Category: Prince George’s County News

Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) quickly set the tone for the Oct. 22 forum for women at First Baptist Church of Glenarden. “When you have an easy job, you know who to give it to. When you have a tough job, give it to a woman,” Mikulski told the 50 women who attended the gathering that […]

The Prince George’s County chapter of the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) will host its 12th annual Prayer Breakfast on Oct. 26 from 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m. at Martin’s Crosswinds in Greenbelt, Md. The Rev. Alyce Walker will serve as the event’s guest speaker. $45. For tickets and more information, call: 301-736-0959. 

He’s a former two-term state’s attorney for Prince George’s County who is now a partner in the prestigious K Street law firm of Leftwich & Ludaway. She’s the chairman of the Prince George’s delegation in the Maryland House of Delegates and a candidate for lieutenant governor of Maryland. At the characterization that they are a […]

Assault charges against Prince George’s County Chief Deputy Clerk David J. Billings III have been placed on the state’s attorney inactive docket of cases, according to court documents. Placing the case on the inactive, or stet, docket means that, unless Circuit Court Clerk Marilynn M. Bland or the state’s attorney’s office places the case on […]

On Oct. 10, the MGM National Harbor Fall Coat Harvest provided new coats, hats and gloves to children in need at Glassmanor Elementary School to use during the cold winter months. MGM National Harbor partnered with the Excellence in Education Foundation for Prince George’s County Public Schools to bring the Fall Coat Harvest program to […]

Join the Beachtree community of Upper Marlboro, Md. in their efforts to raise $5000 for breast cancer. T-shirts will be given to the first 200 registered participants. Non participants are encouraged to donate to the website. All proceeds will be donated to the Susan G. Komen Foundation. For more information, email: Alisha.Rollins@yahoo.com

Wells Fargo & Company is hosting a free home preservation workshop in Prince George’s County for Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Wells Fargo Financial and Wells Fargo Home Equity customers facing financial hardships. The workshop will be held on Oct. 24 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Prince George’s Sports and Learning Center – […]

Prince George’s County Council Chair Andrea C. Harrison, District of Columbia Council Chairman Phil Mendelson, and Montgomery County Council Member Marc Elrich came together Oct. 9 in an effort to create a regional minimum wage. The three local leaders addressed the minimum wage issue at a recent meeting of the Washington Metropolitan Council of Governments […]

BALTIMORE – The Maryland Lottery and Gaming Commission on Thursday gave gambling licenses to the three companies competing to build the state’s sixth casino in Prince George’s County. The decision to give Penn National Gaming Inc., Greenwood Racing Inc. and MGM Resorts International video lottery terminal operating licenses followed an in-depth background investigation of the […]

By the time the celebration started at 5 p.m., Emmanuel Baptist Church was already packed. The choir, resplendent in blue and gold robes, sang a favorite hymn as the audience clapped. The pastor, the Rev. Byron J. Day, and church First Lady Pamela Day, were seated at the front of the congregation, beaming, as many […]

The Prince George’s County fire and police departments went head to head Oct. 5 in the Second Annual Public Safety BBQ Cook-Off. Television Top Chef Timothy Dean was among a panel of five judges that awarded Team PGFD and their BBQ ribs the championship with a vote of 4 to 1. Team PGFD also won […]

Prince George’s County Police have charged a second man in a shooting death in a domestic dispute in Bowie. Thirty-one-year-old Demarco James of Washington was charged Sept. 30 with first-degree murder in the death of 27-year-old Michael Reese. James is being held on an unrelated charge in Washington and is awaiting extradition to Maryland. Police […]