Category: Prince George’s County News

Musical artist Shana Wilson will be hosting a live recording of songs from album, “Everlasting” on Sept. 4 at Victory Christian Ministries International, located at 3911 St. Barnabas Rd. from 7 p.m. – 10 p.m. General admission and VIP tickets are available. VIP includes early entrance for preferred seating, an exclusive gift bag and access […]

Classes are back in session Sept. 6 for Prince George’s County Public Schools and officials are rolling out initiatives designed to keep students safer while probing the integrity of the district’s grading process. The Maryland State Department of Education on Aug. 29 hired Alvarez and Marsal Public Sector Services to audit the district’s grading procedures […]

Authorities say a man threw a “Molotov cocktail” inside a liquor store in the Maryland suburbs of Washington, injuring two employees. The Prince George’s County Fire/EMS Department says a man entered the Beltsville, Md. store on Aug. 27 and threw the container filled with an ignitable liquid and a lit product, hitting two employees and […]

Every now and then you must step out of your comfort zone and do something radical to show leadership in a community where people have forgotten those who sacrificed to open the doors for their current prosperity. To be honest, I never gave two hoots about the significance of Confederate flags, Confederate statues and white […]

Roussan Etienne Jr.  stood   in a Clinton, Md. parking lot across  from B.K. Miller’s liquor store holding a poster  that read, “No Bigotry and Racism.” Etienne was protesting outside of a liquor store that is owned by the State Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller’s family. He said he wanted to call attention to a […]

The University of Maryland College Park’s marching band will at least temporarily stop playing the state’s official song, which includes a reference to “Northern scum” and other pro-Confederate lyrics. The University of Maryland’s marching band . (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) University spokeswoman Katie Lawson told news media outlets Aug. 28 that school officials are suspending the […]

The Greenbelt Labor Day Festival is scheduled to be held from Sept. 2-4 at the Greenbelt Community Center, 15 Crescent Rd. The festival will include carnival rides, games, a petting zoo, art exhibits, athletic tournaments, the Miss Greenbelt pageant and live entertainment. The carnival hours will be from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Friday, […]

Maryland Sen. C. Anthony Muse (D-26) wants Maryland Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller to be censured for statements made in a letter to Gov. Larry Hogan that opposed the removal of a statue of former Supreme Court Justice Roger Taney on the grounds of the Statehouse. Removal of the monument is being sought because […]

A competency hearing will be held Aug. 29 for Antonio Williams, a resident of Clinton, Md., who admitted guilt to Prince George’s County police in the murders of three of his relatives. Williams allegedly said he killed his sister, six-year-old Nadira Withers, and two second cousins, nine-year-old Ariana Decree and six-year-old Ajayah Decree at 7:30 […]

Despite reservations from both Montgomery and Prince George’s counties’ residents, Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission General Manager and CEO Carla A. Reid reiterated on Aug. 17 that the discolored and smelly water running from their taps is safe to consume and use. (Stock Photo) WSSC officials previously explained the change in water saying the presence of […]

Following years of struggle with condominium fees, code violations and landlord-tenant disputes, the Lynn Hill Condominiums in Temple Hills, Md. are being closed for code violations. Residents were given 24 hours to vacate on Aug. 22, but attorneys representing the tenants and condo association owners said they were filing a lawsuit to provide displaced tenants […]

On the eve of the first day of classes for Prince George’s County Schools, parents, administrators, and the larger community remain optimistic that the body can rebound from accusations of grade tampering, a hurried attempt to hire necessary personnel and the conviction of a former student aide for sexual misconduct. For his part, public school […]