WCTR News

Kendra Andrea Johnson, 24, Chestertown, on March 18, was charged with resist, interfere with arrest (three counts); failure to obey a reasonable and lawful order (three counts); and disturbing the peace/disorderly. She initially was held in the Kent County Detention Center without bond. On March 24, she was released after posting $1,000 unsecured personal bond. The offenses are alleged to have occurred in the 300-block of Roosevelt Drive.

On a tour of Queen Anne’s County, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore stopped by Queen Anne’s County YMCA and Active Aging Center highlighting community involvement in Centreville recently. The Bay Times & Record Observer reports the Y’s Chief Operating Officer Jennifer Gill led Moore on a tour of the facility and county Office of Aging Officials highlighted senior programs.

A fire broke out at a single-family home with an attached garage on Grasonville Cemetery Road in Queen Anne’s County Tuesday morning. The Grasonville Volunteer Fire Department was the primary unit responding to the scene, sending 46 firefighters to control the blaze from their department and assisting agencies.
Initial investigations have determined that the fire originated on the front porch and has been classified as accidental. The likely cause was identified as discarded ashes from a wood stove, which ignited the fire.

Centreville Town Council convened an emergency meeting late Friday afternoon, April 4, to address public safety concerns surrounding a dangerous building in town. The Bay Times & Record Observer reports council approved an ordinance allowing town officials to seek administrative search warrants to inspect non-residential properties suspected of posing a public nuisance.

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources has certified Haven Harbour South in Rock Hall as the newest Maryland Clean Marina. The department awards this designation to marinas that comply with all applicable regulatory requirements and voluntarily adopt a significant portion of recommended best practices in the Maryland Clean Marina Guidebook. There are now 147 certified Clean Marinas in Maryland, representing about 30% of the marinas in the state.

Chesapeake Heartland Project Director Darius Johnson and Starr Center for the Study of the American Experience Deputy Director Jaelon T. Moaney will host a public workshop in Chestertown on Friday, April 11, focusing on the African American Heritage Preservation Program. The $5 million grant program supports the preservation of historically and culturally significant buildings, sites and communities related to the African American experience in Maryland. The competitive program is funded through an appropriation from the Maryland General Assembly. The AAHPP has an annual appropriation of $5 million. Grant awards range from $10,000 to $250,000.

The Historical Society of Kent County is the recipient of a $20,000 grant from the Miller History Fund. According to the Evening Enterprise, the grant will help pay for the implementation of a standardized cataloging system in the historical society’s research library — what’s been described as “a game-changing project” that will improve access to the research collections now and into the future.

A Stevensville man is behind bars following his arrest in connection with a shooting March 31st in Hartly Delaware. The preliminary investigation revealed that the victim was visiting a female when the suspect, who is known by the female and identified as Myreon Lindsey, forcefully entered the house. Lindsey was involved in a verbal and physical altercation with the victim, before shooting him. Lindsey is charged with Attempted Murder,
Assault, Home Invasion Burglary and Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony.

The Maryland Department of Environment (MDE) has issued a drought warning for the majority of the state due to lasting dry conditions and the past year seeing below-average rainfall. The Eastern Shore is included in the Drought Warning area as streamflow levels were listed as in emergency status, while groundwater levels were labelled with a warning status. Groundwater levels were found to be lower-than-normal on the Eastern Shore, though MDE says most domestic wells are deep enough to avoid seeing any negative impacts. Shallower wells, however, could see impacts.

Queen Anne’s County Office of the Sheriff is looking for Breona Simms, wanted for Failure to Appear/ Felony Defendant x2, Failure to Appear: Theft Scheme $1,500 to under $25,000, and Failure to Comply – Theft $100 to under $1,500 and Conspiracy to Commit Theft $100 to under $1,500. She is 30 y/o, 5’4, 135lbs, and her last known address was on Walters Lane in District Heights, MD. If you have any information related to her whereabouts please contact our office at [email protected].