April 18, 2024

Hawkeye Crashes Near Md.’s Eastern Shore

A US Navy E2-D Hawkeye aircraft crashed Wednesday evening off the coast of Virginia near Wallops Island and Chincoteague, killing one and injuring two others. The deceased crew member has been identified as LT Hyrum Hanlon.

Wanted: Former Flattops, Carver Heights Residents

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The second annual Lexington Park Cherry Blossom Festival will include some special guests this year. The St. Mary’s Community Development Corp. has invited former residents of Lexington Manor (aka The Flattops) and Carver Heights as special guests to the ArtsPark event April 8, 2018.

Lex Park ArtsPark Cherry Blossom Fest Set April 8

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The Lex Park Arts Park will welcome visitors to its second annual Cherry Blossom Festival beginning at noon Sunday, April 8, 2018. If the weather is just right, a couple hundred cherry trees could be in full bloom.

When Lexington Park Was New

When building Pax, oral historians claim, “Construction was so intense pilots from Andrews were told, ‘just get up there, look for the clouds of dust and go in that direction’,” reports Julia King of Slackwater.