Accokeek News

Concert in the woods Randy Barrett Trio will perform a bluegrass concert at 8 p.m. July 11 at Hard Bargain Farm.

Prince George's County Police say a Fort Washington man was shot to death at a group home in Accokeek.

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.

An environmental group and four Maryland residents have filed a lawsuit against the Mirant Chalk Point power plant in Prince George's County.

Accokeek author Barry Keith recently published his fourth book, "The Silence," that examines the failure of black churches to address drug use in the year 2050.

Wide, straight, designed for expressway speeds yet little traveled late at night, it's a vestige of a never-completed crosstown highway.

Attorneys for the two Waldorf men charged in the deadly Accokeek street racing crash in February 2008 continue to petition the Prince George's County Circuit Court to suppress evidence linking the men to the crash.

A woman was struck and killed along Indian Head Highway in Accokeek in the early morning hours of June 4, according to Prince George's County police.

Police say a pedestrian has been struck and killed on Indian Head Highway in Accokeek.

A 14-month, $23 million upgrade to the most widely used entrance to Aberdeen Proving Ground is complete.

A flight of eight local police helicopters will fly over D.C. Monday morning as part of the Fallen Officers Memorial Ceremony.

The Port Tobacco Players' production opens at 8 p.m. May 8 and continues through May 24.

Nicholas Ohlson , a teacher at Henry Ferguson Elementary School in Accokeek, helps second-grader Shannon O'Harran, 7, of Accokeek put her class picture in a time capsule April 22 during the school's Earth Day celebration.

Toivo Tamm, left, chats Sunday afternoon with Laura DeWaard, a bartender at Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1800 in Indian Head that is set to close April 30.

Southern Maryland's "Ultimate Cheapskate" is certainly not the first to recommend that workers save money by eating brown-bag lunches.

Chef's sink, large great room are some of added features HomeTour C. Samantha McKevie Keesha D. Fox/The Gazette The kitchen of this new Accokeek home features hardwood floors, a double oven and granite countertops.

Accokeek Volunteer Fire Department officials say that due to the floundering economy and budget shortfalls, the department is struggling to pay its bills and handle mounting expenses from aging fire trucks and equipment.

A once-popular drag racing track is picking up speed once more. The track's reopening is part of an effort to get racers off the streets.

Jeff Yeager of Accokeek has been named the "ultimate cheapskate" by NBC's "Today Show." He will discuss his book "The Ultimate Cheapskate's Road Map to True Riches" at 7 p.m. April 15 at Leonardtown library.

Evelyn Crenshaw of Fort Washington enjoys a cup of tea on March 18 at the Afternoon Tea Series at Harmony Hall in Fort Washington.