Chaptico News

From left, Patsy Ervin listens to a speaker as she sits next to Jeanette Thompson, who attended with her husband, Rodney Thompson, at right.

Steve Reeves, chairman of the St. Mary's County Planning Commission, restored and repaired the Red House in Chaptico after a year of work.

The church is historic and its members love the church's traditions. But Christ Episcopal Church in Chaptico, built in 1736, is open to change, too.

A fight among several students at Chopticon High School at the end of last week has spilled over this week as unconfirmed rumors of weapons in school are being investigated by school officials and police.

Calvert Artists' Guild will have its spring show from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. March 14 and 15 at Annmarie Garden.

A lookout for a speeding motorist Wednesday afternoon ended when a sport utility vehicle was found crashed in woods off Mechanicsville Road in Chaptico, with a Charles County firefighter dead behind the wheel.

Bill Cusic and Fred Miller from Cusic's tow service work Tuesday morning to remove an overturned school bus from Hurry Road near Dynard Elementary School.

Santa pointed to the large tree at Chaptico last week and it lit up with the power of more than 10,000 lights to the "oohs" and "ahhs" of children and adults.