitrano, Staff Writer

A La Plata restaurant has served its last fresh, oven-baked pizza.
The town’s location of Arizona Pizza Company has closed for [...]

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June 19 The Wise Guys (classic rock)

Come out and see the last free summer concert at O’Donnell Lake for the summer.
I have been to three of them and I think it’s a worthwile event.
Please support these events.  Just come by for a little while or late if you can’t stay for the whole event.
These types [...]

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WALDORF, Md. (AP) – The Charles County Sheriff’s office is warning Waldorf-area residents to watch out for thieves who have been stealing wheels and leaving cars, trucks or SUVs propped up on wheels or landscaping stones.
Sheriff’s office spokeswoman Diane Richardson says there have been 14 cases since January, mostly in the area of state Route [...]

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If you are a resident in the Town of Indian Head, you can vote between 8:00 AM and 8:00 PM at the Village Green Pavilion.  If you are a La Plata resident, voting is open from noon to 8:00 PM at Town hall.

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Charles County man diagnosed with swine flu

By NANCY BROMLEY McCONATY
Staff writer, Maryland Independent

State health officials said Friday that a Charles County man is one of 11 people who are being tested for the swine flu virus.
The 31-year-old man was in San Diego, Calif., when the H1N1 virus broke out in Mexico City last weekend, said [...]

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ACPT PARTNERS WITH CHARLES COUNTY ARTS ALLIANCE TO
HOST SUNSET CONCERT SERIES AT O’DONNELL LAKE
ST. CHARLES, MD.— American Community Properties Trust (ACPT) announced today
that it will co-host with the Charles County Arts Alliance (CCAA) a six-week outdoor
concert series at the O’Donnell Lake Restaurant Park in St. Charles.
The Summer Concert Series at O’Donnell Lake will kick off [...]

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