Author Archives: George Barnette

A Prince George’s County Police Department executive review panel charged a county councilwoman with reckless driving nearly two weeks after she was let off with a slap on the wrist. Prince George’s County Councilwoman Karen Toles initially got off easy after she was pulled over going 105 miles per hour on the Beltway. Toles was […]

Arkansas-native Jonathan Neal’s love affair with flying began when he was in the third grade. Now the 32-year-old uses his experience to help local kids achieve their dreams in the aviation industry. Neal and his business partner Wayne Tonkins formed Outreach Aviation, a nonprofit based in Prince George’s County, which provides youth with unique educational […]

State Sen. C. Anthony Muse’s bid to unseat Ben Cardin for his U.S. Senate seat has been eventful so far and continues to be so after the Baltimore-based Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance’s (IMA) endorsed Cardin. In Facebook posts and tweets that have since been taken down, Muse’s team linked to a blog post – also sent […]

The town of Edmonston was recognized by the White House last week for its green street project which has completely transformed one of the town’s streets into a fully environmental responsible street. “This is a great day for the Town of Edmonston and Prince George’s County.  To be honored by President Obama and The White […]

At a Valentine’s Day council meeting, the Prince George’s County Council sent a strong statement to Gov. Martin O’Malley that shifting the burden of state pensions to counties is a bad idea. Councilwoman Ingrid Turner, D.-Dist. 4, also the president of the Maryland Association of Counties (MaCo), asks how counties should be expected to pay […]

The Prince George’s County Board of Education is going against the wishes of Maryland State Comptroller Peter Franchot by not making financial literacy mandatory for graduation from the county’s public schools. “There is no problem whatsoever with making this a graduation requirement,” Prince George’s County Public Schools superintendent William Hite said during a Feb. 9 […]

Maryland Attorney General Doug Gansler said victims of the foreclosure crisis in Maryland will be getting some relief as the state has recovered up to $959 million in funds as a result of an investigation into fraudulent practices by national banks. According to Gansler, roughly $62.5 million will be used for housing-related projects through the […]

Upper Marlboro resident and former Prince George’s County Public Schools bus driver Scott Smallwood pled guilty to producing child pornography. “A vigilant citizen reported the discovery of child pornography, and remarkable detective work by police and federal agents resulted in the rescue of an abused child,” U.S. Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein said in a statement. […]

Sen. Douglas J.J. Peters officially introduced a bill in the Maryland General Assembly that will bring casino gambling to Prince George’s County. The bill would place 4,750 video lottery terminals in a specific location in the county, most Rosecroft Raceway since Penn National Gaming, now the owner of the track, has indicated that gaming may […]

Prince George’s County officials traveled to Annapolis last week to fight for funds from the Board of Public Works to help some of its needy schools. County Schools Superintendent William Hite, Ed.D, board of education Chairwoman Verjeana Jacobs, and County Executive Rushern Baker all testified before Gov. Martin O’Malley, state Comptroller Peter Franchot, Treasurer Nancy […]