Bel Alton News

Mike Lovejoy of Newburg said he was traveling south at the intersection of U.S. 301 and Sadie Lane in Bel Alton around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday when he saw a vehicle on the northbound side that had veered off the road and into a tree.

Authorities are investigating the death of a 52-year-old woman whose body was found near the shoreline of a river in Charles County.

BEL ALTON, Md. -- Thursday afternoon, a body was discovered near the shoreline of the Port Tobacco River and authorities are investigating.

Staff photo by EMILY BARNES Linda Henry of Leonardtown, Sandy Shegogue of Bel Alton, Marcia Patterson of Solomons Island, and Ashley Brumberg of Waldorf, play during the flute choir practice, at Lakeside United Methodist Church, in Waldorf, MD, October 10, 2011.

Developers, environmentalists and residents raised a variety of concerns about a proposed Priority Preservation Area plan element during a public hearing before the Charles County Planning Commission last week.