Newburg News

A La Plata woman has been displaced after a discarded cigarette ignited the contents of a trash can on the porch of her two-story home on Farm Drive on Oct.

Bucket Tea Party will hold its first organizational meeting 6:30 p.m. Oct. 6 at Sartik's, 7670 Hawthorne Road, La Plata, to choose its executive board.

Charles County government has abandoned a proposal to specially regulate pit-bull-type dogs following vocal protests by scores of dog owners who have been objecting since the measure was introduced in July.

Submitted photo Students and alumni from St. Mary's College of Maryland excavate test units at the Zekiah Fort site, including, from left, Alex Flick, Scott Strickland, Skylar Bauer, Margaret Lucio, Stephen Gladu and Patricia Byers.

Staff photo by EMILY BARNES Traffic is backed up headed south on Crain Highway during evening rush hour in La Plata on Thursday.